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GTA Saw Strong Increase in Rental Supply in 2022, But At Prices 45% Above Average

New rental stock and turnover units in the GTA rented at substantially higher rates in 2022, according to CMHC's annual rental report.

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Legendary Houses: The Home of Indigenous Doctor Oronhyatekha

Located in Cabbagetown is the home of Doctor Oronhyatekha, the second Indigenous doctor in Canada to receive a medical degree.

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Legendary Houses: Christmas in the Annex with the Eaton Family

In the Annex is a frat house that was once home to a relative of Timothy Eaton, founder of Canada's famous Eaton's department store.

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You Can Now Take a Virtual Tour of Drake's Toronto Mansion

If you ever wanted to step inside Drake’s Toronto mansion in the city's opulent Bridle Path neighbourhood, now’s your chance.

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Legendary Houses: The Massey Family Hauntings

The Massey name is associated with multiple hauntings in Toronto. Euclid Hall, at 515 Jarvis St, is said to be the most haunted house of all.

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Legendary Houses: The Draper Street Cottage of Canada’s First Black MP

Hidden among the condominiums of downtown Toronto is charming heritage street where Canada’s first Black MP, Lincoln Alexander, was born.

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Legendary Houses: The Riverdale Home of Toronto’s First Black Alderman

Torontonian William Peyton Hubbard was a baker, inventor, driver and in 1894 became Toronto’s first Black elected official

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Legendary Houses: The Teenage Home of Olympian Fanny “Bobbie” Rosenfeld

A block south of Mirvish Village on Markham Street is a home that once housed Canadian track and field Olympian Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld.

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Legendary Houses: The Homes of Canada’s First Gay Activist Jim Egan

Known as Canada's first gay activist, Jim Egan grew up in Toronto with many of the homes he lived in still standing across the city.

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Legendary Houses: A Mansion for Distillery Heir George H. Gooderham

The house at 504 Jarvis Street was home to George H. Gooderham whose family's distillery business was once the largest in the British Empire.

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