Home sales surge outside of Toronto as residents seek more rural life Grice says she has noticed quick rent increases both for large, professionally-managed properties and basement apartments advertised on Kijiji.And available units are being snapped up at record speed, she says.“You have to be fast,” she says, recalling how an apartment advertised for rent on a Friday already had applications the following day.“I think it’s ridiculous that I can’t afford to live in the city I grew up in,” she says.Rental bidding wars and cutthroat competition were routine fare in pricey markets like Toronto and Vancouver before the pandemic.