Rental rates in the Greater Toronto Area continue to decline despite a recent increase in transactions. The number of condominium apartments that leased in the fourth quarter of 2025 was up 16% year-over-year, to 13,687 from 11,802, outpacing growth in…
The average asking rent for all residential properties in Canada declined 2.3% year-over-year in August to $2,137, marking the eleventh consecutive month of annual rent decreases, according to the latest national rental report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation. This is the…
For the first time since 2022, the Ontario government's approved residential rent increase is under 2.5% for the ensuing year. In 2026, landlords of ‘rent-controlled’ units can raise their tenants’ rent by no more than 2.1%, without prior approval of…
Rental rates are maintaining their downward trajectory, according to the latest national report by Rentals.ca and Urbanation. The decline in rents last year was mainly concentrated in Ontario, where average asking rents fell by 4.7%. This followed a 3.7% increase…
The City of Toronto has passed a new renoviction bylaw to prevent landlords from evicting tenants under the pretense of renovations, only to re-list the unit at a much higher price without completing the work. Under the new bylaw, landlords…
For a third consecutive year, landlords of residential units in Ontario will be able to raise their tenants’ rent by 2.5% in 2025. Tenants in ‘rent-controlled’ units faced the same increase in 2023 and, again, in 2024. The Ontario government…
A Montreal tenant has been ordered to pay six years’ worth of tax on his monthly rent that his overseas landlord failed to fork over to the Canadian government. The court ruling, delivered by the Tax Court of Canada upon…
Demand for and supply of rental condominium apartments continued to grow in the Greater Toronto Area during the third quarter of 2023, as did prices. More than 14,400 condo apartments were leased through the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s MLS…
The City of Toronto is evaluating its short-term rental bylaw to identify areas of improvement. Specifically, the City is considering strengthening the primary residence requirement, streamlining the operator registration revocation process, introducing additional measures to curtail rental activity by unregistered…
Toronto’s rental market is one of the most competitive in the country, so it can be a real downer when you find a listing you want to view but the landlord has a no-pet policy. However, is this legal? Yes…
Clare Tattersall
Sales Representative
Direct: 647.625.3282
Office: 416.762.8255
Email: clare@realtorontowest.com
Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage
2320 Bloor St. W., Toronto, ON M6S 1P2
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