3 months’ free rent, gifts lure tenants as market shifts in Ontario [Video]

Giveaways and incentives entice renters to choose new places to live in southern Ontario these days, but will these deals last?

In a reversal from a few years ago when renters in the GTA struggled to find a place as rents soared, these days a potential tenant can net anything from three months’ free rent to gym memberships to free Wi-Fi for a year.

A quick look on Zumper.ca finds over 100 apartment buildings offering move-in specials in Mississauga right now, and over 1,500 in Toronto.

On rentals.ca, new renters can find one year of free Wi-Fi at 4235 Confederation Pkwy. on some apartments ranging from $1,800 to $3,945 rent. At Brightstone, a building at 6570 Glen Erin Dr. in Mississauga, renters can get up to two months’ free rent plus a $1,500 move-in bonus on some apartments ranging from $2,505 to $3,530 rent.

Renters typically must commit to a lease and not all apartments are offered in these deals.

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