Falling Rents, Rising Vacancies: A Turning Point for Canadian Housing? Rents are finally falling across Canada, but will it last?

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Rent Control vs Reality: Why Rents Are Falling Rents are finally falling across Canada. But will it last? In this episode of Classonomics, Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt break down new data from the CMHC showing rising vacancy rates, record rental supply, and the first meaningful relief for tenants in years. They explore why an influx of ne

For the full episode of Classonomics, where @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikePMoffatt discuss new policy changes in Manitoba that could reshape the rental market, visit our YouTube channel:

This week on Classonomics, @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikePMoffatt break down new data from the CMHC showing rising vacancy rates, record rental supply, and the first meaningful relief for tenants in years.

What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat - The Atlantic For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.

“It’s not that the wealthy become evil; it’s that their environment stops teaching them the things that nonwealthy people are forced to learn simply by living in a world that pushes back.”

Ontario looks to incentivize high school attendance as numbers fall Educators say the proposed change misses the mark

During the pandemic, the Ontario government closed schools for 135 days, longer than any other province. It turns out there are consequences:

Canada’s Productivity Crisis: Why Are We Falling Behind What decades of failed productivity strategies reveal about Canada’s economy

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Greed Vs. Fear: The Economic Policy Killing Canadian Innovation Canada has a massive problem: our national productivity is near the bottom of the G7. Decades of government policies, from free trade to tax cuts, haven't worked. Why? Because policymakers are focused on greed (incentives) and not enough on fear (competition and risk). We dive into the core failur

On today's ep of Classonomics, @MikePMoffatt & @SabrinaMaddeaux dive into the core failure of Canadian economic policy, exposing how corporate welfare and easy access to foreign workers kill innovation.

Canada's national productivity is near the bottom of the G7. Decades of government policies, from free trade to tax cuts, haven't worked. @MikePMoffatt & @SabrinaMaddeaux have some ideas why, which we explore on today's Classonomics

An Oligarchy of Old People - The Atlantic How elderly Americans amassed disproportionate wealth and power

“…advanced democracies around the world are reaching the point of “gerontonomia”—his term for a stagnating political economy set up to prioritize elderly citizens.”

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The Sneaky Tax Hike Nobody Voted For Are provincial governments raising your taxes in secret? Economist Mike Moffatt and columnist Sabrina Maddeaux expose the hidden mechanism of bracket creep, a stealth tax increase impacting millions of Canadians. Because fixed-tax brackets in provinces like B.C., Manitoba, and Ontario fail to adj

On today's Classonomics, @MikepMoffatt & @SabrinaMaddeaux dive into why bracket creep clobbers income-dependent younger Canadians (Millennials and Gen Z) and how Ontario's outdated surtax thresholds are punishing effort and driving out-migration.

What is bracket creep, I hear you ask?

It's a stealth tax increase impacting millions of Canadians. @SabrinaMaddeaux @MikepMoffatt dig into the details of it on this week's Classonomics.

How an HST Rebate Could Reshape Canada’s Housing Market The economics behind the HST rebate and its limits in today’s market

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How to Save $130,000 on Your New Home in Ontario For years, the Missing Middle team has advocated for reducing the tax burden on new construction. With pre-construction sales down 95% in some GTA markets, the industry has hit a wall where it simply makes no financial sense to build. In this week’s episode, we answer some of the questions and misc

In this week’s episode of DemograFix, we answer some of the questions and misconceptions we’ve read online about the new HST rebate on new homes. Cara Stern @MikePMoffatt

If the goal is to improve housing affordability, the HST rebate may help, but we've noticed a lot of skepticism online about who will actually benefit. @MikePMoffatt & Cara Stern dig into the details on this week's DemograFix.

For years, the Missing Middle team warned that skyrocketing development charges were killing the viability of housing. Glad it’s finally being recognized. @MikePMoffatt Cara Stern @SabrinaMaddeaux Ron Butler

The CPI vs. Reality: Why Your Personal Inflation Rate Feels So Much Higher How spending habits, shrinkflation, and housing realities create wildly different inflation experiences across Canada

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Why Inflation Feels Wrong (Even When the Data Says It Isn’t) If inflation is only around 2–3%, why does everything feel so much more expensive? In this episode, we break down how inflation is actually measured, and why your personal experience can feel completely disconnected from the official numbers. From grocery bills and gas prices to rent and mortgages,

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If inflation is only around 2–3%, why does everything feel so much more expensive? @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikePMoffatt explain why on this week's Classonomics.

Paige Saunders: Why the US and Canada are Trapped (and how New Zealand escaped) In this episode of The Missing Middle, Cara Stern sits down with YouTuber Paige Saunders to discuss the one structural glitch that is sabotaging Canada’s economy, healthcare, and housing market: our electoral system. While most democracies have moved on to Proportional Representation, Canada remains

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If you want to see reform in Canada in any one particular issue, chances are a proportional representation system will improve the odds of it happening, says today's Missing Middle guest, PAIGE! 🍁
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I think it’s more like, let’s see if this works to spur growth and if it does they’ll likely extend it

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Second-Time Buyers Are Screwed (And Ignored) You built equity, planned ahead, and did everything right, so why is the next step on the housing ladder completely out of reach? Canada’s housing crisis is usually framed around first-time buyers struggling to get into the market. But a growing number of Canadians already made that leap and are no

Canada’s housing crisis is usually framed as first-time buyers struggling to enter the market. But a growing number of Canadians have already made that leap and are now stuck. @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikePMoffatt discuss it on today's Classonomics:

I'd like to thank the Province for officially announcing the removal of the full 13% HST on new homes valued up to $1 million as part of the upcoming 2026 Budget today. The Missing Middle team agrees this is a good idea.

Check out today's Classonomics episode for more details!

I’ve never felt as emotionally grounded as when I have multiple well fitting pants to choose from in the morning.

The Gravity of the War in Iran Many countries want nothing to do with the fighting in Iran. They’re being pulled in anyway.

This is why no one likes America right now.
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Canada is becoming less of a meritocracy over time, which is causing some major problems. It shouldn't be the case that who your parents are is the biggest determinant of whether you'll be successful, but it's becoming increasingly true.

We discuss that today on DemograFix.
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What a lede:
Lululemon is embroiled in a corporate power struggle that has destabilized its yoga pants empire.

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