6/28/2019 | Posted in Rental Market by Eileen Farrow
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The average monthly rental rate in Canada increased by four per cent in May following two months of declines, but demand for apartments is expected to remain strong according ... More

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  10/31/2018 | Posted in Rental Market by Eileen Farrow
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In a keynote speech delivered at the National Mortgage Conference in Montreal this week, Benjamin Tal warned that instituting rent control could spell disaster.

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  8/31/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Eileen Farrow
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Toronto is still the nation's priciest rental market, while rental rates are soaring in half of Canada's largest cities. The year-over-year numbers paint an even ... More

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  10/13/2017 | Posted in Rental Market by Eileen Farrow
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Competition in Toronto's condo rental market has become so fierce that bidding wars are on the ... More

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  9/26/2017 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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The tight Ontario rental market will worsen without increasing the units available by around 6,250 a year for a decade.

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  9/13/2017 | Posted in Toronto News by Eileen Farrow
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The Ontario government has addressed the province’s housing supply issue by vowing to unlock provincial land for the use of housing.

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  9/1/2017 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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Ontario tenants will have additional protection from eviction starting Friday, September 1, 2017; when a landlord ends a tenancy to have family members move in, people evicted ... More

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  8/6/2017 | Posted in Home Owners by Eileen Farrow
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A rental suite is a great way to help homeowners meet their mortgage payments at a time when home prices are creeping ever upward in some parts of Canada.

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  5/18/2017 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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A new report suggests commercial tenants in Toronto will be facing massive rent increases over the next three years, amid rising property values.

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  1/25/2017 | Posted in Real Estate Investments by Eileen Farrow
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Homeowners could recoup the purchase price of their homes faster through short-term rentals such as Airbnb compared to a long-term rental strategy.

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  1/17/2017 | Posted in Rental Market by Eileen Farrow
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Those hoping to become first-time buyers in the Greater Toronto Area are under increasing pressure as soaring rents make saving for a downpayment tougher.

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  10/26/2016 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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There was a 17.3 per cent drop in condo apartments available to rent in the Greater Toronto Area in third quarter of 2016 compared to a year earlier, Toronto Real Estate Board ... More

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  10/17/2016 | Posted in Rental Market by Eileen Farrow
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Toronto’s rental market is the hottest it has been in years, with bidding wars breaking out and rents soaring, according to a new study that predicts Ottawa’s new ... More

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  10/15/2016 | Posted in Real Estate Market by Eileen Farrow
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For many young professionals chasing the dream of home ownership, "I'll be renting forever" is a common lament as real estate prices in ... More

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  9/2/2016 | Posted in Real Estate Market by Eileen Farrow
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Renting as the primary mode of residence among Canada’s young adults is projected to become more and more common in the coming years, with purpose-build rental stock ... More

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  7/18/2016 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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There was a 10 per cent year-over-year drop in the number of rental units rented through the MLS system in the Greater Toronto Area in the second quarter of 2016 as supply ... More

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  5/3/2016 | Posted in Home Owners by Eileen Farrow
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The Liberal government said its plans to make it easier for landlords to evict problem tenants will lead to more affordable housing, but tenants' rights groups blasted the ... More

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