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  • Market Trends
    ONArticle

    Vacancy Rates by Ontario City: Where Units Sit Empty and Where They Don't

    Ontario's rental market just loosened for the first time in years — Toronto's purpose-built vacancy rate hit 3.0% in the latest CMHC survey, a level it hadn't seen since before the pandemic. But a vacancy rate is the most misread number in a landlord's toolkit. A rising rate doesn't mean "avoid this city," and a very l

    13 min read
  • Neighbourhood & Location
    ONArticle

    Best Hamilton Neighbourhoods to Buy a Rental Property

    Hamilton's rental data is telling two stories at once: one report claims double-digit rent growth while listing platforms show asking rents drifting down, and CMHC projects rising vacancy until the supply wave is absorbed. Both camps agree on one thing — the market has split by segment: premium single-family rentals in

    16 min read
  • Neighbourhood & Location
    ONArticle

    Best Ottawa Neighbourhoods to Buy a Rental Property

    Ottawa is absorbing its biggest rental supply wave in almost fifty years — vacancy has eased, new towers are offering incentives, and the student pockets softened the moment immigration flows slowed. Which makes neighbourhood choice matter more in 2026, not less: the capital isn't one rental market but several demand e

    17 min read
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    ONArticle

    Best Ontario Cities to Buy a Rental Property in 2026

    There is no single best Ontario city to buy a rental property — there's a best city for your strategy, and the numbers to prove it. This data-driven guide compares Ontario's major rental markets the way an underwriter would: cap rates and price-to-rent ratios, CMHC vacancy rates and average rents, property taxes, tenan

    21 min read