Rent in Canada: Which cities are seeing rates rise, and where are tenants paying less?

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Published 23.02.2023
Rent in Canada: Which cities are seeing rates rise, and where are tenants paying less?


Canadian landlords had been asking for much less cash in January than they had been in December, however considerably greater than they’d charged presently final yr, in keeping with a just lately launched report.


Research from Rentals.ca instructed the typical lease for all property sorts in Canada noticed a 0.5 per cent lower to $1,996 in January from above $2,000 in December.


But year-over-year lease progress was 10.7 per cent in January.


Average rents for purpose-built and condominium condo leases throughout Canada elevated 0.6 per cent month over month and 10.3 per cent yr over yr to $1.923 per thirty days, in keeping with the report launched in February primarily based on listings on the web site.


The listed rental fee for one-bedrooms noticed a rise of 10.1 per cent year-over-year to a mean of $1,739, which is the best improve seen over the previous yr.


Rents of two-bedroom residences elevated 9.9 per cent yearly to a mean of $2,103, whereas landlords of studios had been asking a mean of $1,426, with an annual improve of 8.7 per cent. Three-bedroom rents rose the slowest with a 5.7 per cent to $2,364.


WHICH PROVINCES SAW THE LARGEST INCREASES?


Breaking down the info provincially, Alberta noticed the best annual common lease improve for residences, with 14.6 per cent progress – as much as $1,435.


The common lease for a one-bedroom condo in Alberta was $1,271 in a month, two-bedrooms had been $1,595 and three-bedrooms had been $1,691, in keeping with the report.


B.C. intently adopted with 14.4 per cent progress, whereas Ontario ranked third place with 13.5 per cent annual lease progress.


The common value of renting an condo in B.C. was $2,471 in January, with one-bedrooms at a mean of $2,163 and two-bedrooms at $2,769. The common lease of an condo in B.C. is 72 per cent greater than in Alberta and 5 per cent than in Ontario.


One-bedroom condo lease was, on common, $2,130 in Ontario, and landlords had been asking $2,573 for two-bedroom models.


Rents in Nova Scotia additionally noticed a rise of 13.5 per cent, with a mean of $2,341. Rent for a one-bedroom condo was $1,673, and tenants coming into new leases for two-bedrooms had been requested to pay a mean of $2,069.


The annual progress fee of lease in Saskatchewan and Quebec remained within the single digits throughout January, with an residences renting for a mean of $1,087 and $1,808, respectively. These costs signify will increase of seven.6 per cent and 9 per cent.


Saskatchewan was the least costly province for rental residences, primarily based on Rentals.ca’s information.


But it was Manitoba that had the bottom improve in annual asking value, seeing a rise of simply seven per cent, bringing the typical to $1,428 per thirty days.


WHICH CITIES SAW THE STEEPEST GROWTH?


When it involves the biggest cities in Canada, Vancouver and Calgary had the best will increase in lease for condominiums and residences, with annual progress of twenty-two.9 per cent and 22.7 per cent, respectively.


The report detailed year-over-year fee will increase in Canada’s six largest rental markets.


Perhaps not surprisingly, Vancouver maintained its place as Canada’s most costly rental market, with landlords in search of a mean of $2,755 for one-bedrooms, and two-bedroom rents averaging $3,732 per thirty days.


Following Vancouver, Toronto is the second most costly market, with common rents of $2,471 for a one-bedroom and $3,238 for a two-bedroom in January, in keeping with the report.


Toronto condo rents noticed a rise of 20.8 per cent in January.


The remaining three largest cities recorded notably decrease annual lease progress, starting from between 7.9 per cent in Montreal and 11.5 per cent in Ottawa. Edmonton renters beginning new leases had been requested to pay 9.3 per cent greater than on the identical time final yr.


Rentals.ca additionally discovered that amongst medium-sized markets the three most costly cities for common rents in January had been all in British Columbia, led by Burnaby ($2,947), Coquitlam ($2,680) and Richmond ($2,636).


Burnaby had the quickest appreciating rental market in January in all of Canada, with a 32.7 per cent year-over-year improve.


According to the report, the Toronto space was the house for the following six most costly medium-sized rental markets.


The report discovered that all the prime 20 most costly medium-sized rental markets had been in both British Columbia or Ontario.


Eleven cities noticed an improve in lease costs, 10 skilled a decline, and two remained flat, in keeping with a unique set of information from rental firm Zumper.


Vancouver, Toronto, Burnaby, Victoria and Kelowna, B.C., are the 5 most costly markets in Canada, Zumper cited.


Zumper additionally discovered that Burnaby had the fastest-growing rental fee, climbing 4.1 per cent to $2,290, primarily based on its information. Burnaby was adopted by Calgary and Abbotsford, B.C., with 3.9 and three.6 per cent will increase in asking costs, respectively.


However, Halifax (5.3 per cent), Windsor, Ont. (5.2 per cent), and Oshawa, Ont. (4.9 per cent) all noticed declines, experiencing the biggest dips in January throughout Canada.


 


Reporting for this story was paid for via The Afghan Journalists in Residence Project funded by Meta.