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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.

This year’s most searched-for price range in Canada was between $200,000 and $300,000 — less than half the latest national average home price of $640,000. Home-seekers were predominantly interested in houses (62.21%), ideally with more than 3 bedrooms and 2-3 bathrooms, while more than 65.5% of Canadians browsed for homes ranging between 1,000 and 2,000 square feet. Millennials dominated online house-hunting: Almost 44% of searches were performed by people aged 25 to 44, with the…

With inflation and the Fed’s rate hikes affecting both rents and mortgage affordability, it seems as though there’s no end in sight for home seekers’ trials and tribulations. Now, even the tiniest hopes at homeownership — which looked attainable when mortgage rates were still low — are currently being crushed by the harsh financial reality of the day: Keeping inflation in check is not compatible with the American dream. In retrospect, the low mortgage rates…