Johnny Au
Superstar
October 4, 2024:
There's not much meat on the bone to lower rents considering the high cost of construction. Incentives and freebies will be offered instead of rent reductions. They both affect income. One looks much worse on paper as an investment. Toronto has had extreme low to low vacancy for a half century. It's unlikely vacancies for purpose built rentals will reach the 8 to 10% to put the renters in control over the landlords.They might be forced to lower the rents somewhat in the coming years as more and more purpose-built rental units come online. Will likely take time though with the low-vacancy rates that exist currently.
There's not much meat on the bone to lower rents considering the high cost of construction. Incentives and freebies will be offered instead of rent reductions. They both affect income. One looks much worse on paper as an investment. Toronto has had extreme low to low vacancy for a half century. It's unlikely vacancies for purpose built rentals will reach the 8 to 10% to put the renters in control over the landlords.