Toronto’s condo market swoon creates opening for builders ready to embrace purpose-built rental; strong mayor powers having ‘little to no impact’ on housing, municipal civil servants say; TTC to consider fare capping and eliminating current $156 monthly pass; and other news.

Toronto’s condo market swoon creates opening for builders ready to embrace purpose-built rental (The Globe and Mail)

Strong mayor powers having ‘little to no impact’ on housing, municipal civil servants say (Global News)

TTC to consider fare capping and eliminating current $156 monthly pass (CityNews)

Canada’s largest private landlord often dramatically increases eviction applications after acquiring buildings, study finds (The Star)

Ford government to intervene in review of Ontario’s real estate regulator following iPro scandal (The Star)