What Rent Decontrol Is Worth: The 15 November 2018 Line in Ontario Apartment Pricing
(Note: Sources are cited with [x] and listed with hyperlinks at the bottom of this post.)There is one date that splits every apartment building in…
Category: Canadian Economy
Household Debt In Perspective: Effect on Residential Sales and Tenants Rents
If tariffs, wild fires, gas prices, the war, the other war and inflation were not enough to send you running to the hills, perhaps last…
Does rent control actually help tenants in the long run?
A look at the real data from Ontario, New York, Montreal and Vancouver, and what it says about supply, vacant units, and who actually wins.
Office to Residential Conversions in Ontario: London Case Study
At A GlanceLondon, Ontario has the worst downtown office vacancy rate in Canada at 31.5% as of Q4 2025.In response, the city launched the Office-to-Residential…
Residential Market Waterloo Region: June 2026
At a GlanceBuyer showings are surging. Showings hit a record 23,341 in May, up about 22.6 percent from a year ago and the busiest month on…
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Southwestern Ontario Apartment Market, Q4 2026: What Sold, Who Bought, and What Landlords Should Watch Heading Into 2027
In this reportWhat apartment buildings are selling forThe building-size discountDeal flow through the yearWhere the money wentWho is buyingThe ten largest salesWhat rent decontrol is…
Southwestern Ontario Apartment Building Market, Fall 2026
(Note: This was written the week of August 10th. Since then the tariff deadline has been extended 3 days). Between August 2024 and July 2026, 136…
Which generation had it the worst? Settling the Argument
Given my incredibly youthful appearance and noted vigour, it may astonish you to learn that I am actually of an age that the next generation…
Capital, conversions, and a cool-down — five things Ontario apartment owners should know this June
At a glancePrivate capital is paying premiums. Minto's $2.3B take-private and InterRent's $4B exit show private valuations running well above public REIT pricing. If you've…
CMHC MLI Select: September Changes
For Ontario apartment owners, developers, and investors, MLI Select is the program behind most of the financing in this asset class. Here's how it works…