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The Policy Sleight of Hand Behind “Growth Should Pay for Growth”
Houses don't use libraries, people do
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Mike Moffatt
Condo Crashes, Shrinkflation, & The Death of Homeownership?
And all the things that make Mike and Sabrina mad about the way the feds are handling the housing file
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Meredith Martin
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Mike Moffatt
, and 
Sabrina Maddeaux
Introducing the RoCA Benchmark 3.0 Model
A method to forecast local housing needs
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Halving DCs Won’t Survive the Political Math
A case study of three provinces
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Mike Moffatt
 and 
Alex Beheshti
Think Tanks Explained: How They Shape Policy (and Pay the Bills)
Everything you've always wanted to know about think tanks but were afraid to ask
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Meredith Martin
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Mike Moffatt
, and 
Sabrina Maddeaux
From Boom to Bust in Population Growth
What it means for housing affordability
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August 2025

Infill Housing Battles: What 15 Years of Data Reveal
Practical solutions for reducing conflict while getting homes build in cities where they are desperately needed
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Meredith Martin
, 
Mike Moffatt
, and 
Sabrina Maddeaux
Build Canada Homes Can Work If We Get the Details Right
Getting the details right means fewer bottlenecks, less duplication, and more homes for families.
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Studies and Reports
A comprehensive list of studies and research reports produced by MMI.
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The High Cost of Losing Your Creative Class
When you lose your creative class, you're not just losing artists and their cultural inputs; you're losing the economic ecosystem they create.
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Meredith Martin
, 
Mike Moffatt
, and 
Sabrina Maddeaux
Why Housing Policy Can’t Abandon Homeownership
A call to Generation X and Baby Boomers: We need to do better
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How Ottawa Could Leverage the Gas Tax Transfer to Cut Development Charges
Closing a loophole that leaves new homebuyers behind
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Alex Beheshti
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