Home ownership: Is it still the dream?

Kathryn Gretsinger is an Associate Professor of Teaching at UBC’s School of Journalism, Writing, and Media and a longtime public broadcaster with CBC. She has created award-winning work at local and national levels and was named one of North America’s top innovative journalism educators in 2018. She is also a Killam Teaching Prize winner and a respected mentor and trainer at CBC, where she leads workshops on performance, audio, podcasting, and compelling storytelling. Her work focuses on fostering thoughtful dialogue on complex social issues through communication, journalism, and public engagement.

Jack Favilukis is an Associate Professor of Finance at the UBC Sauder School of Business, where his research focuses on real estate, finance, inequality, and forces shaping housing markets. His work examines how housing and financial markets affect households differently across income and wealth levels, with a particular interest in the economic and social impacts of housing affordability. He has published research in leading academic journals and teaches courses in finance and financial markets. His research brings together finance and economics to better understand how policies and market changes affect households and broader economic outcomes.

Alexandra Flynn is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Professional Programs at UBC’s Allard School of Law, where she teaches administrative and property law. Her research focuses on housing and homelessness. She also directs the Housing Research Collaborative, which includes the Housing Assessment Resource Tools project, the Balanced Supply of Housing research group, and projects related to the right to housing rights. Previously, she practiced Aboriginal law at Ratcliff & Company and worked as a senior policy official at the City of Toronto. She has also volunteered extensively on access-to-justice and has received legal aid awards and a SSHRC award for housing research excellence.

An award-winning professor in UBC’s School of Population and Public Health (SPPH), Dr. Paul Kershaw is a public speaker, media contributor, and founder of Generation Squeeze. His research and advocacy focus on housing affordability, generational equity, public policy, and population health. He received the UBC President’s Award for Public Education through Media in 2023 and has been national recognition for his research on gender and politics. His work has contributed to policy changes related to housing affordability, taxation, child care, zoning, and intergenerational equity. He was also a driving force behind the federal government’s focus on “Fairness for every generation” in Budget 2024.