A brand new report says the asking hire for a house in Canada in March was up 8.8% in contrast with a yr in the past, however down from February.

The report by Urbanation, which analyzes month-to-month listings from Leases.ca, says the common asking hire for all house sorts was $2,181 final month.

On a month-over-month foundation, asking rents in March have been down 0.6%.

Based mostly on the report, the common asking hire for a one-bedroom unit in Canada was $1,915, up 11.3% from a yr in the past, whereas the common asking worth for a two-bedroom was $2,295, up 10.6% from March 2023.

Total, asking rents for purpose-built rental residences in March elevated 12.7% in contrast with a yr earlier to achieve a median of $2,117. Condominium residence rents averaged $2,321, up 3.9% from March 2023.

The federal authorities has vowed to sort out the growing monetary stress renters are dealing with. Late final month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced a invoice of rights for renters, amongst different helps.

The invoice of rights, to be developed and applied in partnership with provinces and territories, would require landlords to reveal a transparent historical past of residence pricing “so renters can cut price pretty.”

The measures would additionally make sure that rental cost historical past is taken into consideration on credit score scores, giving first-time consumers a greater likelihood at getting a mortgage with a decrease rate of interest.

The rise within the nationwide common got here as the common asking rents for purpose-built and condominium residences in B.C. fell 1.9% year-over-year to $2,494.

Ontario had the second highest common asking rents final month, edging up 0.Four per cent from March 2023 to achieve $2,410.

Alberta and Saskatchewan posted the fastest-growing rents, with complete common asking costs up 18.3% and 18.2% yearly final month, respectively, to achieve $1,728 and $1,297.

On a municipal foundation, common asking rents in Vancouver moved down 4.9% to $2,993 final month. Whereas Vancouver rents stay the best amongst Canada’s largest cities, it marks the primary time since July 2022 that they fell beneath the $3,000-level.

Toronto’s common rental costs additionally declined 1.Three per cent to $2,782, representing the third consecutive month of annual hire declines.

The strongest hire progress amongst Canada’s largest cities was in Edmonton, reaching a median of $1,507 in March — a 15.9% achieve from the identical month in 2023.