Xenophobia is cost of affordable housing in Vancouver

Fusion interviewed Thomas Davidoff, a UBC economics professor, for a story on the link between Vancouver’s unaffordable housing market and xenophobia.

The foreign buyers tax is contributing to an unexpected budget surplus for the province, the article reported.

“It’s had a significant impact,” Davidoff said. “It makes it possible for people who live and work here to compete with a large group of the most affluent foreign buyers.”