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Julian Wells

As a co-founder of Studenthaus, Julian has researched how students across Canada make housing decisions and helped get thousands of housing units approved. With a degree in political science and economics, Julian is committed to driving a shift in how students live.

🗳️ 2025 Election: Housing cheat sheet

Apr 22, 2025

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5 min read

🗳️ 2025 Election: Housing cheat sheet

Election Preview Edition: Reviewing the housing promises of the three contending political parties ahead of Canada's April 28 federal election

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
🌳 Housing progress = climate progress

Apr 10, 2025

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5 min read

🌳 Housing progress = climate progress

The impact of urban densification on climate, plus housing platforms for the April 28 federal election

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
🗳️ Election time. What now?

Mar 25, 2025

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6 min read

🗳️ Election time. What now?

3 housing policies for parties to steal if they want to win over young voters, plus this edition of good news in housing

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
🚀 Rental housing is taking off

Mar 11, 2025

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6 min read

🚀 Rental housing is taking off

Canada's building tens of thousands of rental units, but will it actually help young renters? Plus, this edition of good news in housing.

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
🎓 Canada's student housing problem

Feb 25, 2025

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7 min read

🎓 Canada's student housing problem

Why Canada sucks at building student housing (and how to fix it), plus this edition of good news in housing

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
🔨 New year, same housing crisis?

Feb 11, 2025

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6 min read

🔨 New year, same housing crisis?

CMHC's latest outlook says young renters might finally catch a break, plus this edition's good news in housing

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
👋 Reintroducing Studenthaus

Jan 28, 2025

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4 min read

👋 Reintroducing Studenthaus

We've gone from building a university club to working with some of Canada’s biggest names in housing and we’re just getting started.

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
🔑 Student housing is the key

Jan 14, 2025

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7 min read

🔑 Student housing is the key

Exploring why building more student housing could unlock long-term affordability, plus this edition of good news in housing

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
🪩 2024 Year In Review

Dec 31, 2024

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7 min read

🪩 2024 Year In Review

For a New Year's Eve special edition, read about Canada's top housing moments in 2024, plus our not-so-secret resolutions for 2025

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
🥼 New study makes youth housing need clear

Dec 17, 2024

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6 min read

🥼 New study makes youth housing need clear

We partnered with leading think tanks to explore the need for youth housing. Read the initial results, plus this edition of good news in housing.

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
🤔 The cost of affordability

Dec 3, 2024

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5 min read

🤔 The cost of affordability

Breaking down what the steps to housing affordability at scale actually look like in practice, plus this edition of good news in housing

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
👥 The rise of co-living

Nov 19, 2024

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5 min read

👥 The rise of co-living

The trending solution for dealing with the affordability and loneliness crises, plus this edition of good news in housing

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
🤑 How taxes impact new homes

Nov 5, 2024

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9 min read

🤑 How taxes impact new homes

Unpacking the different kinds of taxes on new housing projects and a student rental story, plus this week's good news in housing

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
🏁 In housing, speed matters

Oct 29, 2024

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7 min read

🏁 In housing, speed matters

The importance of using creative policies and standardization to fast track new homes and meet demand, plus this week's good news in housing

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
📖 The truth about student impact

Oct 22, 2024

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9 min read

📖 The truth about student impact

How we built the Student Housing Initiative and helped unlock 4.5k homes while being full-time university students, plus this week's good news in housing

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
🏡 The future of single-family homes

Oct 15, 2024

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6 min read

🏡 The future of single-family homes

Exploring how a new federal policy could help single-family homeowners turn urban sprawl into dense affordability, plus this week's good news in housing

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
⛑ What happens if we don't build enough housing

Oct 8, 2024

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8 min read

⛑ What happens if we don't build enough housing

The dangers of not acting fast enough, how youth migration could change some communities forever, plus this week's good news in housing

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
🛠 How governments are trying to fix the housing crisis

Oct 1, 2024

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9 min read

🛠 How governments are trying to fix the housing crisis

Canada's housing agency posted an update: here's the good, the bad, and the ugly. Read about new government programs, plus good news in housing this week

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
🏗 How densifying can fix the housing crisis

Sep 24, 2024

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9 min read

🏗 How densifying can fix the housing crisis

Exploring the future of urban living, a new tool that shows you which homes can be turned into multiple units, and this week's good news in housing

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
🚃 Students want the 15-minute city model

Sep 17, 2024

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6 min read

🚃 Students want the 15-minute city model

Walkable and transit-based cities stay popular, we want to hear your stories, and this week's good news in housing (plus our first ever beige flag)

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
🥳 Student opinions featured by Desjardins, national media

Sep 10, 2024

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5 min read

🥳 Student opinions featured by Desjardins, national media

Return to campus turns spotlight on student housing crisis, this week's good news in housing, plus resources for new renters

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
💸 What makes housing so expensive?

Sep 3, 2024

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6 min read

💸 What makes housing so expensive?

Unpacking the causes of the housing crisis, defining legal limits of landlord rent increases, and sharing this week's good news in housing

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
🔬 2024 research stats and what's next for us

Aug 20, 2024

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3 min read

🔬 2024 research stats and what's next for us

How much students pay for rent, what we're doing next, and a light at the end of the rental market tunnel

Julian Wells
Julian Wells
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