Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchInfill Housing Battles: What 15 Years of Data Reveal
Season 1 Episode 124
Why do some infill housing projects spark outrage while others fly under the radar? In this episode of The Missing Middle, host Sabrina Matto sits do…
10 months, 1 week ago
The High Cost of Losing Your Creative Class
Season 1 Episode 123
Canadian cities are facing a creative crisis. Rising housing costs are driving artists, musicians, designers, and other innovators out — and it’s not…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Can Tax Reform Help Young Canadians Afford Homes?
Season 1 Episode 122
Are young Canadians being taxed like millionaires while living like broke students? Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt dive into the jaw-dropping disc…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
MURBs & The Housing Plot Twist No One Saw Coming
Season 1 Episode 121
What do cheesy Jean-Claude Van Damme movies and Canada’s rental housing crisis have in common? Apparently, more than you’d think! In this episode of …
11 months ago
REITs, Rent & Rage: Canada’s Housing Tug-of-War
Season 1 Episode 120
In this episode of The Missing Middle, Mike Moffatt and Sabrina Maddeaux unpack the controversy around REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) and th…
11 months, 1 week ago
Young Workers and the Public Service Purge
Season 1 Episode 119
In this episode of The Missing Middle, Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt break down the massive wave of federal public service job cuts and how they’…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The $6.6 Billion Housing Disaster Politicians Won’t Talk About
Season 1 Episode 118
Toronto’s housing market is in free fall — new condo sales have plunged 97% since 2021, costing governments $6.6 billion in lost tax revenue every ye…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Broken Zoning: Why We Can’t Fix the Housing Crisis Without a Map
Season 1 Episode 117
In this episode of The Missing Middle, Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt are joined by urban planner Alex Beheshti for a deep dive into one of the mo…
1 year ago
How Cities Keep Screwing up Multiplex Housing
Season 1 Episode 116
Why aren’t we seeing more multiplexes in Canadian cities—even after zoning reforms? In this episode of The Missing Middle, Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike …
1 year ago
Canada’s GST Rebate is Based On 1991 Home Prices-WTF!?!
Season 1 Episode 115
In this episode, Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt tackle how GST rebates are affecting new homebuyers, tracing the history of these incentives and h…
1 year ago