Rental Housing
On-campus housing
- Guest Accommodation: York Suites
- Schulich School of Business-Executive Learning Centre: reservations@schulich.yorku.ca
- Glendon residence rooms are available for short-term rental (min. 30 days). Open to faculty, staff, visiting scholars or postdocs. Contact: Enrique Fraxedas efrax@yorku.ca, Manager, Glendon Housing & Ancillary Services; or Amal Awini aawini@yorku.ca, Director of Housing & Conference Services. (Fall-Winter 24-25 only)
Off-campus Housing
For a guide on renting accommodation in Ontario, please visit Settlement.org.
For information on tenant rights, please visit here.
Buying a Home
Real Estate Agents
Agents and their networks can be useful to find out about neighbourhoods, schools, resale properties, recent sales price history, mortgage brokers to assist with mortgages for newcomers, home inspectors, etc. Agent guidance can be especially helpful when buying older homes, such as those with knob and tube wiring, where their advice on securing insurance can give peace of mind.
The Real Estate Council of Ontario can be used to check that an agent is registered and in good standing with their regulatory body.
Other Useful resources:
Real Estate Financing
As a newcomer, an immediate barrier to purchasing a home may be the ability to qualify for a mortgage. Being new in Canada, you may not have had the opportunity to establish a credit history here, which is the primary qualification criterion used by most banks and lending institutions to establish the risk level of a borrower. You might want to consider using the services of a mortgage specialist/broker (whose fees are usually paid by the lending institution that ultimately advances you the borrowed funds). They have access to lending programs catering specifically to recent immigrants that may help you qualify for a mortgage at competitive rates, even without a credit history.
York University has a Housing Loan Program. It offers a benefit to faculty and senior Confidential, Professional and Managerial (CPM) employees. For more information about this program visit their website, or contact:
Treasurer: Arihit Banik (416)736-2100 x 55539 | abanik@yorku.ca
Treasurer Analyst: Amir Shah (416)736-2100 x 22871 | amirshah@yorku.ca