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Stay ahead of the curve with insights into current house rental trends and market fluctuations, helping you make confident decisions as a renter or property manager. Whether you’re checking out local rental conditions or diving into national data, our detailed studies, analyses and reports provide helpful information about the ever-changing and competitive rental market.

Thinking of renters living alone conjures up the image of a young professional in their late 20s to early 30s: adaptable, career-focused, and renting as a stepping stone to future plans. However, Point2Homes‘ closer look at the data reveals a twist: it’s actually aging Canadians who are emerging as major contributors to the solo rental market. An astounding 4.4 million Canadians lived alone in 2021 — twice what it was in 1991. Ontario and Québec each counted over 1.3 million one-person…

Why rent a house over an apartment? Extra privacy and space are the understandable top reasons, but there’s a twist: The need for better pet accommodations surpasses that of housing a growing family. Hassle-free living — a renting perk: More than 41% of renters aren’t bothered by the inability to renovate, with a few others actually prefer when no modifications are allowed. For these renters, decorating with personal items is enough to make a rental…

What makes a suburb great for single-family home renters? The suburbs where renters thrive are, of course, the ones where renter incomes are high or have been increasing, where there are plenty of spacious houses for rent to choose from and where the more relaxed lifestyle is attracting more and more people, injecting vitality into a growing community.  That’s exactly what’s going on in Phoenix and Tucson’s nearest suburban areas. Here, the suburbs and communities…