We're taught that our homes are an asset. And that's helping keep housing prices high
April 15, 2024
Paul Kershaw, a public policy professor at the University of British Columbia and founder of the affordability advocacy group Generation Squeeze, says the emphasis on increasing housing supply obscures our collective addiction to ever-rising home prices.
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