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We enter October 2023 with a red-hot rental market, driven by rising mortgage rates, sluggish home sales, a lag in construction and surging population growth.

A new Ontario rental registry aims to improve transparency and affordability in the province’s residential rental market.

Housing Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government is considering a cap on international students to try and address the housing crisis.

The September issue of PayProp Insights Canada opens with the major factors currently causing home sales to drop and rental rates to rise.

On August 21, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow followed through with her first affordable housing initiative by funding the local rent supplement program.

On the sharp edge of the housing crisis, growing numbers of young adults are unable to rent, even with a roommate, due to increasing shared accommodation costs.

A recent poll reveals Canadians are divided on who to blame for the housing crisis – federal or provincial government – and how they think it should be solved.

The governments of Canada and Ontario are helping fund high-speed internet access for underserved communities – making them more attractive for renters.