Michael Wiebe

Why does Vancouver treat new housing as a problem?

What Vancouver’s approach to land value capture reveals about its housing priorities

Sep 30 • Michael Wiebe

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How Vancouver planned a housing shortage

The city put neighbourhood character first and housing supply second

Sep 22 • Michael Wiebe

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July 2026

Explaining Jevons' paradox using supply and demand

Two markets, two graphs

Jul 27 • Michael Wiebe

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It's time to measure feasible zoned capacity

In California, municipalities are required to show that their zoned capacity, the number of homes that could theoretically be built under the current…

Jul 21 • Michael Wiebe

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Do rising land values explain high housing prices?

Demand for mansions drives up land costs, upzoning does not

Jul 16 • Michael Wiebe

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June 2026

No nexus: affordable-housing impact fees are unconstitutional

Creating jobs for poor people is good, actually

Jun 29 • Michael Wiebe

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A model of land and housing, part 1: urban growth boundary

How to model upzoning, development charges, LVT, and more

Jun 23 • Michael Wiebe

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May 2026

Inclusionary zoning works in theory, but not in practice

Parcel-level calibration is not realistic

May 31 • Michael Wiebe

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YIMBY research wanted: upzoning and land prices

Does upzoning reduce the price of existing high-density land?

May 26 • Michael Wiebe

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April 2026

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