Thomas Davidoff

Young B.C. families cut into retirement savings to make down payments: Report

The Vancouver Sun mentioned a podcast by Tom Davidoff, a professor at Sauder School of Business, in an article about the difficulties facing young families trying to buy into real […]

Feb 14, 2019

Province expecting $400M hole in Property Transfer Tax revenues

The Times Colonist spoke to Tom Davidoff, a professor and the director of the UBC Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate, about the effect of the Property Transfer Tax […]

Feb 13, 2019

Next-door informer — number of Vancouver empty-home tips soar

A Vancouver Sun article mentioned a podcast about the rental housing market, in which Tom Davidoff, a professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, is interviewed.

Feb 12, 2019

Vancouver real estate: Which cities are seeing the biggest drop in home prices?

Tom Davidoff, a UBC professor of economics, spoke to CTV about Vancouver’s real estate market. “Eventually, if the house doesn’t sell, they’re going to have to cut prices. So, typically […]

Feb 7, 2019

Homeowners must apply for exemption for B.C. speculation tax — or they’ll pay it by default

Tom Davidoff, an associate professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, spoke to CBC about speculation tax. “It’s very hard to have a tax where you don’t require people to fill […]

Jan 22, 2019

B.C. government could have relied on data, not a blanket form, to target potential speculators

The Province spoke to Thomas Davidoff, an associate professor at the UBC’s Sauder School of Business, about the government’s approach to the new speculation and vacancy tax.

Jan 21, 2019

Is too much of your wealth tied up in the housing market?

Global News spoke to UBC professor Thomas Davidoff in an article about Canadians having wealth tied up in housing. “Generally speaking, we try to have asset holdings that make us […]

Jan 18, 2019

Is BC real estate truly in recession?

Red FM interviewed UBC Sauder School of Business professor Tom Davidoff about B.C. real estate going into recession.

Jan 8, 2019

After a taxing year for real estate, housing market expected to remain cool in 2019

CBC interviewed UBC Sauder School of Business professor Tom Davidoff on Metro Vancouver’s real estate market.

Jan 3, 2019

#2 in News 1130’S Top 10 of 2018: Metro Vancouver housing

News 1130 interviewed Tom Davidoff, professor of urban economics and real estate at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, for a story on the housing market. “We’ve got declining sales, we’ve […]

Jan 2, 2019

The mayor vowed to stop demovictions. Why the renters who elected him still fear upheaval

Burnaby Now spoke to Tom Davidoff, a professor of economics at UBC, in an article about Burnaby tenants who risk being evicted because their buildings are being demolished to make […]

Dec 19, 2018

UBC professor proposes innovative property tax system to help housing affordability

Vancouver Courier published an article about a way to improve housing affordability for renters using a radical new property tax model proposed by Tom Davidoff, a professor at the UBC Sauder School […]

Dec 6, 2018

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UBC economist proposes solution to Vancouver’s affordability crisis

New research from UBC Sauder School of Business Associate Professor Thomas Davidoff could help combat Vancouver’s housing affordability problem. In new research published in the Canadian Tax Journal, Davidoff outlines how a new model for calculating property tax could help renters.

Dec 5, 2018

Sub-prime lending is growing in Canada’s hottest real-estate markets

The Star Vancouver quoted Tom Davidoff, a UBC economist, in an article about sub-prime lending in the real estate market. “When we think about solutions to high prices, there’s build […]

Nov 15, 2018

Dumping the duplex? Cognitive dissonance and Vancouver City Hall

Several UBC professors were quoted in a Georgia Straight article about housing in Vancouver since a new NPA councilor has moved to reinstate the ban on duplexes. UBC sociologist Nathan […]

Nov 13, 2018

Housing experts weigh in on Vancouver election platforms

Star Vancouver interviewed Tom Davidoff, a UBC economist, for an article about the housing election platforms in the municipal election. Davidoff discussed the various housing platforms offered by the candidates.

Oct 22, 2018

Where do the candidates stand on housing in Vancouver?

Tom Davidoff, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to the Vancouver Courier about housing in Vancouver. “You can have more housing and design policy so that […]

Oct 19, 2018

In the Vancouver election, it’s all about housing

Tom Davidoff, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, was quoted in a Globe and Mail article about the Vancouver mayoral election. He discussed the ways to address […]

Oct 15, 2018

How do political parties and candidates in upcoming municipal elections compare?

UBC’s Tom Davidoff was interviewed on Global’s Lynda Steele Show. Davidoff, an associate professor at the Sauder School of Business, has created a scorecard to evaluate the parties and candidates […]

Oct 11, 2018

How the housing crisis proved toxic to the party that once dominated Vancouver politics

Tom Davidoff, an associate professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, was quoted in a Maclean’s article about Vision Vancouver and the housing affordability crisis that has happened since Gregor […]

Oct 11, 2018