Balanced Supply of Housing

CMHC-SSHRC funded group of academic and community-based housing researchers with a focus on housing affordability in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal, Canada 🍁

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Who is losing their home & why? 🏠

Our recent Evictions Research Across Canada book examines the systemic forces pushing renters out of their homes:
💰️financialized landlords
📊racial disparities in filings
⚖️uneven tenant protections
& more

Read more: https://t.co/Wu81YCP6Qn

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Read our latest blog for expert insights, and stay tuned for our upcoming workshop report on #housing solutions being researched across Canada's urban centres.

🔗 Read the full recap: https://t.co/Wukd5MyqFh

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Last month, we brought together researchers, policymakers & community leaders to discuss truly affordable #housing solutions at the BSH Spring Workshop.

The themes that emerged?
🏠 #FIBI first
📋 Stronger tenant protections
⚖️ Landlord accountability
💸 Stable #nonmarket funding

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Hey Vancouver housing sector!

See you tonight at @UBCRobsonSquare for Thinking Beyond the Market—a free screening and panel with film director @bmdoucet, @hogans_alley's Djaka Blais, @ubcHART's Dr. Craig Jones & @andreareimer.

Register at: https://t.co/PtfhOLFhtM

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Happening Monday!

Join us at @UBC Robson Square for a free screening of Thinking Beyond the Market & panel with film director @bmdoucet, @hogans_alley's Djaka Blais, @ubcHART's Dr. Craig Jones & @andreareimer.

🗓️More details and registration at: https://t.co/hqN8k0TbQy

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Next week!

Come hear from the experts at our free screening of @bmdoucet 's documentary: Thinking Beyond the Market at UBC Robson Square.

Register here: https://t.co/etpu2fxKCq

For more event details, visit: https://t.co/dwFKBtrfH2

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In our latest episode of the Overhead in collaboration w/ @SpacingRadio, hear from two Vancouver #CLT leaders—@hogans_alley's Djaka Blais & DTES CLT's Andy Bond—who highlight how some policy choices are stalling momentum & the possible ways forward.
🎧️ : https://t.co/YjLLCKUGIH

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As homelessness 2x since 2018, permitted sheltering space shrank, with what’s left far from services. Our latest blog features new research on restrictive park use in 4 Canadian cities from @HousingRsrch & @UofTCities, led by BSH Director Dr. Alex Flynn.
➡️https://t.co/OSIcGvhdhb

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Next week!

Come hear from the experts at our free screening of @bmdoucet 's documentary: Thinking Beyond the Market at UBC Robson Square.

Register here: https://t.co/etpu2fxKCq

For more event details, visit: https://t.co/dwFKBtrfH2

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📢 Vancouver #housing sector!

Join us on June 1st for a free screening of Thinking Beyond the Market—@bmdoucet's documentary on what genuinely affordable housing actually looks like in Canada.

➡️ Register here: https://t.co/dwFKBtrfH2

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How are #evictions shaping communities across Canada? Our new Evictions Research Across Canada book digs into the data with a powerful look at its impact nationwide.

Missed the webinar? Watch the recording: https://t.co/ElbrWg7nBQ
Read the publication: https://t.co/fdNbLp5wmZ

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It's World Community Land Trust Day 🌍

CLTs remove land from the speculative market — permanently — and put it in community hands.

In the past year: 23 affordable SRO units secured in Vancouver. 28 homes + 12 commercial spaces protected in Toronto.

🧵 https://t.co/L5TxyEUGZu

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@UBCMagazine's "The Future of Housing" edition spotlights researchers, including BSH's Dr. Alexandra Flynn, Co-Investigator Dr. Tom Davidoff & @ubcHART's Dr. Craig Jones, turning rigorous work into policy-ready tools for Canada's housing crisis.
Read more: https://t.co/4O1WbissdP

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Co-hosted with @ubcHART and @HousingRsrch, we're excited to welcome @andreareimer who will moderate a panel with BSH-partner @AmareDjaka from @hogans_alley, @bmdoucet from @UWaterloo, & @ubcHART's Craig Jones.

Join us: Monday, June 1, 6–9 PM at UBC Robson Square.

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📢 Vancouver #housing sector!

Join us on June 1st for a free screening of Thinking Beyond the Market—@bmdoucet's documentary on what genuinely affordable housing actually looks like in Canada.

➡️ Register here: https://t.co/dwFKBtrfH2

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Behind every eviction is a story, and behind every story is a system.

Be among the first to hear new research from our upcoming book, which exposes how financialization, legal gaps & systemic forces drive evictions in Canada.

Register for the webinar: https://t.co/Gv5ol268HO

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📣 Vancouver #housing community!
Join us @UBC @AllardLaw next week, May 12, for a public keynote on housing justice frameworks with @UCLALuskin's Dr. Ananya Roy.

Doors: 5:00 PM
Start: 5:30 PM

➡️ Register for free: https://t.co/1CtYxDYVm1
🔗 Details: https://t.co/G3zOX5pQWM

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Listen to our latest episode of the Overhead with BSH's Drs. Alexandra Flynn and Alina McKay, made in collaboration with Spacing Radio, for a preview of what's to come: https://t.co/4Qbi1Po5wD

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Evictions have an enormous impact on households, but what emerges when we zoom out? Join us for our #Evictions Book Launch on May 13 @ 3 PM PT to get a snapshot of our recent research & new publication.

Learn more: https://t.co/ePyiEYUY1r
Register here: https://t.co/ZWtRe0Y38z

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What if the answer to the #housing affordability crisis was a fundamentally different way of living, like co-housing?
On our trip to @CHRA_ACHRU's annual congress, we visited Killick eco-village to learn more about this model in action. See what we found: https://t.co/pHPC6pv3l5

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Join us for a unique, free keynote w/ UCLA's Dr. Ananya Roy where she'll explore the relationships between racialized global markets&consumerism, diving into how the dynamics play w/in the power structures of our cities.
➡️Sign up https://t.co/LhqtUnThRi
🔗https://t.co/Aiv11rlaBR

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Thank you to @CHRA_ACHRU for putting together a remarkable lineup at this year's National Congress on Housing and Homelessness.

To learn more about CLTs, visit our website:
https://t.co/GlYuHvN5md

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At CHRA's 2026 congress, we put the spotlight on #CLTs, highlighting how they are reimagining #housing development. By scaling this model & investing in CLTs through public partnerships & public funding, permanent affordable housing is within reach.
➡️ https://t.co/xNkpwnvOIH