Development Incentives

On today's show, we're looking at what boats, recreational vehicles, and cottages can tell us about the economic cycle.The pattern is familiar. Demand exceeds supply. Prices rise. Producers expand. Buyers accelerate purchases because waiting appears expensive. Lenders become comf ...  Show more

On today’s show we’re going to take a trip around the world through one very specific lens: the yield on the 10-year government bond.This is not just a tour of interest rates. The 10-year bond is one of the clearest places where investors collectively put a price on inflation, fi ...  Show more

When Cody Fischer decided to get into real estate development, he had a vision. He wanted to build affordable, energy efficient apartments in Minneapolis, not far from where he grew up.His vision was well-timed because, in 2019, Minneapolis's city council passed one of the most a ...  Show more

It’s Money Talks…live! This episode was taped at The Hewlett Foundation’s annual New Common Sense Conference, where Felix Salmon chatted with Jerusalem Demsas, who covers housing and infrastructure for The Atlantic. They discuss the NIMBY mentality, regulatory tangles holding bac ...  Show more

Affordable housing is a persistent challenge in American politics. Bad public policy leads to artificial housing supply restrictions which causes prices to rise. But stimulating housing supply to bring costs down is a thorny issue. The latest episode of Giving Ventures brings tog ...  Show more

Description: How have aggressive interest rate hikes impacted the housing markets in both Canada and the US? And how will stable rates impact current housing affordability? BMO Senior Economists Sal Guatieri and Robert Kavcic discuss corrections, market stability, and signs of a ...  Show more