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February 18, 2025 09:00 ET | Source: liv.rent

The Great Rental Reset: Are Prices Finally Cooling? Landlords and Renters Weigh In | 2025 liv.rent Rental Market Trend Report

liv.rent's 2025 Rental Market Trend Report reveals surprising shifts in rent prices, migration, and supply—must-know insights for renters & landlords!
January 23, 2024 10:00 ET | Source: liv.rent

Stalled Construction and Supply Shortages Fuel Record-High Rent Prices Across Canada | 2024 liv.rent Rental Market Trend Report

New liv.rent report reveals how migration trends and housing supply will impact rent prices in 2024.
August 01, 2023 10:00 ET | Source: liv.rent

Rental scams becoming increasingly complex and costly as demand for housing reaches a fever pitch

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amid an already perilous climate for Canadian renters, peak renting season is approaching again, with demand already reaching historic...
March 14, 2023 07:00 ET | Source: liv.rent

Vancouver-based rental platform liv.rent predicts another year of record-high rent prices in major Canadian markets, fueled by migration and rising interest rates

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and TORONTO, March 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a year characterized by rapidly rising inflation and the resulting increases to the Bank of Canada’s target overnight...
August 16, 2022 10:00 ET | Source: liv.rent

Rental scams on the rise across Canada as competition for housing increases

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This year’s historically busy renting season has been fraught with an unprecedented number of rental scams, creating additional risk...
July 20, 2021 07:00 ET | Source: liv.rent

liv.rent Shares The Hottest And Coldest Rental Markets In Vancouver & Toronto

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and TORONTO, July 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- liv.rent has published the newest Q2 2021 Quarterly Rent Report for both Vancouver and Toronto. The online rental platform,...
May 26, 2021 07:00 ET | Source: liv.rent

Innovative Start-Up liv.rent Just Made It Possible For Renters To Pay With Bitcoin

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian rental platform liv.rent is excited to announce on the full moon that it has added bitcoin as a form of payment, allowing...
May 05, 2021 07:00 ET | Source: liv.rent

New Data Reveals That Downtown Toronto Rent Plummeted By Almost 20% Last Year

TORONTO, May 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- liv.rent has published its new Toronto Rental Market Q1 2021 Report. The online rental platform, which collects rental market data every month for Toronto,...
April 08, 2021 07:00 ET | Source: liv.rent

Canada’s Safest, Fully Digitized Rental Platform Has Officially Launched In Ontario

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- liv.rent has officially launched in Toronto and with the addition of fully digitized contracts, the entire rental journey is now 100%...