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Michael Kras
06 Jul 2023

Here’s the average rent for a one-bedroom home in Hamilton

Hamilton’s housing market continues to show little relief for renters. A recently published rental report for June 2023 by Rentals.ca shows Hamilton sitting in 19th place on the National Rent ...

Michael Kras
27 Oct 2022

Hamilton ranked 17th most expensive Canadian city for rent

Hamilton continues to be one of Canada’s most expensive cities for rental housing. According to a recent September 2022 report from Rentals.ca, Hamilton is currently in 17th place out of the 35 most...

Michael Kras
17 Aug 2022

Hamilton’s average rent has gone up 26 per cent in one year

The cost of a rental unit in Hamilton has hit record highs this year. According to the National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research & Consulting, the average monthly rental rate for a...

Michael Kras
20 Jan 2021

Hamilton Farmers’ Market vendors denied COVID-19 rent relief by city council

A member of the Hamilton Farmers’ Market Board of Directors has resigned following a vote from city council against supporting market vendors with rent relief during the pandemic. Council voted 13-1...

Michael Kras
17 Sep 2020

Ontario looking to freeze residential rent for 2021

The Ontario government has introduced a legislation that could see all residential rent frozen for most rent-controlled and non-rent-controlled units in 2021. This new legislation, if passed, would be...

Craig Clark
02 Sep 2020

Hamilton is one of 10 Canadian cities to see rent increase in 2020

The City of Hamilton is one of the few Canadian cities to see a continued increase in monthly rent over the last few months. A one-bedroom apartment in the city has gone up by nearly a quarter in 2...

Oluseyi Olomodosi
03 Dec 2019

Study shows that 45% of Hamilton renters live in unaffordable housing

Over the next few weeks the Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton (SPRC) will be publishing documents on the rental housing crisis in Hamilton. According to the initial reports they’ve re...

Bennett Swan
28 Nov 2019

City of Hamilton experiencing extreme rent inflation

Recently, a report had surfaced stating that Hamilton property value is at an all-time high. The idea of a sellers’ market was exciting for Hamilton property owners, and the buzz around Hamilton...

Michael Kras
18 Nov 2019

Hamilton now has the fastest-rising rent in all of Canada

If you’re looking to rent an apartment in Hamilton soon, you’d better jump on it right away; the Hammer is currently seeing the fastest-rising rental rates in all of Canada. According to the lates...

Robert Cekan
07 Oct 2018

Gorilla Cheese is shutting their doors this month

Gorilla Cheese’s 3 year anniversary on Ottawa Street this month will also mark the end of their current brick-and-mortar location. While it was owner Graeme Smith’s dream to one day own th...