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.
a montreal landlord has been ordered to pay $85,000 to tenants who were pushed out in a scheme.
Young professionals from Toronto are moving to Montreal for affordability and a shot at homeownership.
Thousands of empty luxury apartments sitting in Montreal
Villeray-Parc-Extension now Montreal's cheapest neighbourhood for one-bedroom rentals
Rents fell 13.8% year-over-year to $1,368/month. Nine of ten tracked Montreal neighbourhoods saw declines; Downtown remains the priciest...
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.
