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    Response to Canadian Home Builders Association report

    In 2008, the Canadian Home Builders Association commissioned Altus Clayton to write a report that is very critical of Inclusionary Housing.  This report has been used as the basis for arguments that municipalities should not use IH policies to try to increase the supply of affordable housing.

    The Wellesley Institute commissioned David Rusk, a leading American expert on Inclusionary Housing, to examine this report and look at the counter-arguments in favour of using this tool.  Richard Drdla, the leading Canadian expert, has also written a paper that examines the many flaws in the Altus Clayton report.

    Altus Clayton Report

    David Rusk Critique

    Richard Drdla Critique

    Inclusionary Housing and its Impact on Housing and Land Markets

    David Rosen, Inclusionary Housing and its Impact on Housing and Land Markets, 2004.  To determine if inclusionary housing programs are associated with a decline in housing production, the author compiled data on annual housing starts over a 20-year period in California.

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    On Common Ground: Joint Principles on Inclusionary Housing Policies

    The Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California and the Home Builders Association of Northern California: On Common Ground: Joint Principles on Inclusionary Housing Policies; July 2005.

    This paper sets out a set of recommended principles, jointly agreed both by these two organizations, that can be incorporated in inclusionary zoning programs in order to enhance their effectiveness in producing affordable units.

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