Commentary: Evidence-Based Policymaking to Address the Affordable Housing Crisis: The Potential of Local Data

Karen Chapple
University of Toronto and University of California, Berkeley

Many housing market processes remain invisible because of the lack of comprehensive data and systematic research to create an evidence base. The articles in this section shed light on the relationship between investment activity and rental housing markets, opening up new avenues for research via strategic data linkage and providing much-needed evidence to support the preservation of affordable housing stock.