A free-standing house with a yard is still seen as the holy grail of real estate for many and one UBC housing expert says clinging to that hope shapes how some Vancouverites view development and densification. budget, the NDP government took aim at housing costs with tax measures and promised to build 114,000 homes over the next decade including social, student and modular housing. Nathan Lauster, an associate professor of sociology at UBC and author of The Death and Life of the Single Family Home, agrees more housing is the solution to tackling the affordability crisis. Roughly 80 per cent of of Metro Vancouver is still zoned for single family homes. History of housingAs a sociologist, much of Lauster's research has focused on how cultural attitudes toward housing are evolving.

Source: CBC News February 22, 2018 20:37 UTC