Differentiating housing demand, housing needs, and housing requirements | Toronto Metropolitan University

Research report by Frank Clayton of the Centre for Urban Research and Land Development at Toronto Metropolitan University, published in December 2023, reviewing how housing demand, housing needs, and housing requirements are defined across Canadian and international literature. It identifies inconsistencies in usage by planners, economists, and policymakers, and proposes standardized definitions for use in housing market and policy analysis.
Topics include: housing demand, housing needs, housing requirements, shared knowledge.