Thomas Davidoff

Laneway homes can decrease neighbouring property values in affluent areas: UBC study

Having a laneway house next door can significantly decrease the value of your Vancouver home, depending on where you live, according to a new UBC Sauder School of Business study. 

Nov 18, 2021

Is Ottawa really helping new homebuyers?

Tom Davidoff, a professor at UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke on the Vancouver Sun‘s Housing Matters podcast about measures taken by the federal government to help first-time homebuyers.

Apr 10, 2019

B.C. to create government registry of beneficial property ownership

The Vancouver Sun spoke to Tom Davidoff, a professor at UBC Sauder School of Business, about a government registry of beneficial property ownership.

Apr 4, 2019

Vancouver housing sales tumble to 33-year low

The Globe and Mail spoke to Tom Davidoff of UBC Sauder School of Business about the slump in Vancouver housing sales.

Apr 4, 2019

What to know about the new CMHC mortgage incentive

Tom Davidoff, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to Global News about the first-time home buyer incentive. A similar story appeared in The Tyee.

Mar 26, 2019

Online real estate auctions try to shake up sales with novel approach

The Canadian Press spoke to Tom Davidoff, a professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, about online real estate auctions. Articles appeared in BNN Bloomberg, the Financial Post, CTV, The […]

Mar 25, 2019

This program added thousands of rental units to Vancouver. Now some councillors want to scrap it because the rents are too high

Star Vancouver spoke to Tom Davidoff, an economist at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, about a Vancouver rental incentive program that councillors now want to scrap.

Mar 22, 2019

Federal budget’s new housing affordability policy getting mostly positive reviews in B.C.

CBC spoke to Paul Kershaw, a policy professor at UBC and founder of Generation Squeeze, about the federal budget. Kershaw said that aspects of it are a step in the […]

Mar 21, 2019

Altus report latest marker forecasting lower B.C. housing starts

A Vancouver Sun story on B.C. housing starts quoted Tom Davidoff, director of UBC’s centre for urban economics and real estate. He said it’s difficult to determine the exact impact […]

Mar 20, 2019

B.C.’s non-resident-owned property worth more than resident-owned: Statscan

The Globe and Mail spoke to Tom Davidoff, of UBC’s Sauder School of Business, in an article about the number of Vancouver properties owned by non-residents.

Mar 18, 2019

‘We should be looking at 12 storeys’: Kitsilano resident says four-storey building proposal too small for growing transit hub

Global spoke to Tom Davidoff, of UBC’s Sauder School of Business, in an article about housing along the proposed SkyTrain route to UBC. He said that a mix of townhomes […]

Mar 12, 2019

Is renting a mansion an affordable housing option for students?

Tom Davidoff, a UBC professor and housing expert, spoke to News 1130 about empty homes tax. “It’s clear there’s been an impact in the single family homes sector, because we are […]

Mar 12, 2019

B.C. government launches first-of-its-kind condo pre-sale registry

The Montreal Gazette spoke to Tom Davidoff, a professor and the director of the Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate at UBC, for an article about a new condo pre-sale […]

Feb 26, 2019

B.C. tax revenue expected to take $400-million hit after Vancouver housing market downturn

Huffington Post quoted Tom Davidoff, a professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, for an article about the effect of the downturn in Vancouver’s housing market.

Feb 19, 2019

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