affordability
Can you afford to live in Montreal?
If you’d like to live comfortably on $45,000 (and have a working knowledge of French), move to Montreal
Can you afford to live in Toronto
Forget about saving if you’re living on an income under $45,000 in Canada’s largest city
What It’s Like to Use Sex Work to Afford Living in Vancouver
Life inside a Vancouver teardown, where a cohort of friends keep afloat by camming, stripping, and escorting.
Vancouver Dirt Now Earns Twice as Much as All of the City’s Workers Combined
It’s getting harder and harder to put Vancouver’s freakish housing market in perspective.
Hey London Artists, Studio Space Is Actually Affordable at Somerset House
As the cost of living skyrockets, Mayor Sadiq Kahn wants to make sure artists are covered.
Now that Vancouver Real Estate Speculation Has Chilled Out, When Will Rent Come Down?
While Calgarians are getting as much as $375 knocked off their rent just for asking, new numbers show Toronto and Vancouver's rental markets aren't ready to cool down.
Australia Is Officially Facing a Future Where Everyone Rents
The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Report explains how very soon, actual homeowners will be in the minority.
Owners of Empty Vancouver Homes Will Finally Have to Pay Up
Wealthy homeowners are getting a special tax. But it probably won't make life any better for renters.
Vancouver Rental Opportunity of the Week: Become an Unpaid Servant for a North Shore Grandma
It's a tough world out there for property owners in one of Metro Vancouver's most expensive suburbs. Why not give one a break by working seven days a week as a live-in caregiver, for free?
What's Up With Sydney's Bullshit Rent Prices?
An investigation of the ecenomics, greed, and general opportunism that drives stupid rent.
Study Shows Paris Is Still the Best City in the World for Students
Paris's high concentration of top-ranking universities and low tuition fees makes it the most student-friendly city in the world.
Sorry Vancouver, Toronto, and Calgary, But 'Most Livable City’ Doesn’t Mean Shit
"Livable" doesn't really mean affordable or fun.