/channels/taxonomy/term/29351/all en /channels/channels/news/expert-montreal-braces-moving-day-amid-housing-crisis-357816 <p>The rental market has continued to tighten over the past year in Greater Montreal. After declining from 3% in 2021 to 2% in 2022, the overall vacancy rate was 1.5% in 2023—one of the lowest rates seen in 20 years.</p> Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:36:55 +0000 webfull 200625 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-montreal-prepares-moving-day-amid-continuing-housing-crisis-348869 <p>The vacancy rate in Montreal is at two per cent this year, for the third year in a row. The price for a three-bedroom, family sized-apartment generally starts at $1,500 a month. While the average price for a two-bedroom apartment is roughly $1,050 a month, according to the Canadian Housing and Mortgage Corporation, units under $1,000 are disappearing fast. (<a href="https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/moving-day-how-inflation-and-a-housing-shortage-may-complicate-quebec-renters-plans-1.6423904" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CTV</a>) </p> Tue, 27 Jun 2023 19:42:06 +0000 webfull 190308 at /channels