Monthly Archives: January 2021

Where Is Ontario’s Rental Housing Industry Headed?

Where is Ontario’s rental industry headed in the future? What changes and shifts and trends can we expect? Here’s a list of possible future trends which I consider highly likely to materialize. I think among developers there will be re-focus on developing mid-level rentals with modest appointments and more affordable rents. Although high-end, luxury, A grade rentals earn the highest… Read more »

Renewing Toronto’s Old-Stock Rental Towers

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On Christmas day 2020 the Toronto Star published an article describing the findings of a group of US real estate experts from the Urban Land Institute who examined some of Toronto’s old-stock rental towers. The newspaper article can be read via the link below (it’s behind a paywall). https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/12/25/us-housing-experts-paint-dire-picture-of-upkeep-availability-of-private-rental-apartment-units-in-toronto.html The experts found that it is essential to keep Toronto’s rental… Read more »