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The average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in big cities increased by 3.9%, clocking the fastest growth since 2001.

Average rents in Canada are expected grow by 3% this year, while Toronto will see a stronger 7% increase in rents.

The annual increase in Canadian rents was not consistent across property types.

The strength of the economy and labour market in the Greater Toronto Area is boosting rental activity.

The Greater Toronto Area’s tech sector, the fastest growing in North America, expected to attract young professionals in greater numbers this year.

Canadian landlords will be increasing rents in 2019 as strong demand for rental housing continues amid high home prices and tighter mortgage lending rules.

Canada added 37,000 apartments this year, but demand rose by even more to 50,000 units.

Immensely positive prospects for employment will fuel prolonged demand for rental residences in Toronto, according to a new analysis by Marcus & Millichap.

In a keynote speech delivered at the National Mortgage Conference in Montreal this week, Benjamin Tal warned that instituting rent control could spell disaster.

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

The cost of renting an apartment is climbing rapidly in many of Canada's largest cities, led by Toronto and nearby places, new data shows.

The construction cranes seem to be everywhere you look in downtown Toronto, but finding a condo to call home is becoming increasingly more difficult, and costly, for a legion ... More

Competition in Toronto's condo rental market has become so fierce that bidding wars are on the ... More

The tight Ontario rental market will worsen without increasing the units available by around 6,250 a year for a decade.

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

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.

Homeowners could recoup the purchase price of their homes faster through short-term rentals such as Airbnb compared to a long-term rental strategy.

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.

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

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

Airbnb Canada's public policy manager Alexandra Dagg told Metro Morning that she'd like to see the city of Toronto create regulations that target ... More

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

Earlier this week, Finance Minister Bill Morneau introduced tax changes that were aimed primarily at foreign investors in Canadian real estate to ensure they abide by our ... More

More and more consumers in Vancouver and Toronto are purchasing and moving to new properties even as they continue to maintain ownership of their old homes, taking advantage of ... More