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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART)

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An award-winning research group that works toward evidence and data-based solutions to Canada’s housing crisis. hart.ubc.ca

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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Always appreciate the work @glynbowerman.bsky.social puts forward in the Canadian Housing sphere. Tagging @housingnowto.bsky.social @moreneighboursto.bsky.social @uoftcities.bsky.social @ubchart.bsky.social to help #Amplify
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The newest Canadian Housing Survey is out (2024 data), and it doesn't look good for renters. buff.ly/VF7cXNB 1. Renting is getting harder to sustain. 40% of renters who recently moved are in unaffordable housing. Consider that figure a preview, because eventually, every renter has to move.
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Can you afford an extra $560/month in housing costs? Despite all the discourse around rents falling, new CMHC/StatCan data shows tenants who have to move from an average two-bedroom in Vancouver can expect to pay $560 more per month to find another place. It's $490 more in Toronto. buff.ly/ETmyRDX
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Average monthly asking rent and average monthly paid rent for a two-bedroom apartment, by census metropolitan area, second quarter of 2026
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Research published by CAEH shows that as the lowest-cost rentals become more expensive and scarce in a city, homelessness goes up. Across Canada, there is just a 1.6% vacancy rate for rentals under $750/month, and homelessness has surged over 100% in the last several years. buff.ly/T0Dw5zM
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Homelessness Is a Housing Problem In Canada
New Canadian research ties increasing homelessness to high rent and low vacancy in lowest-cost rental housing AUGUST 6, 2026 — Homelessness in Canada is a housing problem, and it’s getting worse,…
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Please note that our housing needs assessment dashboards are currently down for maintenance. We will update when they go live again, and appreciate your patience.
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Have you used the BCPLM to find public land? We're looking for case study participants to understand how users have leveraged the data in BCPLM for their work. Get in touch at contact@hart.ubc.ca.
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Pourquoi une carte des terres publiques? Notre rapport « L'utilisation des terres et la gouvernance en C.-B. » explore les obstacles et solutions pour plus de logements abordables en Colombie-Britannique. Maintenant disponible en français! buff.ly/RYtax1x
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Land use and governance in British Columbia | Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART)
The severity of the housing crisis is the most acute in the Province of BC, fueled by demand-side factors such as population growth, in-migration, financialization of the rental market, demographic…
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Why do we need a map of public land anyway? Our report "Land Use and Governance in BC" covers the barriers, and potential solutions, to building more affordable housing across BC. We just republished it online for easy reading. See for yourself: buff.ly/RYtax1x
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Land use and governance in British Columbia | Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART)
The severity of the housing crisis is the most acute in the Province of BC, fueled by demand-side factors such as population growth, in-migration, financialization of the rental market, demographic…
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
A new C.D. Howe Institute brief says the GTHA should open more greenfield because buyers "prefer" single-detached homes. But buyer preference doesn't tell the whole story. Read the full blog post: buff.ly/UC7fHsK
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What homebuyer preferences can't tell us about housing need | Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART)
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Balanced Supply of Housing @bshnode.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
HRC's latest newsletter is out! Click to learn more about @ubchart.bsky.social and @bshnode.bsky.social's latest tools, research, events, and more. preview.mailerlite.io/preview/9909...
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Summer News from UBC's Housing Research Collaborative
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
A week in: the BCPLM is up and being used. What's next: ongoing data updates, deeper integration with HART's other tools, and continued work with our advisory committee partners. The launch was the start, not the end. #bcpoli #housing
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
A proper thank you, now that the BCPLM is out in the world. To our advisory committee, who shaped what this map prioritizes, who it serves, and how it'll get used: (1/2)
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
If the BCPLM is the tool, the literature review is the case for why it had to exist. 6 low- or no-cost recommendations to unlock public land for affordable housing in BC. Read it: buff.ly/THVJ64w #bcpoli #housing
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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Non-market housing is much easier and cheaper to build on public land. @ubchart.bsky.social just launched their BC public lands map, a unique resource identifying where tens of thousands of affordable houses can be built. An important & unique tool to help build genuinely affordable housing.
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
ICYMI: the BC Public Lands Map is live. Every piece of publicly-owned land in BC, federal, provincial, regional, municipal and institutional, assessed for housing potential. (1/2)
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David Wachsmuth @davidwachsmuth.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I was thrilled to attend the launch of the BC Public Lands Map today—a huge step forward for accessible, open housing and community data. Congrats @ubchart.bsky.social!
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BC Public Lands Map | Housing Assessment Resource Project (HART)
The BC Public Land Map (BCPLM) is a first-of-its-kind tool that maps public lands across British Columbia, helping governments and the housing sector identify sites suitable for affordable housing development.
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It's live. The BC Public Lands Map is publicly available. Every piece of public land in BC, parcel by parcel, assessed for housing potential. (1/2)
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Andy Yan @ayan604.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
BC Public Lands Map by @ubchart.bsky.social A fantastic resource to understand the public lands available for possible housing development within various contexts #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre hart.ubc.ca/bcplm/
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Upcoming Project: BC Public Lands Map | Housing Assessment Resource Project (HART)
The BC Public Land Map (BCPLM) is an upcoming HART tool that will map public lands across British Columbia, helping municipalities and governments identify sites suitable for affordable housing develo...
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Canadian Alliance for Transit-Connected Housing (CATCH) @catch-rehac.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Kudos to @ubchart.bsky.social for their new BC Public Lands Map. Incredibly impressive work that allows users to pull rich data in very useable forms to support non market housing. Check it out: hart.ubc.ca/bcplm
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UBC News @news.ubc.ca · 30/06/2026
new @ubchart.bsky.social tool maps public land parcels across B.C. with the potential for hundreds of thousands of affordable homes. Read more ⤵️ news.ubc.ca/2026/06/bc-p...
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New map identifies where B.C. could build hundreds of thousands of affordable homes on public land
The first-of-its-kind tool in Canada could help the affordable housing sector access up to $50 billion in land value.
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Andy Yan @ayan604.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"New map of B.C.'s publicly owned land is designed to boost housing development" as told by Alec Lazenby via @vancouversun.bsky.social The @ubchart.bsky.social site is live NOW: hart.ubc.ca/bcplm/ #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre
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BC Public Lands Map | Housing Assessment Resource Project (HART)
The BC Public Land Map (BCPLM) is a first-of-its-kind tool that maps public lands across British Columbia, helping governments and the housing sector identify sites suitable for affordable housing dev...
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Today's the day. The BCPLM goes live in a few hours. Last call to register: buff.ly/ccabm74 10am PT / 1pm ET. See you there. #bcpoli #housing
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Tomorrow. 10am PT / 1pm ET. The BCPLM goes live: buff.ly/ccabm74 #bcpoli #housing
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Before you log off for the weekend: the BCPLM launches Tuesday at 10am PT / 1pm ET. Register before you forget: buff.ly/ccabm74 #bcpoli #housing
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: BC Public Land Map Launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Unlock millions in cost savings and accelerate affordable housing delivery across British Columbia with the new BC Public Land Map. This webinar will provide an overview of the new map, its features,...
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The BCPLM, in one post: every level of public land on one map. Proximity to amenities. Infrastructure access. DASH readiness scoring. Province-wide, including rural, Northern and Indigenous communities. (1/2)
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
One week until the BCPLM goes live. Land can be up to 60% of a building's cost. BC has thousands of public parcels with no single source mapping them. The BCPLM closes that gap. Tuesday June 30: buff.ly/ccabm74 #housing
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
What to expect at the BCPLM launch: a live walkthrough, context on the research behind it, and use cases for providers, municipalities and provincial planners. (1/2)
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
For government staff and elected officials: the BCPLM shows every level of public land sitting in your jurisdiction. Federal, provincial, regional, institutional, municipal. Together, in one view. (1/2)
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
For non-profit housing providers: the BCPLM compresses weeks of "who owns it, is it serviced, what's the zoning" into one map. Due diligence stops being a part-time job. Tuesday June 30: buff.ly/DByC7pV #housing
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Rural, Northern and Indigenous communities are routinely excluded from the data driving BC's land-based housing decisions. The BCPLM is built province-wide. Tuesday June 30: buff.ly/ccabm74 #housing
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
A mandated, transparent inventory of BC's public land, kept current and open to every level of government, would be one of the highest-leverage housing actions the province could take. Lit review rec #1: buff.ly/THVJ64w #housing
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The BC Public Lands Map is funded by @cmhc_ca through the National Housing Strategy's Demonstrations Initiative. It's been shaped by our advisory committee of housing partners across BC. (1/2)
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Most BC non-profit housing providers have had this experience: months of scoping a site, only to find it's not viable. Wrong zoning; slope; environmental constraints; a regulatory layer nobody flagged. (1/2)
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Why doesn't BC already have a map of its public land? It does, in pieces. Scattered across a dozen+ systems that don't talk to each other. The BCPLM stitches it together. Tuesday June 30: buff.ly/ccabm74 #bcpoli #housing
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
All the land in the world doesn't help if there's no infrastructure servicing. The BCPLM assesses infrastructure access at the parcel level. Differentiate between promising and shovel-ready. Tuesday June 30: buff.ly/ccabm74 #housing
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Land Use report: a comprehensive review of the laws, policies and systems governing public land use in BC, plus 6 low- or no-cost actions that could unlock major non-profit and affordable housing on government-owned land. (1/2)
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Ontario court rules clearing a Kitchener encampment would violate residents' Charter rights. Premier Ford calls it "the most ridiculous ruling I've ever seen." Underfunding and restricting affordable and supportive housing for decades is ridiculous.
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Pleased to see the @Toronto.ca displaying open data on public land within Transit-Oriented Development areas. Now imagine expanding that map to include all public land (not just ones managed by the City and city agencies within TOA), everywhere in Ontario. buff.ly/ncROyHN
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
A vacant parcel isn't automatically a good site for housing. Walkability, transit, schools, clinics: these are what determine whether residents can actually live there well. (1/2)
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
In Vancouver, the cost of land can account for up to 60% of a new building's total price. Using public land for housing pulls that cost out of the equation. But governments can't act on land they can't see. (1/2)
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Federal. Provincial. Regional. Municipal. School boards. Health authorities. TransLink. BC's public land is owned by dozens of entities that don't coordinate on housing. The BCPLM puts them on one map. June 30: buff.ly/ccabm74 #housing
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Save the date: Tuesday June 30, 10am PT / 1pm ET. We're launching the BC Public Lands Map: a comprehensive map of every piece of publicly-owned land in BC, assessed for housing potential. Register: buff.ly/ccabm74 #bcpoli #housing
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Balanced Supply of Housing @bshnode.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
UBC Magazine's "The Future of Housing" edition spotlights researchers actively shaping housing policy in Canada. BSH's Alexandra Flynn and Tom Davidoff & @ubchart.bsky.social's Craig Jones are turning evidence-based research into policy-ready tools to help governments respond to real housing need. 🔗
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How can Canada fix its housing crisis?
UBC researchers are investigating and advocating for better housing outcomes across the country.
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
HART has been featured in UBC Magazine's "Future of Housing" edition, highlighting the innovative research happening at UBC, including our upcoming Public Lands Map, modular construction, and sustainability. Read more: magazine.alumni.ubc.ca/2026/spring-... #housing #research
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How can Canada fix its housing crisis?
UBC researchers are investigating and advocating for better housing outcomes across the country.
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🎥We're hosting a screening of Thinking Beyond the Market — Brian Doucet's doc on what genuinely affordable housing looks like in Canada. Followed by a panel discussion including the filmmaker. Mon June 1, 6–9pm. UBC Robson Square. Free. Register here: buff.ly/DnFlFHp
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Thinking Beyond the Market: The Path to Genuinely Affordable Housing - Community Engagement
June 1, 2026 | How can national housing research be translated into local, livable reality? Join UBC Connects at Robson Square for a screening of Thinking Beyond the Market, a film by Dr. Brian Doucet...
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Have you received your #Census yet? If you care about housing affordability, the best source of data for policymakers to understand how housing affordability actually looks for Canadians is the Census, so look for it in your mailbox today!
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Most communities in Canada don't have a lot of budget for housing needs assessments. That's why we built one that's free, covers every community in the country, and breaks down need by income, household size, and priority population. Used in every province and territory. hart.ubc.ca #housing
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART)
The HART project is funded by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to research solutions to Canada's Housing Crisis.
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
We were delighted to attend the AHMA 30th anniversary celebration last night. AHMA has been a tireless advocate and supporter of Indigenous housing for three decades, and has also been a key partner and advisor of our research since the start. Congratulations on the milestone! To the next 30 🎉
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
📣 Enregistrement disponible ! Le webinaire « Données, outils et solutions pour débloquer les terres publics pour le logement » organisé par @SCHL_ca CODEL est maintenant en ligne. 🏠 ▶️ buff.ly/OmXKYeT
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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
📣Event recording online! Our most recent webinar "Data, Tools, and Solutions to unlock Public Land for Housing", hosted by CMHC's ECoH, is now available for viewing online. Watch for research on public land and how we can build more housing on it. Watch now: buff.ly/OmXKYeT #housing
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