{"id":1023,"date":"2026-01-19T09:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/01\/19\/gta-rental-boom-masks-softening-housing-market\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T09:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:01:14","slug":"gta-rental-boom-masks-softening-housing-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/01\/19\/gta-rental-boom-masks-softening-housing-market\/","title":{"rendered":"GTA Rental Boom Masks Softening Housing Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

New data reveals a complex picture of the GTA’s housing market. While overall housing starts in Canada surged at the end of 2025, driven by a significant increase in rental construction, a closer look reveals potential weaknesses. A TD economist points to Ontario as a key driver of this trend, but also cautions that these gains may be unsustainable due to elevated construction costs and weak pre-sales activity. The shift towards multi-family projects and a slowdown in single-detached homes could mean continued challenges for buyers seeking affordable options amidst high rates and limited resale supply. Despite a strong year, Canada still falls short of its housing targets. Read the full article to understand the implications for the GTA market. <\/p>\n

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GTA housing starts are up, but a rental construction boom is masking underlying weaknesses in the market. Is this growth sustainable?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1022,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[178,206],"tags":[182,324,193,244,211,207],"class_list":["post-1023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-market-data","category-residential","tag-gta","tag-housing-starts","tag-market-trends","tag-ontario-real-estate","tag-rental-market","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}