rental supply

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Canada’s rental markets in even worse shape post-pandemic

The country's rental vacancy rate fell to 1.9 per cent—the lowest it’s been since 2001.


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Detractors of Ontario’s new housing plan must offer alternative solutions to affordability crisis

In the 1970s roughly one home was built annually for every 1.2 new Ontarians compared to 2.4 new Ontarians in the most recent decade.


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Vancouver’s latest policy on rental development—big bang, or more timid tinkering?

The more floors allowed in new projects, the more feasible they become.


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Renters remain the big losers in ‘rent control’ cities

In cities such as Toronto and Vancouver, the move away from apartment construction and towards condos is already well underway.


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Rent control doesn’t help renters—but building more apartments does

Over the last 12 months, apartment building completions in Toronto reached a 25-year high.


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Another budget, another missed opportunity to tackle B.C.'s housing shortage

Vancouver-area home prices are almost 65 per cent higher than five years ago.


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Politicians get rent relief—but what about the GTA’s 700,000 renter households?

Average rent prices in the GTA rose 4.9 per cent over the last year.