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Jan 16, 2012

Rental incomes in Canada – Toronto rental yields range from 3.68% to 5.59%


Last Updated: Jan. 16, 2012
MONTREAL – Apartments COST (US$) YIELD (p.a.) PRICE/SQ.M. (US$)
TO BUY MONTHLY RENT TO BUY MONTHLY RENT
60 sq. m. 254,340 1,736 8.19% 4,239 28.94
90 sq. m. 343,890 2,033 7.09% 3,821 22.59
120 sq. m. 486,360 2,552 6.30% 4,053 21.27
200 sq. m. 776,000 n.a. n.a. 3,880 n.a.
TORONTO –
Apartments
50 sq. m. 384,350 1,792 5.59% 7,687 35.84
85 sq. m. 619,225 2,494 4.83% 7,285 29.34
120 sq. m. 994,560 3,047 3.68% 8,288 25.39
200 sq. m. 1,861,800 n.a. n.a. 9,309 n.a.
VANCOUVER –
Apartments
60 sq. m. 411,960 n.a. n.a. 6,866 n.a.
85 sq. m. 633,375 n.a. n.a. 7,455 n.a.
120 sq. m. 1,079,880 n.a. n.a. 8,999 n.a.
200 sq. m. 2,409,200 n.a. n.a. 12,046 n.a.
Districts researched
Montreal: Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Verdun, Ville-Marie
Toronto: ´Old Toronto´- Summerhill, Forrest Hill, Rosedale, Moorepark, Lawrence Park, East York, Harbourfront, The Annex, Midtown, Yorkville
Vancouver: Kitsilano,West Point Grey,West End, Yale Town, Coal Harbour, Gastown
Source: Global Property Guide Definitions: Data FAQ See also: Update Schedule

Toronto is not the best place in Canada to buy for rental returns, but it has been a great investment! For medium and large apartments in Toronto, i.e., apartments of 120 square metres (sq. m.) and 200 sq. m., there has been a drastic increase in average prices per sq. m..

In our survey last year, the average square metre price of these medium and larger apartments was US$6,500. Now, it is US$8,500.   A 120-sq m apartment in Summerhill, Forrest Hill, Rosedale, Moorepark, Lawrence Park, East York, Harbourfront, The Annex, Midtown or Yorkville, sells for about US$8,000 per square metre, in contrast to last year’s US$6,000. That’s a whopping 33% increase in property value.  This increase is not explicable by any currency change, since the Canadian dollar has only moved slightly against the US$ during this particular time-period.

On the other hand, the average square metre prices of small apartments in Toronto remained steady at around US$7,000. 

Overall, rental yields in Toronto have fallen from an average of 5.71% in 2011, to 4.70% now.   Rental income levels remained steady for most apartments, with the exception of 120 sq m apartments, which now rent for US$3,000 per month, slightly down from last year’s average monthly rental income of US3,300 per month.

In Montreal, house prices have dropped, as have monthly rental incomes. Square metre prices of apartments in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal and Ville-Marie dropped by an average of 20% from last year, while average rental incomes dropped by 13%. Average rental yields increased to 7.19%, from an average of 6.06% last year.

In Vancouver, a downward trend, but much less strong, also seemed visible. Unfortunately, our Vancouver sample size did not allow us to come up with monthly rental income and rental yields data.

  




Comments

#1 PETER | June 10, 2010

Montreal yields are high because Quebec laws are particularly pro-tenant; and if you want to get on in Quebec you really need to speak French.

For example if you want your tenant to leave you have to follow a VERY precise sequence of notices (use recorded delivery) but even then they have the right to appeal.

Next you'll get a judge (actually less senior than a judge more like in English you would call a solicitor or such). The proceeding will most probably all be in French. You'll have to prove you're about to move back into the property (because you have no where else to live) or you're doing renovations (with a work order to back it up) or you're selling the property in order to get the tenant out.

It's not always easy; but the challenges clearly are worth the rewards as Montreal is a very attractive city; with a wonderful quality of life. And as an investor yields as you correctly point out are great but even better it's been appreciating slowly but steadily more so than any other major city in Canada (which suffered wild swings in 2008). And even today it is STILL significantly below fair value vs wages compared to other Canadian cities.

Underpinning this are very strong fundamentals of employment and population growth.

Employment:
Montreal has a thriving aerospace, it's fair share of blue chip HQs (less than once before after the pro-French stuff took hold but still companies like Air Canada, L'Oreal, Ubisoft, Bombardier, Rolls-Royce and many more are HQed in Montreal).

Tech companies benefit from generous subsidises too – especially computer games and multimedia which are subsidised to the tune of nearly 50% of payroll... all paid for not by debt but in a round about way from an abundant free and green energy source in the form of government owned hydro power in the north of Quebec.

Finally health care is great. Three new super hospitals being built in the next 3 years.

Also very much a university town with Canada's top McGill campus plus many more like Concordian (popular with international students; amazing new glass high-res campus downtown).

Oh and finally Montreal's bike sharing system was so good London, UK and Boston ordered Montreal to make one for them too.

Population growth:
Since the late 90s Montrealer's pay $7/day for the child care. And even if you're self-employeed women get annual maternity leave equivalent to 75% of their previous year's earnings.

Result. Baby boom since the 1990s in Quebec. And given they all have to go to school in French more than elsewhere in Canada (which losses talent to the States to a fair degree) they are more prone to stay in Quebec boosting demand for housing.

Again these government incentives (child care and parental benefits) are not particularly subsidised by DEBT but by assets like hydro which also power Rio Tinto smelters up North bringing further cash.

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