THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 13, 2012) - According to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Fall Rental Market Survey for Thunder Bay, the vacancy rate dropped to 1.1 per cent in October 2012, second lowest in the country, compared to 1.7 per cent in October 2011. Fixed sample two bedroom rents increased by 5.4 per cent, again, second highest in the country, up from 2.9 per cent in 2010-2011.

"Factors exerting downward pressure on vacancies include limited new rental supply, strong employment growth and positive and continued in-migration to the city," observed Warren Philp, Market Analyst at CMHC's Thunder Bay Office.

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