Archive - Missing Middle Initiative

The Rental Paradox: Why Lower Prices Aren’t Enough

A conversation with Max Steinman, the CEO of RentSync and Rentals.ca

Oct 22 •

Sabrina Maddeaux

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Meredith Martin

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A Symptom of Scarcity: What the Growth of Ground-Oriented Rentals Tells Us

College towns and big cities alike are seeing the same story: homes once owned are now leased

Oct 21 •

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Nightmare on Craven Road: When Local Politics Derail Citywide Housing Goals

How one Toronto councillor’s “small exception” risks unraveling years of zoning reform.

Oct 15 •

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Meredith Martin

Built to Fail: Ontario’s New Housing Methodology Is a Blueprint for Shortages

How vague rules, bad math, and misplaced incentives could lock Ontario’s housing crisis in place for decades

Oct 14 •

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A Story in Seven Parts: Understanding Eastern Ontario’s Housing Future

Remarks from the 2025 Eastern Ontario Housing Summit

Oct 13 •

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We Can’t Double Homebuilding by Taxing It to Death

Our remarks to the Canadian Senate

Oct 9 •

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Eastbound and Outpriced: The Great GTA Family Migration

From Toronto to Trenton, the housing shortage continues to spill out faster than politicians can react.

Oct 8 •

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Sabrina Maddeaux

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Meredith Martin

Families on the Move: 670,000 More Households in Eastern Ontario by 2051

A new report from MMI

Oct 7 •

From Kraft Dinner to Condos: The Great Shrinkage

Why Canadians are paying more for less, especially when it comes to housing

Oct 1 •

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Sabrina Maddeaux

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Meredith Martin

September 2025

Housing Can’t Be a Right If We Tax It Like a Luxury

My remarks to the Standing Committee on Finance

Sep 30 •

The GTA’s Housing Collapse: Governments Lose $6B+ Annually

Updated forecasts show governments still bleeding billions from housing decline

Sep 30 •

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The Coming Wave of 20,000 Job Losses in Vancouver’s Housing Sector

Policymakers are staring at starts, while sales show the collapse

Sep 29 •

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