Has anyone written a history of developer fees? I'd be especially interested in their use by governments to maintain low property taxes. Bonus points if the history focuses on Canada.

#histodons #taxation #RealEstate #Canada

@brian_gettler I think the person I've seen write the most (and most clearly) about DCs in a Canadian context is Mike Moffatt.

In the 2 links below, the first is his most recent one, and the 2nd has a summary with links to past posts on DCs.

https://www.missingmiddleinitiative.ca/p/how-to-lower-development-charges

https://www.missingmiddleinitiative.ca/p/ontarios-development-charge-crisis?utm_source=publication-search

How to Lower Development Charges Without Raising Property Taxes

A practical roadmap for reform

Missing Middle Initiative

@brian_gettler More Neighbours Toronto also has a nice "Development Charges 101" that shows the Toronto history, constraints on their use, and a reference to a UWO review paper (whose link is broken so I've pasted below).

https://www.moreneighbours.ca/news/toronto-development-charges-101

https://uwo.scholaris.ca/bitstreams/f819d7c2-08ca-484e-8b7e-82918b6d42fd/download

Toronto Development Charges 101

This article goes through the basics of Development Charges: what are they, how they work, and what impact they have on housing.