Tag: rental affordability Canada
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Canadian Rents Just Fell at the Fastest Pace in Four Years
January 18, 2026 Canada’s housing slowdown is now clearly spilling into the rental market. New data from Rentals.ca shows average asking rents fell again in December, marking the steepest annual decline in four years and pushing national rents to their lowest level since mid-2023. However, the pullback is far from uniform. Nearly all of the…
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Nova Scotia Needs to Double Housing Construction for the Next Decade, Says CMHC
A new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) says Nova Scotia must more than double its annual housing starts over the next 10 years to restore affordability in the province. The target? Jump from about 5,400 homes per year to over 12,500 annually between 2025 and 2035. That’s a big ask, and…
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