Founding Director, PLACE Centre. Co-Host, "Missing Middle". Husband. Father. Brother. Son. Economist. Housing guy. I used to do other stuff. Details in link.
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Last Notes npub1tk7cw66370m8lw7ts50f8rmzarpgehuqad2hwcvstynef8sz77zs5sgz3n Dr. Mike P. Moffatt Latest by me at the Globe and Mail, on the substantial drop in children under-5 living in the GTA and Greater Montreal Area, and the "doom loop" it creates when amenities for kids close, furthering the exodus of young families. npub1tk7cw66370m8lw7ts50f8rmzarpgehuqad2hwcvstynef8sz77zs5sgz3n Dr. Mike P. Moffatt Our wonky, policy-heavy podcast hit a milestone this week: 1 million views on YouTube! Thanks to everyone who watches and subscribes. We're looking forward to the next million! npub1tk7cw66370m8lw7ts50f8rmzarpgehuqad2hwcvstynef8sz77zs5sgz3n Dr. Mike P. Moffatt New piece. The middle-class housing crisis harms the economy, social cohesion, and society writ large. npub1tk7cw66370m8lw7ts50f8rmzarpgehuqad2hwcvstynef8sz77zs5sgz3n Dr. Mike P. Moffatt Since 2004, incomes for young dual-earner couples are up 76%. But new family-sized starter-home prices rose 265%. A generation of young families has been priced out of housing; it's time for governments to take the problem seriously. npub1tk7cw66370m8lw7ts50f8rmzarpgehuqad2hwcvstynef8sz77zs5sgz3n Dr. Mike P. Moffatt New episode! We discuss a recent study showing a 13% drop in employment among young workers in AI-exposed fields since the release of ChatGPT, and we examine AI as a "job killer". Cara's worried; I'm less so. npub1tk7cw66370m8lw7ts50f8rmzarpgehuqad2hwcvstynef8sz77zs5sgz3n Dr. Mike P. Moffatt Governments continue to focus on small homes, like garden suites, in cities. Meanwhile 48% of 5+ person households are in core housing need in the City of Toronto. npub1tk7cw66370m8lw7ts50f8rmzarpgehuqad2hwcvstynef8sz77zs5sgz3n Dr. Mike P. Moffatt Today, Premier Ford suggested expanding the First-Time Homebuyers GST credit to all: "Why don’t we give it to everyone, not just first-time homebuyers, anyone who buys a new home” npub1tk7cw66370m8lw7ts50f8rmzarpgehuqad2hwcvstynef8sz77zs5sgz3n Dr. Mike P. Moffatt Of all the housing charts not made by MMI, this one is my favourite. It shows how, despite rhetoric, housing shortages aren't a global phenomenon, but they do seem to be an Anglo-American one. npub1tk7cw66370m8lw7ts50f8rmzarpgehuqad2hwcvstynef8sz77zs5sgz3n Dr. Mike P. Moffatt Bonus Thanksgiving piece! We conduct an in-depth analysis of the migration of families from the GTA to Eastern Ontario, noting that more than three-quarters of Ontario couples with children reside in a ground-oriented home they own. npub1tk7cw66370m8lw7ts50f8rmzarpgehuqad2hwcvstynef8sz77zs5sgz3n Dr. Mike P. Moffatt Every conversation I've had with a municipality this week. npub1tk7cw66370m8lw7ts50f8rmzarpgehuqad2hwcvstynef8sz77zs5sgz3n Dr. Mike P. Moffatt Time for a $2 Billion Housing Tax Cut
