{"product_id":"home-truths-carolyn-whitzman-9780774890700","title":"Home Truths: Fixing Canada's Housing Crisis","description":"\u003cb\u003eUncovers why Canadians are burdened by the world's highest household debt after decades of failed housing policy and how the situation can be fixed.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hundreds of thousands of Canadians exist on the edge. Renters fear eviction, homeowners feel trapped, and both are vulnerable to becoming homeless with a single stroke of misfortune. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unaffordable housing in Canada is tearing communities apart. Rising prices force long-time residents to move elsewhere, while established businesses are forced to close their doors because they cannot find staff who can afford to live nearby. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eHome Truths\u003c\/i\u003e, housing expert Carolyn Whitzman explores Canada's crisis from all sides, including defining what adequate housing looks like, explaining why non-market housing is crucial, and outlining how and why to tackle ever-growing wealth disparities between renters and those who own. What she details has wide applicability in all nations struggling with a lack of adequate housing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHome Truths\u003c\/i\u003e details the decades of policy that got the country into this mess and shows how all levels of government can work together to provide affordable housing where it is needed, using evidence-backed ideas from planners, politicians, developers, and advocates at home and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e This is the book that anyone needs to understand, and solve, our housing crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolyn Whitzman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774890703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774890700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e On Point Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Carolyn Whitzman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46431504236799,"sku":"9780774890700","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0bfec074-382f-4fb6-a33c-210e5d0bde50.jpg?v=1735141535","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/home-truths-carolyn-whitzman-9780774890700","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}