Amber Shortt

Canada’s largest private landlord often dramatically increases eviction applications after acquiring buildings, study finds Starlight Investments filed 15 eviction applications per 100 units each year, while chain owned and managed properties filed seven applications per 100 units, a recent study found.

Starlight investments, Canada‘s largest private landlord, often dramatically increases eviction applications after acquiring buildings, study finds

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Real estate leaders call for immediate police investigation of iPro Realty Peel police say they will not launch a criminal investigation at this time.

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Latest on iPro Realty, from @clarriefeinstein.bsky.social and Diana Zlomislic: "Richer also confirmed that RECO’s most recent audit of iPro Realty took place in late May 2025 and that before that, it had not audited the brokerage, which employed 2,400 agents across 17 offices, since 2021."

Toronto’s ‘renoviction’ bylaw takes effect Thursday. Here’s what you need to know Toronto’s new renoviction bylaw aims to prevent landlords from evicting tenants for renovations in bad faith. Here’s what you need to know.

Toronto’s renoviction bylaw takes effect Thursday.

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A real estate investment firm bought an aging, ‘luxury’ apartment building in midtown. Then tenants say everything changed They say their water problems started when the midtown luxury apartment building was taken over by a real estate investment trust.

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Quayside was once going to be Toronto’s high-tech neighbourhood of the future — now it’s taken another unexpected turn Once dreamed as a high-tech neighbourhood of the future, the east Toronto land will now be a renters’ playground as the condo market tanks.

It was once envisioned as a tech-driven neighbourhood of the future, then a cluster of new lakeside condos. Now, the emerging Quayside redevelopment on Toronto’s eastern waterfront is posed to become a renters’ playground.

Why Toronto’s slow real estate market could mean fewer seniors selling their home to downsize Falling home prices, the condo crash and economic turmoil are leading many retirees to hit pause on downsizing plans.

Why Toronto’s slow real estate market could mean fewer seniors selling their home to downsize.

Falling home prices, the condo crash and economic turmoil are leading many retirees to hit pause on downsizing plans.

‘This is the largest award of compensation that I have seen’: Metrolinx ordered to pay tens of millions of dollars more than what it first offered for Ontario Line site The provincial transit agency had initially appraised the property in Corktown at $46 million — instead it was ordered to pay nearly double.

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These Markham seniors bought ‘life leases’ in an apartment building. Now, they’re being told they owe hundreds a month for roof repairs ‘It was a big shock,’ said one resident, who paid $400,000 for the right to live in the home until she dies. She says she’s been asked to pay about $400 more a month on top of maintenance fees for roo...

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A midtown multiplex plan is irking neighbours. Their issue: noise, traffic and the $2-million-per-unit price A Toronto developer whose plans for a midtown multiplex were shot down says he’s pushing ahead with a revised version of the $2-million-per-unit project.

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Ford government scrapped Toronto affordable housing requirements after pushback from three REITs, documents show Rules requiring affordable housing were rewritten by the Doug Ford government after at least two REITs warned the quotas could result in no new housing built at all.

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Toronto Fire ordered their landlords to comply with the fire code. Now, these tenants fear losing their affordable rentals for good These tenants and their lawyer argue some landlords are using the notices as an excuse to evict longtime tenants in rent-controlled units so they can charge higher, market-rate prices.

Toronto Fire ordered their landlords to comply with the fire code. Now, these tenants fear losing their affordable rentals for good

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These rooming-house tenants endured ‘torture’ while their utilities were shut off for months. A new report finds the city did nothing to help them A damning new report finds the city failed to enforce bylaws meant to protect tenants.

A shocking investigation from Toronto's ombudsman: These rooming-house tenants endured ‘torture’ while their utilities were shut off for months. A new report finds the city did nothing to help them www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...

Journo alert: Applications are now open for the 2025-26 William Southam Journalism Fellowships @MasseyCollege. It's an incredible experience. I did it in 2017-18 and happy to go on about it. Deadline is March 31, 2025. www.masseycollege.ca/journalism-f...