Chapman University Releases International Housing Affordability Report Revealing None of the 95 Major Markets Affordable

Chapman University Releases International Housing Affordability Report Revealing None of the 95 Major Markets Affordable

ORANGE, Calif., May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the first time in the report’s 21-year history, none of the 95 major housing markets analyzed across eight nations qualifies as “affordable.” This alarming statistic headlines the newly released 2025 edition…

Demographia International Housing Affordability – 2025 Edition Released

This annual report assesses housing affordability in 95 major markets across eight nations (Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom and the, United States). Key Points Ratings: The report uses a median price-to-income ratio (“median multiple”) to determine affordability. Affordability Categories: Housing markets are rated from “affordable” to “impossibly unaffordable” based on their median multiple (Table ES-1).…

It Now Takes About 6 Years For Canadians To Save For A Downpayment

Saving for a home is no easy feat in Canada’s housing market. With the backdrop of high inflation, high home prices, and an unstable political climate, it’s taking longer for first-time homebuyers to save for a down payment. In the just-released Desjardins Affordability Index (DAI): Finding Shelter From the Trade War Storm , Desjardins economist Kari Norman highlights the factors behind this reality and how tariffs could impact housing affordabi…

Housing Affordability | Frontier Centre For Public Policy

The Demographia 2025 report finds that urban containment strategies such as greenbelts and growth boundaries primarily drive Canada’s housing affordability crisis. By artificially limiting land available for housing, these […]