Oslo, Norway where I live is a pretty expensive city, but we don&#x27;t have property taxes so that is not an issue.<p>But like Vancouver we have serious issues with the housing market. We have a green area around Oslo were you can&#x27;t build on (that is where everybody goes skiing and hiking).<p>And we have the extra problem that due to being so far north  we can&#x27;t build high rises otherwise we wouldn&#x27;t get any sun in the city in winter time.<p>But they have started turning a lot of old villa areas in to 4-5 story buildings. So densification is definitely a strategy being followed in Oslo.