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The Centre for Urban Research and Land Development is an expert-led research Centre, dedicated to formulating policies and solutions to address the concerns confronting urban growth and change within the Greater Golden Horseshoe, as well as educating students to take leadership roles in these pursuits. Its orientation is founded on uniting economics and market analysis within the context and understanding of social and environmental considerations.
In The News
August 1, 2026
Homebuyers want townhomes. Can Toronto build more? (external link)
The Toronto Star speaks with CUR Senior Research Fellow, Frank Clayton, in their look at the demand and popularity of townhomes for new home buyers. With 86% of all approved and proposed housing units in the GTHA being apartments (as of 2022), Clayton points out the growing disconnect between what developers build and what the end-user actually wants.
By: Clarrie Feinstein
July 29, 2026
CBLA-FM cites CUR's annual ranking of fastest-growing metropolitan areas - and Toronto's shrinking population - in a recent segment about why people are leaving Toronto.
July 24, 2026
CUR's recent population blog is covered as part of The Globe and Mail's Canadian weekly real estate roundup. Toronto's dramatic fall to 412th fastest-growing metro area, after ranking first in 2024, signals an unaffordability reckoning as people seek cheaper housing elsewhere.
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