Condos for rent in Toronto downtown
People
looking condos for rent in toronto downtown
have enjoyed an atypically wide selection of units over the past three
months — a strange, but most welcome development after years of record-low vacancy rates in the city.
The COVID-19 pandemic has pretty
much turned the local rental market on its head, stifling demand
while boosting supply and lowering rent prices across the
board.
"Previously, it was rather
difficult and competitive for renters to attain their desired unit,
particularly in the downtown area," said realtor Andrew Kim in a report released Wednesday by the listing and
analysis agency Zoocasa.
"In the early days of the
pandemic in March and April, many renters who were unsure how COVID-19 would
affect their jobs and daily lives chose to terminate their leases to seek out
better affordability, find a larger space, or live closer to family."
Coupled with a flood of former
Airbnb units hitting the long-term rental market (among other ripple effects of
the pandemic), this mass exodus of downtown renters sent new listings soaring
by 45 per cent, year-over-year, in the second quarter of 2020.
Meanwhile, the number of condos
leased in April, May and June of 2020 dropped 25 per cent compared to the
same time period last year.
These
figures are for the City of Toronto as a whole, according to Zoocasa. Some
neighbourhoods saw condo rental listings grow at a much faster rate.
In its latest report, the agency
reviewed Q2 condo rental trends in 35 Toronto neighbourhoods to identify
"which areas may offer the most opportunity for prospective renters."
"Across the City of Toronto,
condo rental listings noted year-over-year growth in 26 neighbourhoods, while
just 3 neighbourhoods saw growth in new condo leases last quarter."
"Of these, 5 neighbourhoods
noted faster growth in condo rental new listings than the city average. This
includes the C01 (Downtown, Entertainment District, CityPlace, and Liberty
Village) neighbourhood that is popular for short-term rentals,
where listings rose 80% year-over-year in Q2, while there was a 14%
year-over-year decline in condo leases in Q2."
You can see a full breakdown of how all 35 neighbourhoods fared in
terms of vacancies, prices and lease rates below, but should note that
these figures only represent the second quarter of 2020. We're now almost
through the third quarter of the year and some signs point to a recovering market.
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