Greg Morrow

Executive Director, UCLA Master of Real Estate Development. Views expressed here are mine alone.

[Greg Morrow @gregmorrow]

@dillonliam Indeed, just as inevitable and foreseeable that YIMBYs would continue to object to the carve outs, and just as inevitable and foreseeable that cities who do as much as they can to avoid it. Everyone is doing what we expect them to do! ;-)

[Greg Morrow @gregmorrow]

@mitchellvii Exports to the US account for 17.8% of Canada's GDP according to Stats Canada. That's significant but it's not 75%. It's embarrassing that the US Trade Representative doesn't know these basic facts.

[Greg Morrow @gregmorrow]

@TondaMacC @aballinga @TorontoStar It feels to me that Carney is doing what he thinks is right for Canada, more so than aim for narrow political wins. It seems like he prioritizes practical outcomes that balance multiple objectives in light of the existential changes Canada's economy faces.

[Greg Morrow @gregmorrow]

@MikePMoffatt The 14 regulatory hurdles are barriers to building more housing, period. All good things to reform. But few people can afford what large units in central locations would cost to build. It's the same reason why there's a bigger market for 4-br homes in Aurora than in Rosedale.

[Greg Morrow @gregmorrow]

@pulte At the average US home price of $512,800, and average 6.25% interest rate with 20% down ($102,560), a $410,240 mortgage over 50-year mortgage would cost $1,341,418 so $931,178 in interest payments. So roughly 70% of the costs are interest. Why not focus on downpayment assistance?

[Greg Morrow @gregmorrow]

.@CAgovernor Newsom has signed SB 79, landmark legislation to allow min 5 story buildings within 1/2 mile of major transit stations in 8 California counties. It's not a panacea for California's housing problems, but it's a step in the right direction https://t.co/4tk9P2CKHC

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[Greg Morrow @gregmorrow]

@acoyne If they can indict a ham sandwich they can certain indict a man throwing a ham sandwich!

[Greg Morrow @gregmorrow]

@FredDeLorey @acoyne That’s not true. “top up” seats are regional seats (as in MMP) and could be based on provincial votes so that wouldn’t change the distribution of seats b/w provinces (would all increase proportionally to the current distribution).

[Greg Morrow @gregmorrow]

@Sean_Speer Canadian taxes pay or heavily subsidize health insurance and higher ed. My family pays $36k/yr USD per year for health insurance. College tuition is $15k/yr (in-state public) to $65k+/yr (private). UBC/UofT is $5k/yr USD, so US is 3-13x more. PIT doesn't tell the whole story.

[Greg Morrow @gregmorrow]

@EricDLombardi I don't think it's fallen off the agenda at all. But years of bad & conflicting policies aren't going to be harmonized overnight. Provinces are negotiating through these now. Unrealistic to think this would be completely solved less than 2 months after Parliament first sat.

[Greg Morrow @gregmorrow]

This should serve as a PSA warning of what extreme partisanship does to your brain. Trudeau really did a number on these people. Everything is Trudeau's fault! Including Alberta's measles outbreak right now! And they wonder why they can't win government...

[Michelle Rempel Garner @MichelleRempel]

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[Greg Morrow @gregmorrow]

@bhargreaves Low performing urban schools are one of the biggest reasons why people decamp to the suburbs. And the economics of development make large units exceptionally challenging on high-value land, so you get more bang for your buck where land is lower value.

[Greg Morrow @gregmorrow]

@Sean_Speer @TheHubCanada As a Senior Fellow at the Munk Institute, I would think you are very much part of the "Laurentian Elite"!

[Greg Morrow @gregmorrow]

@acoyne You were expecting him to drop the 51st state schtick at the G7? :-)

[Greg Morrow @gregmorrow]

@acoyne I don't think willingness to engage = endorsing every bad action. What does finger waging from the sidelines achieve? Carney is using the G7 platform to position Canada as a more influential world player. I'm willing to give Carney some rope here to see what he accomplishes.

[Greg Morrow @gregmorrow]

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[Greg Morrow @gregmorrow]

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[Greg Morrow @gregmorrow]

@acoyne So the book is to gear up to run for Prime Minister, like Carney, then? ;-)