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Encouraging the Development of Rental Housing
In fall 2014, professor Steven Webber supervised a team of graduate students who partnered with York Region’s Human Services Planning Board (HSPB) to conduct research on rental housing.
The team, which was mentored by housing policy expert Randy Hodge, identified incentives that York Region and local municipalities could offer the private sector to encourage the development of rental housing.
The students also recommended ways to evaluate, process and deliver those incentives.
In spring 2015, the students presented their findings to HSPB members and senior York Region staff, and now their report is being used to develop the region’s affordable housing strategy.