The total number of condos listed for rent also saw a big hike, moving from 8,893 is the second quarter of 2012 to 10,284 this year, for a 15.6 per cent increase.
“The fact that annual growth in rental transactions outstripped growth in the number of units listed for rent suggests that conditions in the GTA tightened over the past year and that the vacancy rate has remained very low,” said Jason Mercer
“Strong competition between renters for available units has prompted continued upward pressure in average rents.”
Bachelor pads saw the largest year-over-year increases in average rent. In this year’s second quarter, the going rate for studio suite is $1,335, up 3.9 per cent from $1,285 in 2012.
The largest segment of the market is taken up by one-bedroom condos, which rose in price by 3.5 per cent to a new average of $1,611 in 2013. One-bedroom rental stock also saw the biggest surge in leased properties: in the second quarter of this year, 3,184 were leased, up 25 per cent from 2,548 the same time the year before.
The only condos to see leases and prices dip were the much more rare 3-bedroom suites. In 2013, 116 units were leased, down 7.9 per cent from 126 in 2012. Prices also saw a dip: the average cost in 2012 was $2,625 and fell by 4.9 per cent to $2,496 this past quarter.
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