This is a response to Braeden’s blog post about a new option for affordable housing in Vancouver. Braeden wrote about micro homes being a possible cheaper living in option if bylaws were changed to allow them. The micro homes reminded me of laneway homes: both are smaller homes that are a cheaper alternative.
However, laneway homes are limited to rentals and have some key disadvantages that make me question whether they are a good solution to Vancouver’s housing problem. Since it is up to owners of homes to build and rent out a laneway home, the majority of owners that can afford to are wealthy, and consequently live in more expensive neighbourhoods. Most laneway houses for rent in Vancouver are in the more expensive neighbourhoods so they are creating a cheaper option in an expensive area rather than a cheaper option in a cheaper area. Micro homes could be a better option for Vancouver because people could build them in cheaper areas and they would be more widely available because its up to the buyer to build it so there’s more incentive to build in the cheaper neighbourhoods.
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