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Category: Residential

What renters really value: Revisiting a 2024 baseline to understand 2026 trends

Sarah Segal Residential Rental Housing National May. 22 2026

Over the past two years we've seen rising vacancy, affordability pressure, shifting economic conditions and evolving resident expectations. Yet one question remains at the centre of leasing/operational strategies: What do renters value most and how quickly is that changing?

Rental roulette: You can’t out-pivot broken economics

Mark Goodman Residential Apartments Metro Vancouver May. 21 2026

GUEST SUBMISSION: Across Metro Vancouver, a rethink is underway in developer boardrooms. Strata condo projects conceived in a hot presale market are stalling. Buyers have balked, financing conditions have tightened, and pro formas no longer pencil.

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