Housing Affordability Crisis Deepens
Montreal's rental market is experiencing significant strain as prices rise, vacancy rates climb, and emergency housing demands surge. The city faces mounting pressure to address affordability challenges while landlords maintain elevated rents despite available units.
Montreal rent prices climbed 2% in 2025 while most of Canada saw cuts, report finds
Average one-bedroom rents reached $1,693 in Montreal — up from $1,660 the year before — bucking a national trend as immigration held...
Montreal's emergency housing jumps to 71 households as affordability crisis deepens
A week after moving day, nearly double last year's number of households are in temporary city-funded accommodation as housing costs...
Housing crisis deepens as Moving Day relocations double, evictions spike
The Office municipal d'habitation de Montréal relocated 71 households into temporary housing following July 1, double last year's...
Montreal landlords hold firm on rents despite 25,000 vacant units across the city
Even with a quarter of the city's rental market sitting empty, landlords refuse to lower asking prices, spurring officials to weigh a...
Affordable housing projects drawing heat for high rents
Montreal boosts rent assistance ahead of Moving Day
The city is investing $742,500 to help 150 more households avoid homelessness through its Rent Assistance Bank, offering interest-free...
Montreal ranks 42nd in North America for housing availability
With Moving Day two days away, the Greater Montreal Observatory reports a deepening crisis: rents average $1,920 for a two-bedroom, and...
Montreal invests $540K to renovate 45 units for homeless and at-risk residents
The city is accelerating renovations of vacant housing ahead of July 1, aiming to have units ready by end of August.
Asking rents in Montreal have doubled since 2019
New report finds average two-bedroom asking rent is now $2,312, up from $1,130 seven years ago.
Montreal invests $25M in 350 affordable homes in Rosemont
Four residential buildings in the Angus Technopark will house 121 one-bedroom, 134 two-bedroom, and 95 three-bedroom units by next year.
Vacant housing units in Montreal sit at 25,000 as rents soar
According to Radio-Canada, the city has as many empty residential properties as there are homes in all of Villeray.
