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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Canada’s rental market edges toward stability

Canada’s rental market is showing early signs of stabilizing, even as July marked the 22nd straight month of annual rent declines.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

GTHA rental market shows improvement in Q2

Urbanation’s Q2 data reveals condo lease transactions climbed to a record 18,923 units, a 5 per cent annual increase that underscores strengthening demand across the GTHA.
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REMI Network

GTHA new condo sales up 52% in Q2

New condo sales in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area increased 52 per cent annually to 702 units in Q2-2026.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Ontario poised for record student housing growth

Ontario is heading into a watershed year for student housing, according to Urbanation’s new Spring Purpose‑Built Student Accommodation Report.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Move‑in incentives now the norm in major rental markets

Move‑in incentives have become increasingly common, reshaping how renters search for homes and how property managers compete for tenants.
GTHA

REMI Network

GTHA rental vacancy hits highest level since 2021

Vacancy in purpose‑built rentals completed since 2000 rose to 5.4 per cent in Q1‑2026, up sharply from 3.6 per cent a year ago.
GTHA

REMI Network

GTHA condo inventory hits record high

First-quarter condo sales in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area reached a new 35-year low.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Canada’s average rent drops to three‑year low

Canada’s rental market continued its downward slide in March, with the average asking rent falling for the 18th straight month to $2,008

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Rental units shrink as space becomes more costly

A new analysis finds that despite signs of rent stabilization, affordability pressures persist as rental units become smaller across the country.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Canada’s average rent continues to fall

The average rent for vacant residential units fell 2.8 per cent year-over-year in February, marking the 17th straight month of annual declines.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Rental construction surged in Q4-2025

New data from Urbanation shows rental construction accelerated sharply in Q4‑2025, up 42 per cent from 2024 and the highest annual total since the 1970s.
Rentsync

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Rentsync acquires Urbanation

The acquisition of Urbanation represents a major step in Rentsync’s strategy to expand market intelligence for the rental housing market in Canada.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Canada’s average rent falls below $2,100

Average rent in Canada has dropped 3.1 per cent since last November to $2,074 marking the 14th consecutive month of annual decreases.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Rent declines ease in October

Rent declines eased somewhat across Canada in October, suggesting the downturn may be moderating after 13th consecutive months of decreases.
GTHA

Canadian Apartment Magazine

GTHA’s rental push gains momentum

Urbanation Inc. released its Q3-2025 rental market report, noting an uptick in GTHA purpose-built rental construction amid a stalled condominium sector.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Cooling rents signal shift in housing landscape

Canada's housing landscape is undergoing a transformation, with cooling rents reshaping urban affordability for the 12th straight month.
Yardi

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Residential rent prices continue to slide

Average residential rent prices in Canada have fallen for the 11th consecutive month in August, according to the latest National Rent Report.