Manitoba’s residential real estate market maintained its positive momentum in May 2025, as MLS® home sales inched upward year-over-year to reach the second-highest level for the month in the province’s history. A slight increase of 0.4% in home sales, compared to May 2024, was seen. This performance was consistent with the province’s five-year average and 5.3% higher than the ten-year average for May....

The co-living sector is gradually gaining ground as housing markets remain constrained by low rental availability, rising costs, and shifting lifestyle preferences. In many metropolitan areas, vacancy rates remain, limiting access to traditional rental units and pushing demand toward more flexible, cost-efficient models like co-living. This housing arrangement typically blends private, furnished bedrooms...

While average asking rents in Canada have declined 3.3% year-over-year to $2,129 in May 2025, marking the eighth consecutive month of annual rent drops, this national trend masks a more complex picture across the nation. Several provinces and municipalities are still experiencing notable increases in rental costs, especially in specific segments such as three-bedroom units or smaller urban markets that...