rental housing
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.
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.
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.
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.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Average rent in Canada up 4.4%
After the typical decline in December, average rent in Canada is trending up once again. Fears around the Omicron variant have diminished, and prospective tenants are back on the hunt for rental housing.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
GTA rental construction surged in 2021
Despite the unprecedented challenges of 2021, the GTA rental market faired well by Q4 with rental construction increasing to a 30-year high.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Ontario announces new Housing Affordability Task Force
The Ford government announced it has appointed nine members to a new Housing Affordability Task Force.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
FRPO announces 2021 MAC Award recipients
The Federaton of Rental Housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) hosted its 2021 virtual MAC Awards gala on December 3rd to recognize the sector's leaders and achievements.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Average GTA rents rose 1.6% in October 2021
October marked the first month since March 2020 that average GTA rents increased year over year, according to new data from Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research & Consulting.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
CMHC report looks at prevelance of secondary units
A new CMHC report looks at secondary units in municipalities throughout Ontario and what contributes to disparities.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New rental housing coming to Laval, Quebec
The Government of Canada announced it is investing $66.3 million toward the construction of a 193-unit rental building in Laval, Quebec, in the form of a low-cost loan.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Dawn of a new era for development in Canada
With the end of the COVID-19 pandemic in sight, many analysts predict we're at the dawn of a new era for development in Canada.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
A closer look at infill development
As affordable rental housing continues to be a pressing need in the GTA, some housing experts believe infill development is the solution we've been looking for.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Feds release new details about Rapid Housing Initiative
The federal government has provided new details about the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI), which it says will expedite the creation of up to 3,000 new affordable housing units.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Vancouver amends zoning and development bylaw
Amendments to the zoning and development bylaw for C-2 commercial districts in Vancouver will soon allow developers to build six-storey rental housing.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
VivRE Communities expands in New Brunswick
ViveRE Communities, a Halifax-based company targeting "emply-nesters", announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire three multi-unit residential properties in New Brunswick.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Rental rates in Canada 8% higher than last year
New data from Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research & Consulting reveals that although rental rates have declined across Canada for the second month in a row, overall they are up 8 per cent from 2018.
