Understanding Middle-Class Challenges in Housing Affordability

In this episode of the Missing Middle podcast Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt discuss the lack of clear housing goals from political parties, including the Liberals' national housing strategy's focus on low-income earners and the NDP's ineffective communication with younger voters. The conversation highlights the struggle of middle-class individuals to afford housing, the disconnect between political messaging and the lived experiences of young Canadians, and the potential political time bomb ticking as a result of  these housing frustrations. 

Chapters

00:00 Introduction  

01:01 The missing middle-class housing strategy 

02:11 Housing as a human right can’t be the only strategy

03:00 There is no vision for middle-class housing

04:15 Some politicians have a vision but not the Liberals

05:19 The Big Lebowski reference

06:31 NDP's struggles with housing communication

09:20 The unconscious bias towards social housing

11:43 A misunderstanding of what middle class means

15:12 Where are the policies that target market housing?

16:20 Mike outlines 3 buckets of housing

18:57 The rightward shift of young people

21:15 The future of home ownership for young Canadians

23:20 Saving for retirement without a home

26:25 Cost of delivery crisis

27:09 Policy solutions

Research:

The Homeownership Journey Is Broken. Policymakers Need to Repair It.

Big Lebowski - Nihilists

Why is the NDP doing so badly, even with progressives? Just take a look at their awful housing 

Housing affordability for Millennials and Gen Z

How Taxes, and Taxes-on-Taxes Add Over $250K to a Vancouver Condo

Hosted by Mike Moffatt & Cara Stern & Sabrina Maddeaux

Produced by Meredith Martin

This podcast is funded by the Neptis Foundation and brought to you by the Smart Prosperity Institute.