Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART)

The new Canada Public Land Bank, which identifies federally-owned land for possible #affordablehousing developments, has been launched. The work to map public land and make it available for more affordable housing is one we've been working on and advocating for since the launch of the HART project. For more information on feasible, public land for future housing development, check out our Land Assessment Tool on the HART website: https://bit.ly/4dCXbi4. https://bit.ly/3MonLiZ

HART's e-learning course is LIVE! This asynchronous online course teaches you how to effectively use HART's three tools. It was developed to support planners, advocates, and the public in addressing Canada's housing crisis. Enroll now: https://lnkd.in/ggSSztfS

This week the HART team were thrilled to host Victorian Planning and Environmental Law Association from Australia at our offices to talk about the HART project and learn about shared challenges and opportunities to #housing policy in Canada and Australia.

As more data is collected and shared about #housing, it becomes clearer and clearer that a supply only approach will not address our crisis. New townhomes are not accessible to the nearly quarter million #homeless individuals in Ontario. Nor are fourplexes serving over 35k households in Vancouver who can only afford $1,000/month. Read about our policy implications for affordability here: https://bit.ly/3X1CUwA

"[Investor-driven housing] is a Ponzi scheme that falls apart when prices aren’t increasing rapidly." While policy still incentivizes this kind of small-scale, profit-driven investment, it will be even more difficult to achieve widespread affordability.

Canadians rank housing affordability as the "most important issue" right now, with nearly 50% of respondents ranking it in their top three concerns, according to Leger's July survey. 50% of mortgage holders have reported an increase in monthly payments in recent years, while 70% of renters reported increased rents.

At the core of HART’s mission is to support governments in better understanding their communities. Tell us how our tools have helped your community, and how we can help you more in the future:

Nearly 1000 people have already used the BC HNR Calculator since we launched two weeks ago. 🎉 What are you waiting for? Finalize your housing needs report with the click of a button: https://lnkd.in/gNYRY_2p

The Federal government has just launched new public transit funding for communities across Canada, and it's tied to #housing. Use HART's HNA Tool to support your application before the deadline: https://lnkd.in/g653j7Ra https://lnkd.in/gmGZ-4-v

Did you miss the BC HNA Calculator webinar yesterday? Watch the recording of the demo as well as the Q&A here: https://lnkd.in/g3fgJi6A Use the calculator: https://lnkd.in/gNYRY_2p