It's exciting to see communities across Canada taking steps to add property acquisitions to their housing strategy. We've compiled a series of comprehensive, easy-to-understand tools to help communities do acquisitions right: hart.ubc.ca/property-acqui…

Data on #rental housing is a major barrier to improving housing outcomes, and even understanding housing need. We're looking forward to seeing the new index once it's released.

Did you miss the release of HART's Final Evaluation on #NationalHousingDay ? Our evaluation interviews with key #housing stakeholders and organizations across Canada include six key recommendations for HART's ongoing work. Read more here: hart.ubc.ca/blog/hart-fina…

Is this an effort to redeem REITs’ bad reputation as landlords? Probably. Are acquisitions still vital to prevent homelessness? Yes. Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART)’s Acquisitions Guide can help ensure this program helps low & moderate income Canadians hart.ubc.ca/property-acqui…

Join us on Jan. 16th, 8 pm at Dominion Chalmers Event Space in Ottawa!

Learn from Finland's success in ending homelessness. Let's discuss how we can bring positive change to Canada. Live-streaming nationwide! 🏠 #EndingHomelessness #ArchitectureForChange
ACORN Ottawa Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART)

An affordable housing solution with quick impact: help non-profits buy existing rental housing, stabilize rents and protect tenancies. CHRA-ACHRU REALPAC CHF Canada Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) Rental Protection Fund CHF BC Sean Fraser Canadian Federation of Apartment Associations

Happy New Year! We're so excited for the things we're cooking up for 2024, starting with our public land panel! Gov land is a lightning rod in #housing policy and our experts will discuss how we can improve housing outcomes using land we already own: bit.ly/HARTland

We're looking forward to another great event discussing solutions from abroad. Register here: endhomelessnessottawa.ca/events

I was on ⁦Front Burner⁩ today, talking about when Canada enabled affordable housing & what to learn from that era. ⁦Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART)⁩ cbc.ca/listen/cbc-pod…

Government bodies across the country own thousands of acres of land, much of it vacant or underutilized🗺️How can we leverage that land for affordable housing? Join our panel of land use experts for our Breaking Ground webinar January 17.
Register here: bit.ly/HARTland

Missed the Canadian Urban Institute Summit the State of Canada's Cities? You can now watch HART Director Alexandra Flynn, along with romy bowers, Brian Bowman, Kathleen Wynne and M. Pedneaud-Jobin discuss the challenges of the city in Canada. Watch here: youtu.be/ja9Z96urkmc?si…

#Housing can come in many, many forms—market, non-profit, public, social, supportive, subsidized, transitional... Don’t get overwhelmed, our Housing Glossary is here to help you sort these terms out: hart.ubc.ca/housing-glossa…

I'm on BNN Bloomberg talking about national and BC leadership in getting rid of exclusionary zoning - necessary but insufficient to meet housing need. I talk about working backward from what households can afford Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) bnnbloomberg.ca/video/the-move…

While pre-approved designs can help (if accompanied by zoning & bldg code change), “the challenge remains to create homes that low & moderate income people can afford, whether it’s rental or ownership,” ⁦Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART)⁩ globalnews.ca/news/10170405/…

HART's Director Alexandra Flynn was quoted in the The Globe and Mail yesterday on encampments and fire safety in the winter. Read the article here: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…