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Who Really Owns Canada's Rentals | Edmonton News
Canada’s housing market is being reshaped by a surprising force: individual investors, not big corporations. New StatCan data reveals that while home prices nearly doubled and rents soared over 40% between 2011 and 2021, homeownership dipped slightly — and the real estate squeeze is largely driven by small-scale landlords. Though REITs and big players get the headlines, the report shows they own barely half a percent of homes, focusing instead on rentals. In most provinces, it’s still everyday investors with five or fewer units who control the rental market — even as larger players start to…
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