The Rental Market

Social and affordable housing in Canada

With the national vacancy rate hovering at 2.5 percent, bringing more social and affordable rental housing to market is on every government's agenda.
Portage Place

B.C. Budget 2023 takes action on housing issues

B.C. Budget 2023 promises to invest in new purpose-built rental housing with measures intended to stimulate construction and provide support for renters in need.
rent growth

Surging demand leads to tightening of rental market

Despite an increase in rental supply, surging demand pushed Canada's vacancy rate for purpose-built rental apartments down to 1.9 per cent in 2022, according to new data from CMHC.
multi-unit housing starts

Multi-unit projects drive 2022 housing starts

In Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, multi-unit construction drove the year's housing starts, with rental apartments and condominiums accounting for the majority of 2022 housing projects.
For Affordable

Working together for affordable housing

On a mission to provide clarity and solutions to Canada's affordable housing crisis, five large residential REITs launched ForAffordable.ca.
building conversions

From office to residential

Office-to-residential building conversions have been gaining momentum in some Canadian cities, but how viable are they as a long-term housing solution?
Toronto

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.
student housing

Canada’s Student Housing Market

As the fall semester kicks off, reports of inadequent student housing abound, with many having struggled to find suitable accommodations in and around campuses.
Canada's top rents rank moderately in the U.S.

Canada’s top rents rank moderately in the U.S.

Canada’s two priciest rental housing markets fall toward the moderate end of the scale when mixed in with the largest urban centres in the United States.
GTA rents

GTA rents rise at fastest pace on record

GTA rents in Q2 2022 rose at their fastest pace on record, with smaller units experiencing the strongest growth rates since the pandemic.
average asking rents

Rent price trends from coast to coast

Though up significantly since last year, the average rent price for all Canadian properties in June 2022 was still 3.5 per cent lower than the pre-pandemic level.

Industry responds to Premier Ford’s re-election

Doug Ford has been re-elected as Premier of Ontario in a victory many rental housing professionals and associated sectors were hoping for.