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As housing prices fall, is it better to buy or to rent? Kelley Keehn does the math
Watch: Money Wise Institute's Kelley Keehn crunches the numbers on renting versus buying a home in Canada
via Financial Post (Real Estate)
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Grosvenor Signs Doka Canada To 10-Year Lease At Annacis Island
Grosvenor Property Canada (GPC) has signed its second major industrial transaction on Annacis Island this year: Doka Canada Ltd. is set to enter a 10-year lease at 830 Carlisle Street, commencing this month. The 15-acre...
via STOREYS
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The best B.C. cities to be a renter and Vancouver isn't one of them
Out of a list of 100, 14 B.C. cities made a national ranking of the best places for renters. The Globe and Mail partnered with Rentals.ca to help renters find the best place to live in Canada, based on your income. They...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
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These major B.C. cities got more expensive to rent in last month
While we’ve seen B.C. rent prices decline over the past couple of years, the summer months have so far bucked the trend: rent prices have been ticking up in some major cities. According to Zumper, a digital marketplace f...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
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Shopping malls anchor former HBC landlord's business
Watch: Primaris REIT CEO Alex Avery on how new tenants are paying off
via Financial Post (Real Estate)
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One-third of Canada’s social and affordable rental units rated in fair or poor condition
CMHC data show half of the country’s social and affordable rental stock was built before 1980, while fewer than 4% of units were constructed since 2020.
via Canadian Mortgage Trends
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Calgary minimum wage workers need 126 hours on the job just to cover rent
A new report just revealed how many hours a minimum wage earner needs to work in Calgary just to afford rent, and it’s over 100. Zoocasa analyzed rental data from Rentals.ca to calculate how many hours a minimum wage ear...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
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In this Canadian city, rent gobbles up 95% of a full-time, minimum-wage earner's working hours
29 of 60 cities required minimum-wage workers to dedicate 120-plus hours of their monthly full-time work hours to cover rent
via Financial Post (Real Estate)
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Minimum wage workers in Edmonton need 108 hours just to cover rent
If you’re earning minimum wage in Edmonton and affording the cost of living feels like a never-ending treadmill, a new report shows how many hours it takes just to keep a roof over your head. And it’s not looking great....
via Daily Hive Urbanized
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Canada’s GDP Boosted By Fictitious Rents, Population Revisions and Jobs
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada’s Fake GDP Growth: Fictitious Rents Add More Than Oil Fictitious rents are driving Canada’s recent GDP growth surprise, even more than ene...
via Better Dwelling
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Major distributor signs Grosvenor's largest Canadian industrial lease in nearly 75 years
A major branded merchandise distributor is significantly expanding its Metro Vancouver operations with a new warehouse on Annacis Island, in what developer Grosvenor says is its largest industrial lease in Canada in near...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
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B.C. says it's on a 'generational path to prosperity' after latest rental data release
The B.C. Ministry of Housing celebrated the most recent rental report from Rentals.ca and suggested that the province is on a “generational path to prosperity.” Rentals.ca released its August 2026 national rent report ea...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
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Average asking rents fall 4% in July as market ‘stabilizing, but not yet recovering’
A new report says the average national asking rent fell four per cent in July compared with last year and now stands at $2,037.
via Canadian Mortgage Trends
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Four Alberta cities rank in the national top 10 as best for renters
If you’re looking for your next place to call home in Alberta, several communities across the province stand out in The Globe and Mail‘s latest ranking of Canada’s 100 best cities for renters. The list includes four Albe...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
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Canada’s Fake GDP Growth: Fictitious Rents Add More Than Oil
Canada’s transition from a petro-currency to a mortgage-backed dollar no longer feels like a joke. While Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows strong recent GDP growth, few realize where that expansion comes from. Oil a...
via Better Dwelling
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Zillow Cuts Over 500 Jobs In Organizational Restructuring
Zillow is laying off just over 500 employees, CEO Jeremy Wacksman said in a memo on Tuesday.The company is calling it an organizational restructuring.Wacksman said the decision reflects both the company's strategic posit...
via STOREYS
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Mayor Ken Sim's support is higher among homeowners than renters: survey
A new public opinion survey suggests Vancouver’s mayoral race remains wide open, with more than one-third of voters still undecided and no candidate holding a statistically clear lead. The survey conducted by Pallas Data...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
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Vancouver City Council approves rental housing tower that may need to be redesigned for additional SkyTrain station platform and pedestrian bridge
Vancouver City Council has approved a major mixed-use rental housing tower immediately next to SkyTrain’s Commercial-Broadway Station, but the project may need to undergo substantial design changes to preserve the possib...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
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This new rental community is putting the best of Surrey within reach
The rental game in Surrey has just levelled up thanks to a new community that’s pushing the envelope of what walkability and connectivity can look like. Check out Vara from HyLand Properties, a new take on modern living...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
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Montreal asking rents fall, with double-digit declines in some neighbourhoods
Seven of the 10 neighbourhoods tracked by liv.rent recorded year-over-year declines in July.
via Canadian Mortgage Trends
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Why forcing landlords to pay for air conditioning upgrades could backfire
Forcing property owners to pay for costly retrofits could have unintended consequences for apartment dwellers
via Financial Post (Real Estate)
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About 400 tenants could be at risk as privately-owned Downtown Eastside SROs face foreclosure and sale
Some housing advocates are raising new concerns about the future of a number of old single-room occupancy (SRO) hotels in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, warning that up to hundreds of low-income tenants could be at risk...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
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Ontario Projected To See Stronger Housing Market Improvement Than BC: CMHC
About six months after publishing their 2026 Housing Market Outlook, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) says that what was already a weak housing market has actually proven even weaker than expected.“Hous...
via STOREYS
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Here are Metro Vancouver's cheapest and most expensive neighbourhoods
While Metro Vancouver rent is notoriously high, there’s a big price discrepancy depending on the city you live in. Liv.rent recently shared its Metro Vancouver Rent Report for July 2026, revealing average rent prices acr...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
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