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Celebrating the First Year of the Rental Assistance Calculator
Date
8 April 2025
The Agency celebrated the first anniversary of the launch of the Online Calculator for the Rental Assistance Program (FCHI-2) earlier this year
Last year, we completed the onboarding of all housing co-ops in the program. We can’t give enough thanks to the co-op managers, property management staff and
Looking at the Data behind Canada’s Rental Market Report in 2024
Date
16 April 2025
In late January, CMHC released the Fall 2024 Rental Market Report, which has data about rental markets in different Canadian cities.
Across Canada, the vacancy rate for purpose-built rentals sits at 2.2 per cent (up from 1.5 per cent in 2023), while the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment
Audit Fees on the Rise for Housing Co-ops
Date
12 May 2025
In recent years, with sustained high inflation affecting many goods and services, we looked at the audit fee data reported by housing co-ops in our portfolio.
Our analysis shows that audit fees are on the rise. Specifically, from 2022 to 2025, the average annual increase for housing co-op audit
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Plans in Action
The average co-op with an approved capital replacement plan tucks away more than $3,600 per unit in reserves each year--triple the 2007 amount. Does their future hold better windows? New kitchens? Savings mean more choices.