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Understanding the Housing Tax Crisis: A New Video Explainer from About Here & Small Housing (2025)
A brand new video from About Here and Small Housing
Eight Ways to Enable Missing Middle Housing (2025)
What stands between single-family homes and high-rise towers?
Garage Conversion Toolkit – City of Burlington (2025)
Thinking about converting your garage into a livable suite? This toolkit from Burlington can serve as inspiration for what is possible.
Development Cost Charges – Best Practices Guide (BC Government)(2025)
The Province of BC has released a new Development Cost Charges (DCC) Best Practices Guide.
CMHC: Housing Design Catalogue (2025)
CMHC’s new Housing Design Catalogue is a step forward in making gentle density housing easier to build across Canada.
Considérations réglementaires relatives à la densification douce (2025)
Vous songez à offrir davantage d’options de logement à votre communauté ? Le Gentle Density Bylaw Guide – élaboré par Small…
Gentle Density Housing Bylaw Guide (2025)
Thinking about bringing more housing options to your community? The Gentle Density Bylaw Guide is your roadmap to making it happen.
Enabling the Missing Middle (2024)
This report explores proven and promising practices from Canada, the U.S., and New Zealand, offering actionable insights to overcome barriers and…
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Small Housing created a space where local government planners can tackle these collective challenges together. The Gentle Density Network is an open space to catalyze the evolution of single-detached neighbourhoods that provide ground-oriented homes, equitable for all.