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…
Lower interest rates are presenting an opportunity for potential cottage owners, but they could drive up prices. Recreational property experts are reporting that demand is increasing for these types of homes due to improved borrowing costs. Current trade tensions and…
An Ontario regulator has laid 124 new charges against a Toronto home builder for illegally building and selling homes. The Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA) has accused Albion Building Consultant Inc. and its five business associates of constructing 40 new…
Toronto residents can now recycle beverage cups at home. This is thanks to a new pilot project that launched July 3. The pilot applies to single and multi-residential homes, as well as “other eligible locations,” such as long-term care and…
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…
The Ontario government plans to prohibit Notice of Security Interests (NOSIs), both retroactively and going forward, to protect homeowners from fraudulent scammers. A NOSI is a notice that can be registered on the land registry system by a business when…
Some Ontario homeowners may be feeling remorse after 2023 saw real estate prices fall (again) amid another round of interest rate hikes. According to a recently released report by Point2Homes, single-family homes in Burlington that were purchased at the end…
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…
Landlords of residential units will be able to raise their tenants’ rent by 2.5% again in 2024. The Ontario government approved the increase in June. Tenants of ‘rent-controlled’ units are subject to a 2.5% increase this year, too. While the 2024-approved…
The rush on recreational real estate is over. After demand for cottages reached a feverish pitch in 2021/2022, due to the pandemic and people’s ability to work from anywhere outside the office, buyers are shying away from properties in recreational…
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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