Why Is Rent So High in Yellowknife, NWT?

2018, 89 minutes

Housing is the largest factor in our cost of living, but the reasons for Yellowknife’s high rent go beyond immediate supply and demand.

Presenter is Sam Gamble, a managing director of CloudWorks Adventure Capital, a hybrid social enterprise and real estate investment company. Housing is the largest factor in our cost of living, but the reasons for Yellowknife’s high rent go beyond immediate supply and demand. They can be traced back to policy decisions and the core structure of the NWT economy. A presentation examining rental and housing market conditions in Yellowknife

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