Economic Development Framework for Interpreting Local Housing Markets in Small Town Canada

Housing

2005

By Laura Ryser, Greg Halseth, and David Bruce

Despite the diversity of rural and small town places, decisions about changes to housing policies and programs are often based upon broad generalized assumptions about the future of such places.  This presentation discusses the linkages between economic restructuring pressures and the rural housing market in different types of rural and small town places.  After developing a framework approach for understanding the housing market and community change in rural and small town Canada, we apply our framework to understanding the potential implications for housing markets in Port Clements and Gold River, BC.