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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...
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Montreal's main animal protection organization is calling on the province to scrap rules that bar pets in rental units as the tally of animal surrenders surges this month.
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With the FIFA World Cup officially over, new data reveals that Vancouver short-term rentals garnered close to an additional $24 million in revenue during the tournament period. AirDNA, a platform that analyzes data on sh...
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It was a very rude awakening for a B.C. tenant who found themselves temporarily without a home when a landlord decided to evict them at 2:13 a.m suddenly. Details of the roommate agreement were shared publicly in a decis...
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On April 1, 2026, Mississauga joined Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, and Kitchener in adopting a municipal renoviction by-law. Mississauga’s Rental Repairs and Renovations Licensing By-law will come into effect on September 1...
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National vacancy declined to 4.7% in the second quarter and rent growth slowed, even as prospective tenants continued to face a wide affordability gap.
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Vancouver renters have the rest of Canada beat, by far, but that’s not a glowing endorsement; it’s a dubious honour that renters in the city wear. Rentals.ca recently shared a blog post about budgets for Canadian renters...
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Canada's multifamily market caught its breath in the second quarter of 2026. After nearly two years of climbing vacancies and cooling rents, the latest data from Yardi shows a sector settling into something closer to equ...
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A B.C. tenant had to take the legal route in order to get some possessions back from his former landlord, including his birth certificate. A dispute that made its way to the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) was a fight...
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Canadian inflation is slowing, but those living outside Ottawa’s models may struggle to feel relief. Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) shows growth decelerated in June, largely due to gasoli...
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Detailed disclosures from Stan Cho's constituency office show, between 2023 and 2026, the MPP billed the office for pricey dinners, airline tickets and hotel stay.
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Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadians Are Leaving At A Record Pace—and Half Are From Ontario Immigration caps aren’t the only drag on population—Canadians are leaving too. E...
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Landlords in the UK have been feeling the squeeze for a decade. For many, new legislation designed to strengthen the rights of tenants is the final straw.
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A B.C. roommate rental agreement was the subject of a BC Civil Tribunal Rental dispute, and it sounds like things got extremely violent after a heavy night of drinking. According to a tribunal dispute posted July 17, 202...
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Residents in major B.C. cities are continuing to feel the financial pinch, and those who rent in several spots in the province will have to open up their wallets a little wider this month. Zumper, a digital marketplace f...
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A new study comparing rent, income, and vacation costs found that Vancouver is the most expensive city in Canada if you’re looking to balance rent with an occasional vacation. Real estate platform Zoocasa compared the av...
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It’s been around a decade since plans were put in motion for Grand Park Village: a multi-block, mixed-use community proposed for 2 and 10 Audley Street and 29, 31, 39, 59, and 71 Portland Street. The series of addresses...
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A new study comparing rent, income, and vacation costs found that Calgary is one of the most affordable cities in Canada if you’re looking to balance rent with an occasional vacation. Real estate platform Zoocasa compare...
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If you love to travel, a new study comparing the cost of rent, income, and vacation budgets has found that Edmonton is one of the easiest cities in Canada to afford both living in and getting away from. Real estate platf...
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A Vancouver rental made it to the front page of Reddit and received thousands of comments, but it was for all the wrong reasons. A Facebook Marketplace rental listing was shared on the Subreddit “midlyinfuriating.” The l...
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A dispute over conditions at a rental home in B.C. involved some pretty wild claims, ranging from “perverted behaviour” to security cameras intentionally being broken, to the heat being shut off. In a small claims case a...
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In the United States, the role of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) has come under scrutiny, but the picture looks very different in Canada, Statistics Canada data shows.
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While the cost of Metro Vancouver rent has dropped across the region year-over-year, a new report shows that some of the municipalities have seen a slight uptick in average rent prices in the past month. This comes after...
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Asking rents in Canada continued to sink lower last month compared with a year ago, with a new report pegging the average cost at $2,033 for June.
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