THURSDAY AUGUST 18, 2022 Valid from JulyJulyJul 28 - SeptemberSeptemberSeptember 28, 2022 BRING THE POWER TO COOKING, COOLING & CLEANING EVENT Family owned & operated since 1955 #1 Voted appliaNCe Store iN durHam! 2212 TaunTon Road, HampTon 905-263-8369 • 1-800-798-5502 • www.PaddysMarket.ca Pa ddy 's MarketThe Appliance Specialist M U L C A H Y Rhonda Regional Councillor M U L C A H Y Rhonda egional Councillor RE-ELECTR On Monday, October 24th @rhondamulcahy RhondaMulcahy.com CRIME TRAFFIC WEATHER R EA D T H E N EW S A S IT H A PP EN S A T D U R H A M R EG IO N .C O M In a time when Durham residents are having trouble affording rental payments, things are not looking up -- unless it's the cost to rent. "There's just a whole lot more people in the rental market," said Paul Danison, content director for Rentals.ca. "Rents are heading up. They're high and they're only going to get higher." The average rent for all Canadian property types on Rentals.ca was $1,885, an increase of 9.5 per cent year over year in June, according to July Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research and Consulting's latest National Rent Report. The report charts and analyses monthly, quarterly and annual rates, and trends in the rental market on a national, provincial and municipal level across all listings on Rentals.ca for 35 cities RENTS IN DURHAM ON THE RISE See 'THEY'RE', page 12 KRISTEN CALIS KCalis@durhamregion.com Residents are finding it difficult to secure rental units as the price of rent continues to rise in Durham Region and the rest of the GTA. Susie Kockerscheidt/Metroland