rental market
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New rent report looks at GTA neighbourhoods
A new report from liv.rent explores the pandemic’s impact on the cost of rent in specific GTA neighbourhoods for Q1 2021.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Average rent in Canada down 6% since February 2020
The average rent for all Canadian properties listed on Rentals.ca in February was $1,714 per month, down 6 per cent from a year ago.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Toronto vacancy rate reaches 50-year high
The latest Urbanation survey of purpose-built rental apartments in Toronto show the vacancy rate rose to a 50-year high of 5.7 per cent in Q4-2020.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Avenue Living surpasses $2 billion in assets
Avenue Living announced it has surpassed $2 billion in assets under management during the COVID-19 pandemic, growing by 30 per cent since December 2019.
REMI Network
GTA rents continue to decline
GTA rents continue to decline, with condo rentals in downtown Toronto seeing the most significant drop in rates at 16 per cent.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Average rent down 8.1% in Canada: October 2020
New rental data for October 2020 shows that average rents are down in most large metros, particularly for smaller luxury units located in busy neighbourhhoods.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Rental demand in Canada’s major urban centres
Measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 and protect Canadians’ health are contributing to a significant interruption in rental demand.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Survey finds significant number of adult Canadians moving back home
A new survey by Finder.com found that a significant number of adult Canadians are moving back home with parents due to the financial pressures of COVID-19.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
COVID-19’s impact on housing choices
New data shows more Canadians are making conservative housing choices due to sustained income loss and fear of a second wave.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
On the road to recovery
New data from Altus Group, Morguard, and Rentals.ca show a slump in sales and declining rental rates as we ease our way down the road to recovery.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Average monthly rents decline in April
Average monthly rents were down in April over March in most Canadian cities, including Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Ottawa, according to the latest data from Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research & Consulting.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Survey finds 1 in 10 Canadians believe they’ll be renting forever
According to new research from Finder.com, more than 3.4 million Canadians believe they'll never own a home, particularly in the frame of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Avenue Living reports positive April rent revenue
Despite the drastic economic downturn due to COVID-19, Calgary-based Avenue Living reports that the large majority of its tenants paid their April rent.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Airbnb shifts towards longer-term rental strategy
With the pandemic putting an abrupt halt to travel and tourism, short-term vacation rentals have seen a sharp decline in bookings. As a result, changes are afoot at Airbnb with a longer-term strategy now underway.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Tight market conditions persist in GTA
New CMHC rental market survey sheds light on the main drivers affecting the GTA's tight market conditions.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Tackling the challenges of urban growth
As rents continue to climb in Canada’s major metropolitan areas, “creative” and “collaborative” solutions will be needed to tackle the challenges of urban growth.
REMI Network
Five policies that could affect the housing market
Immigration figures into the Real Estate Investment Network’s list of five policies that are likely to affect the future housing market.
