Rent

• Average asking rents fall annually for 8th-straight month in Canada to $2,129: report

  The monthly report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation said Monday asking rents held steady from April, with a 0.1 per cent month-over-month increase.

  Money

  Jun 9
  
• Ottawa promises $2.55B in low-cost loans to build Toronto rental homes

  The federal government is promising billions in low-cost financing to help build thousands of rental homes in Toronto, including more than a thousand affordable units.

  Politics

  Mar 19
  
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• Lethbridge business owners concerned after a winter without heat

  Two tenants of a commercial property in Lethbridge say they have had no central heating this winter and have resorted to using small space heaters for months.

  Canada

  Feb 19
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• Canada’s average asking rent has dropped again, hitting 18-month low

  Rental prices have been dropping since October, and while they've hit an 18-month low, a report cautions the cost remains higher than it was in 2023.

  Canada

  Feb 6
• ‘Detrimental’: Ontario elementary school closing over rent dispute with church

  A private elementary school in Toronto's west end says it's closing its doors after 43 years in business due to a rent dispute with its current landlord -- a church.

  Education

  Jan 30
• ‘This is my home’: Halifax renter stuck in waiting game for demolition timeline

  In June 2022, the city announced it would be widening Robie Street to add bus lanes — a project that requires space. That will also mean the end to a woman's home of 26 years.

  Canada

  Jan 21
• Canada’s rent growth slows as international student enrolment drops

  Last month, rents across Canada reached an average of $2,193 per month, according to Rentals.ca and Urbanation’s latest National Rent Report.

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2024
• NDP want competition watchdog to probe potential rent-fixing by landlords

  According to the latest report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation, average asking rents in August rose 3.3 per cent from last year to $2,187.

  Consumer

  Sep 20, 2024
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• Ontario city cracking down on ‘slum’ landlords who ‘ruin neighbourhoods’

  Early in the year, Brampton launched a program to make small landlords in some of the city's wards obtain business licences and agree to enhanced scrutiny.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2024
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• Rental rates in many B.C. communities continue to rise amid affordability crisis

  New Data from Rentals.ca suggests B.C.'s fastest-growing city, Surrey, has seen rental rates skyrocket by eight per cent year over year.

  Economy

  Sep 11, 2024