Gross rental yield in Toronto and Vancouver 2023, by location
Vancouver vs Toronto
Rental yields are very important to potential investors and are an important factor they look at when deciding where to invest. City center properties generally command higher rents that those outside the center, though not in this case. Vancouver has higher rents for both two-bedroom apartment and one-bedroom apartments.
Vancouver rents increasing
Monthly rents for residential units in Vancouver have steadily risen over the past decade. The share of rental units which were unoccupied in 2019 was low across all unit sizes. This bodes well for rental yields in the market in the future.