{"id":1246,"date":"2026-03-11T08:02:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/gta-rent-prices-dip-again-whats-behind-the-trend\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T08:02:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:02:03","slug":"gta-rent-prices-dip-again-whats-behind-the-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/gta-rent-prices-dip-again-whats-behind-the-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"GTA Rent Prices Dip Again: What&#8217;s Behind the Trend?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto&#8217;s rental market continues to evolve, with average asking rents falling for the 17th consecutive month to $2,030 in February, according to a recent report. While increased supply is a factor, experts suggest deeper forces are at play. Beyond the rental market, the Ford government is considering taking over Toronto&#8217;s stake in Billy Bishop Airport, potentially paving the way for expansion. Meanwhile, Metrolinx assures minimal disruption during construction over the Don Valley Parkway. Stay informed on these developing GTA stories and more \u2013 read the full roundup on UrbanToronto.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/news\/2026\/03\/news-roundup-march-10-2026.60545\">Read the full article on UrbanToronto.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- RealEstateToday Source Article --><\/p>\n<div data-original-url=\"https:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/news\/2026\/03\/news-roundup-march-10-2026.60545\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/news\/2026\/03\/news-roundup-march-10-2026.60545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the original article<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto rents decline for the 17th month in a row! Explore the factors behind the falling prices, plus updates on Billy Bishop Airport and Metrolinx projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1245,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[178],"tags":[653,182,532,565,211,207],"class_list":["post-1246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-market-data","tag-billy-bishop-airport","tag-gta","tag-metrolinx","tag-rent-prices","tag-rental-market","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1246","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=1246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}