The Greater Toronto Area builds a lot more condominiums than purpose-built rental units. This isn’t the case everywhere though. I was recently reading an article about Salt Lake City and how developers there don’t want to build condominiums. It’s mostly rental housing. There’s simply too… Read More
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VIA 57WEST in New York starts renting apartments
Bjarke Ingels’ West 57th Street project in New York (developed by The Durst Organization) has just started renting apartments (March 1). Since I’m in the rental business, I thought it would be worthwhile to take a look at the rents – though I tend to obsess over… Read More
When rent control goes too far
I was catching up with a friend of mine over coffee this morning and he was telling me about his recent trip to Porto, Portugal. I’ve never been, but it’s fairly high up on my list of places to visit. He was telling me about… Read More
Q&A on Toronto’s condo rental market
Earlier this week I connected with a Ryerson student doing a piece on Toronto’s condo rental market. She emailed me and asked if I would mind answering a few questions. Here are my responses. Generally speaking, why is Toronto continuing to see such a rapid… Read More
Q&A on Toronto’s condo rental market
Earlier this week I connected with a Ryerson student doing a piece on Toronto’s condo rental market. She emailed me and asked if I would mind answering a few questions. Here are my responses. Generally speaking, why is Toronto continuing to see such a rapid… Read More