When the housing market starts to fail, perhaps it’s time to implement state-driven solutions. This is Alt-Erlaa in Vienna, where 60 per cent of housing is city-built, sponsored or managed. Photo by Hertha Hurnaus, submitted by the Museum of Vancouver.

Enough tinkering, argues UBC professor Patrick Condon in this three-part series. Tackling housing affordability calls for a major rethink of our approach. Tax land heavily, commit to encouraging non-market housing and follow the European lead by having governments play a big role in providing housing options.