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Irena With Remax
(437) 955 – 5038
irene@remaxexceltitan.com
Irene Yeung, real estate agent
REMAX excel titan Ltd., Brokerage
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What I do
Downtown Condo Rentals
Rent Control Update 2026 🏙️
Ontario has capped rent increases at 2.1% for 2026, meaning most Toronto rentals can only rise by that amount next year. This protects tenants from steep hikes—but note: newer condos (first occupied after Nov 15 2018) are exempt, giving investors more flexibility with rent pricing. It’s a great time to buy newer units while prices are low and rental demand stays strong.
Looking to rent in the heart of the city? Our downtown condo rentals put you steps away from the best dining, shopping, and entertainment Toronto has to offer. Whether you’re after modern high-rises or boutique-style buildings, we’ll help you find a space that fits your lifestyle—stylish, convenient, and close to everything.
Downtown Condo Investments
BUYERS MARKET ALERT 🚨
If you’ve been saving and waiting for the right time — this is it. Toronto’s condo market is offering incredible deals and negotiation power for buyers right now. Prices are soft, inventory is high, and motivated sellers are making it easier than ever to secure your dream investment. I’ll guide you through the best value properties, handle the details, and help you make a confident, profitable move before the market rebounds.
Invest smart in Toronto condos — I’ll help you find high-return properties, navigate the market with ease, and grow your real estate portfolio confidently. Recommendation – buy and hold for 5 years, sell at the height of the next credit cycle!
Condo Market Advisory
Downtown Toronto Condo Trends 2020–2025 🏙️
After peaking in 2022, condo prices in downtown Toronto have cooled by roughly 10–15% as higher interest rates and rising inventory shifted power to buyers. Rents remain strong, but sales are slower — creating rare deals for investors who’ve been waiting. With prices soft and motivated sellers in the mix, 2025–2026 is shaping up to be the best buyer’s window in years.
Whether you’re buying, selling, renting, or investing, I’m here to make the process simple, stress-free, and maybe even a little fun. With local know-how, honest advice, and a commitment to your goals, I’m not just here for one transaction—I’m here to be your go-to real estate resource for the long haul.
How do we start working on finding a rental unit together?
I recommend starting to look at units 2-3 months prior to moving at most, but ideally 1 month before moving (and ensure you’ve got all your documents ready) due to the fast paced nature of downtown rentals turning around. If you are already in a lease that is ending soon, please note that you will still need to provide 60 days notice to your current landlord in order to leave your lease. Ideally, you have an idea of when you are looking to move as we will need that information when submitting any offer together. I recommend having narrowed down your preferred neighbourhoods to 2-3 areas at most before we tour units – that way we can stack a few viewings together in a day/evening. Eventually, you may even narrow down to particular buildings that you want to move into as well. Have as narrow as a budget as possible, and also account for extra costs on top of rent, such as utilities, internet, tenant’s insurance, any extra locker/parking rental, and any other applicable expense.
What are the required documents needed to submit an offer?
When we are ready to officially work together, I will be representing you as your real estate agent. I will need from you your government issued photo ID, a current equifax credit report (within 3 months of date of application), the most recent 2 paystubs from your work, your last two landlord references, and rental application forms (Ontario form as well as real estate form). Some landlords may request for additional verification details as well in order to strengthen your application and I will advise you how to best do that based on your priorities.
What does it cost to work together?
I only get paid commissions if we have a successfully accepted offer together – the payment (typically 1 month’s rent) is comes from the landlord and is split between myself and their agent. I am ready to meet with you over the course of several days or weeks in order to hone our search together and find a suitable unit for you, until the point you are accepted. Therefore, all viewings together are free of charge – but please be respectful of my time as I do not get any commissions unless your offer is accepted through me!
Signing Exclusively with Realtors and Signing agreements.
Please note you should not be signing exclusivity agreements with more than 1 realtor. If you have not decided who to work with, that is fine, but if you sign exclusive agreements with multiple realtors you can become liable to pay commissions to multiple realtor brokerages.
I prefer to look for units on my own online – why work with a realtor?
Many of my customers also start off looking on their own – and there is nothing wrong with that! Gathering information and ensuring you eventually only work with someone you are completely comfortable with just makes sense. The thing is, the commission stays the same whether you try to contact the listing agent responsible for the property, or you go with a tenant/buyer agent who is specifically representing you! The landlord has already signed an agreement to pay a fixed amount of commission, to be split between their agent and the tenant’s. There isn’t any losing out to have someone represent you, help you put your best foot forward while also just efficiently navigating the system for you in terms of booking places to see and being responsive to your needs. Typically, I encourage my clients to look online on search sites such as realtor.ca and condos.ca in order to find listings that they can then show me examples of what they like. Once you are ready to start your search and go on a rentals tour, we will decide on a date/time and you will provide a list of 3-5 places you are interested to see, within a neighbourhood ideally. We should meet a few times to hit different neighbourhoods and also to revisist places we missed or that we could not book for our time together (sometimes this may happen due to unit not being available at that time or if the unit has already been rented). Our viewing tour will consist of the places from your list that I am able to book and potentially any other similar units that I find up until the date we tour units together.
Searching through SO MANY listings online!
All Toronto MLS (multiple service listings) property listings are sourced and propagated via our backend internal portal REALM, from which it goes off to all the other websites you may see online, such as realtor.ca or condos.ca, or even personal realtor sites with personalized feeds. All agents have access to the MLS internal system. Whether you find a listing online via my listings or someone elses’, I still have access to book, view, and answer your questions regarding the listings. In the case of listings I do not have access to which you send me, I would redirect to contact that private listing directly (such as property managed apartments, or private landlords who are not working with realtors).
What are some things to look out for or consider when looking for a rental?
Every renter will have different priorities when looking for a new home – you may consider the price, square footage, layout of the space, interior features or finishes, number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms, availability of a separate workspace, ceiling height, neighbourhood, transit and walkability score, available amenities in the area, concierge/security services, the availability of amenities in the building, parking or locker space, utilities included, in-suite laundry, pet restrictions, view/exposure, availability of balcony, age of building, speed of elevators, tenant demographic within the building and neighbourhood, floor, proximity of unit to the garbage chute or elevator, etc.
I don’t have good credit, can you work with me?
I do work with most tenants. If there are items within your application that need extra attention, I will guide you on how you can strengthen your application to be competitive in the landlord’s eyes, and you ultimately can decide how you will structure your offer package. In some cases, extra reserve funds or a co-signer that appears as a co-tenant on the lease can be helpful; however it does come down to what the specific landlord of any particular unit will accept, and what other offers are on the table. Market conditions will also play a factor in how competitive any one offer is compared to others.
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