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91大黄鸭 ninth most expensive city for rent in Canada, report says

The average roommate needs to earn almost $20 per hour to afford rent
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Mission Group Rentals Ltd. got the OK from 91大黄鸭 city councillors to move forward with its mixed-use purpose-build rental apartment building for West Avenue in Pandosy in June, 2019. (Mission Group)

91大黄鸭鈥檚 average rent prices for a two-bedroom property has increased by 3.3 per cent to $1,878 since July, according to a recent report.

This places 91大黄鸭 ninth out of 37 cities in Canada on a list of the most expensive places to live; only Vancouver (first place) and Burnaby (fifth place) surpassed 91大黄鸭 as the other most expensive B.C. cities for renting, according to Rentals.ca鈥檚 August National Rent report.

According to the researchers, the rise of rent is harming middle class and low-income renters.

鈥淭his means the people who can least afford an increase in their monthly housing costs are the ones being subjected to the highest rent inflation,鈥 president of Bullpen Research and Consulting Ben Myers said.

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If two 91大黄鸭 residents split the cost of an average rental unit, listed at $1,878, each roommate would pay $939.

Adhering to the national rule-of-thumb that rent is 30 per cent of an inhabitant鈥檚 income; this would mean that each roommate makes $3,130 per month.

Per hour, each roommate would need to make $19.56 and work 40 hours a week to afford the average rent price in 91大黄鸭.

Average B.C. rent has increased a collective five per cent in June and July, bringing the provincial average to $1,889.

However, there may be a silver lining to the most recent report 鈥 it stated:

鈥淎s more than 250,000 new housing units are added to the Canadian market, the rent growth experienced since early 2018 should slow down. This is near the highest level of construction in the country in over 25 years.鈥

The National Rent Report charts and analyzes national, provincial and municipal monthly and quarterly rental rates and market trends across all listings on Rentals.ca for Canada.

The figures represent the actual rents a potential tenant would encounter when seeking to rent an apartment, according to Rentals.ca.

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Another study showed 91大黄鸭 one spot higher on the list.

Padmapper鈥檚 latest Canadian National Rent Report showed 91大黄鸭 as the eighth most expensive rental market in the nation last month with the prices of one and two bedrooms settling at medians of $1,280 and $1,730, respectively.

That report also found the price of two bedrooms is up 11.6% since this time last year.

(Padmapper)



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