Manuela Vega

Mississauga

Reporter at The (Toronto) Star

Writer at First Up Newsletter

Housing and real estate reporter @torontostar | [email protected] (she/her)

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Nearly half of Canadian low- and moderate-income renters surveyed lack air conditioning

1 week ago | thespec.com | Manuela Vega

About 44 per cent of low- and moderate-income tenants in Canada lack access to air conditioning, according to a new survey, with cost cited as the most common barrier. National tenant union ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) published the report “Crumbling Apartments in a Warming World: Tenants in an Energy Cost Crisis” on Wednesday, based on a survey of 737 renters across the country.
Tempted to stretch the truth on a mortgage application to qualify for that home? Here’s how it could haunt you for life

1 week ago | thespec.com | Manuela Vega

Mortgage fraud can take different forms — from impersonating a homeowner to faking your income to buy your dream home — and experts say lenders have become increasingly aware it’s a problem. A recent Equifax report found that mortgage fraud, or providing false information on a mortgage application, decreased in 2024.
‘Financial landlords’ more aggressive on raising Toronto rents than other landlords, study finds

2 weeks ago | therecord.com | Manuela Vega

“Financial landlords” in Toronto are the most aggressive type of landlord when it comes to raising rent prices, a new study at the University of Waterloo has found. The term refers specifically to corporations that use rental properties as a way to generate returns for investors, such as private equity firms, real estate investment trusts and asset managers.
Ontario’s cottage market is ‘more or less paused’ due to tariffs, but prices are still expected to rise

3 weeks ago | therecord.com | Manuela Vega

Amid economic uncertainty brought on by U.S. tariffs, Ontario’s cottage market is “more or less paused,” a new report has found. Compared to one year ago, prices have declined in half of the province’s recreational markets, Re/Max Canada’s 2025 Cottage and Cabin Trends Report found. That’s despite the upswing that was expected in the real estate market when the Bank of Canada began cutting interest rates last year.
Ontario’s cottage market is ‘more or less paused’ due to tariffs, but prices are still expected to rise

3 weeks ago | thespec.com | Manuela Vega

Amid economic uncertainty brought on by U.S. tariffs, Ontario’s cottage market is “more or less paused,” a new report has found. Compared to one year ago, prices have declined in half of the province’s recreational markets, Re/Max Canada’s 2025 Cottage and Cabin Trends Report found. That’s despite the upswing that was expected in the real estate market when the Bank of Canada began cutting interest rates last year.
Rent prices keep falling in the GTHA. Here’s why — and how long you can expect it to last

1 month ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Manuela Vega

A rise in supply caused rent prices in the GTHA to fall in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024, a new report has found — and prices are expected to continue softening through the rest of the year. Prices for purpose-built-rentals fell 2.2 per cent while condo rent prices dropped 2.8 per cent, according to an Urbanation report published Wednesday. Rental apartments completed since 2000 averaged $2,909 a month or $4.05 a square foot for a 719-square-foot unit.
Landlords are offering free months of rent, complimentary Wi-Fi and Presto cards to attract new tenants

2 months ago | thespec.com | Manuela Vega

A luxury building in Midtown is offering up to two months of free rent and years of complimentary Wi-Fi. A property management company downtown is dangling three months free rent on a two-year lease. An Annex apartment operator is giving one month of free rent plus six months of free parking or a $500 move-in bonus. These are some of dozens of incentives seen recently for rental apartments across the Toronto area.
How tariffs would affect Canada’s struggling homebuilders

Feb 7, 2025 | thestar.com | Manuela Vega

Tariffs and counter-tariffs would hurt buyer sentiment and raise prices for construction materials, experts say.
Metrolinx forced him out of his $1,400-a-month home to make way for a new Ontario Line station. Now he’s paying almost double — and he won’t be the only one, the city warns

Feb 6, 2025 | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Andy Takagi |Manuela Vega

Chris Warrilow had what most Torontonians can only dream of: a two-bedroom apartment in a walkable neighbourhood with easy transit access and friendly neighbours — all for only $1,400 a month. He’d lived there for 12 years — until June of last year, when the building at Pape and Cosburn was torn down to make way for a new station on the Ontario Line.
‘In recessions, people don’t go out and buy houses.’ How tariffs would impact Canada’s already-struggling homebuilding industry

Feb 3, 2025 | thespec.com | Manuela Vega

Canadian homebuilders got some reprieve Monday when Justin Trudeau announced there would be a 30-day pause on tariffs, but the possibility of a trade war with the U.S. continues to threaten a blow to an industry that says it’s already struggling with high costs.

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Articles

Nearly half of Canadian low- and moderate-income renters surveyed lack air conditioning

Tempted to stretch the truth on a mortgage application to qualify for that home? Here’s how it could haunt you for life

‘Financial landlords’ more aggressive on raising Toronto rents than other landlords, study finds

Ontario’s cottage market is ‘more or less paused’ due to tariffs, but prices are still expected to rise

Ontario’s cottage market is ‘more or less paused’ due to tariffs, but prices are still expected to rise

Rent prices keep falling in the GTHA. Here’s why — and how long you can expect it to last

Landlords are offering free months of rent, complimentary Wi-Fi and Presto cards to attract new tenants

How tariffs would affect Canada’s struggling homebuilders

Metrolinx forced him out of his $1,400-a-month home to make way for a new Ontario Line station. Now he’s paying almost double — and he won’t be the only one, the city warns

‘In recessions, people don’t go out and buy houses.’ How tariffs would impact Canada’s already-struggling homebuilding industry

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