Rising taxes, interest rates and tightened tenancy laws. Here’s why landlords say they’re selling up lolita, 06/09/2025 For Alison Dougherty, being a landlord was always a two-way street. “The tenants depend on me and I depend on the tenants,” she said. “So it was always important for me to look after the tenants and no request unless it was unreasonable was ever knocked back. “And if I had a great tenant, which I often did, I wouldn’t raise the rent.” But after more than a decade as an investment property owner, Ms Dougherty joined what industry groups warned was an exodus of landlords selling up. Rising taxes, changing tenancy laws and biting interest rates are some of the reasons, according to one recent industry survey, that property investors are exiting the market in droves. “Many are selling their properties. Many are selling all of their properties,” Nicola McDougall from the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) said. “And what our survey also showed — a significant percentage have actually said they will never be an investor ever again.” Nicola McDougall … Continue Reading
Woman offers to rent out half of her bed for 658 USD in Toronto | WorldNews lolita, 30/08/2025 A woman’s offer to rent out half of her bed amid soaring house rents in Toronto has surprised social media users. Toronto-based realtor Anya Ettinger highlighted a post that was shared on Facebook Marketplace, where a person had offered to rent out half a bed for 900 Canadian dollars (658.10 US dollars) a month. A woman’s offer to rent out half of her bed amid soaring house rents in Toronto has surprised social media users (Pixabay – representational image) ”Looking for an easy-going woman to share the master bedroom and the one Queen-sized bed. I have previously shared the bedroom which only has one queen size with a roommate I found on Facebook, and it worked out perfectly well,” the post, which has now been deleted, read. Anya shared the post on Instagram. Shocked, she emarked, “Just when you thought the Toronto market couldn’t get any worse, it did. This is so unhinged. Renting out a space in your bed for 900 [Canadian] dollars a month? No wonder so many people hate it here.” ‘But not many people have a choice’ Speaking with CTV News Toronto, Anya said, “I think it shows really how sad it is here. I mean … Continue Reading