rental housing

real estate

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Ontario’s shifting real estate landscape

As we head into Q2-2024, a significant shift in Ontario’s real estate landscape has occurred, putting the rental market front and centre amid declining home sales.
RCFi

Canadian Apartment Magazine

GTA rental construction declined in Q3

The number of purpose-built rentals under construction in the GTA fell to 18,267 units in Q3-2023, according to new data from Urbanation.
Palace Arms Hotel Toronto

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Greenwin and partners to redevelop Toronto’s Palace Arms Hotel

The historic Palace Arms Hotel on King Street West will soon be redeveloped into a mixed-use residential development featuring market rental and affordable units.
GST rental rebate

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Canada’s Enhanced GST Rental Rebate program

The Canadian government announced it is removing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on future purpose-built rental projects via the "Enhanced GST Rental Rebate" program.
Nova Scotia

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Canada’s housing sector joins forces to end rental housing crisis

The newly formed National Housing Accord has launched a plan to restore affordability and end Canada's rental housing crisis.
PGE rendering

Canadian Apartment Magazine

PGE launches two Waterloo rental projects in record time

Waterloo-based developer PGE used advanced cloud technologies to enable a phased approach to construction, shaving months off the process.  
multifamily investment

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Bouwinvest expands into Canadian rental market

Dutch institutional investment manager Bouwinvest has entered the Canadian rental market through a joint venture with Woodbourne Capital.
rental

Construction Business

Uptown rental tower starts construction

A new 29-storey rental tower in New Westminster has broken ground with completion and occupancy expected in late 2025.
rent growth

Canadian Apartment Magazine

March data shows rent growths are reaccelerating

According to March data from rentals.ca and Urbanation, average rents in Canada were up 1 per cent for the first time since November.
landlords and tenants

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Changes impacting Ontario landlords and tenants

The Ontario government is proposing changes to strengthen protections against renovictions; it is also increasing staff at the LTB to better serve landlords and tenants.
cabinet

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Ontario 2023 Budget takes action on housing issues

The newly tabled Ontario 2023 Budget includes $24 million in funds to help clear backlogs and improve processes at the Landlord and Tenant Board.
safest cities

Construction Business

Vancouver opens new affordable housing project

Dogwood Gardens, a new affordable housing project in Vancouver, is officially open.
Nova Scotia

Canadian Apartment Magazine

271-unit housing community coming to Ottawa

The federal government announced it is investing over $78 million in the construction of 271-unit rental housing community in Vanier.
Toronto

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Solving Toronto’s housing supply issues

As the election nears, four Toronto mayoral candidates shed light on the policies they believe will help solve the city's housing supply and affordabiity issues.
Squamish nation

Construction Business

Squamish Nation housing project breaks ground

The federal government is providing a $1.4-billion loan to the Squamish First Nation to build 3,000 homes on traditional lands in Vancouver.
small landlord

REMI Network

Growing number of small landlords switching to Airbnb

A growing number of small landlords are taking their properties off the rental market, according to new research from property-tech firm SingleKey.
CAPREIT

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Fengate, Canderel acquire prime Ottawa site for development

Fengate Asset Management and Canderel Management have acquired a one-acre site in a transit-oriented development zone in Ottawa’s east end.