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Share houses make a comeback as the rental crisis continues and people lease out spare rooms

The demand for share houses is back to pre-pandemic levels as vacancy rates sit at historic lows, according to data from a flatmates listing service owned by property website REA Group.

But the data also shows that in many

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More than 86 per cent of London’s apartment condos are owned by investors: StatsCan

New data from Statistics Canada suggests more than 86 per cent of all apartment condominiums in the City of London were owned by investors in 2020 — a sign first-time buyers are being squeezed out of the market by investors,

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Why rent is so expensive in 3 Canadian cities (that aren’t Toronto or Vancouver)

When rent goes up, it often goes up most dramatically in major urban centres. And, sure enough, Toronto and Vancouver have consistently been in the spotlight as rental prices have skyrocketed over the last year. A two-bedroom apartment in the

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Rental fraud grows amid rise in fake, falsified tenant applications

Fraudulent home selling is a complicated scheme and represents a step up from simpler cases of mortgage fraud.Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press

Criminal groups are increasingly using fake tenant applications to commit real estate fraud, at a time when a

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‘Beside myself:’ report details challenges of finding affordable housing in the North

In Yellowknife, the report said, the growing senior population, urbanization and strong labor market have pressured the housing supply. Rents have been ticking up, while vacancy rates fell to about two per cent in 2021, and 20 per cent of

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5 Financing Options to Kick-Start Your Real Estate Investing Career

investments page of a newspaper with a magnifying glass and eyeglasses

Photo: istockphoto.com

Last year, American property owners earned more from real estate appreciation than they did at their jobs. This starting statistical underscores how real estate has been a continuous wealth builder despite a fluctuating market. Owning multiple cash-flowing units