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As the October 26 Toronto mayoral election approaches, the city’s housing and affordability crisis remains one of the most pressing issues among voters, and for good reason.Fewer than 1 in 6 Torontonians can afford to bu...
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The rising cost of living continues to impact many British Columbians, and you may soon need to dig deeper into your pockets to pay your monthly Vancouver rent. A new report from Rentals.ca reveals that asking rents for...
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Colleen Hardwick, a former Vancouver city councillor and the mayoral candidate for the TEAM For A Livable Vancouver party, is calling for governments to take a more direct role in creating new homes that middle-income re...
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Vancouver is the country’s priciest rental market, and although rent affordability has (very slightly) improved over the last couple of years, renters in the city are still spending a staggering amount of their household...
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Vancouver or Toronto may come to mind when thinking of cost-of-living struggles, but a new study has found that a city in Alberta is seeing one of the worst rent affordability crunches in the country. The study from Sing...
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Canada’s East-West divide is extending to rental affordability, and not in the way many would expect. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows national two-bedroom asking rents sliding further in Q2 2026, but Atlantic Cana...
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Smaller and mid-sized cities are seeing demand in rental searches rise as renters seek affordability and vacancies
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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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A new survey of Canadian renters says affordability concerns continue to far outweigh all other rental market challenges even after nearly two years of declines in asking prices.
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