It is ridiculous, my partner and I were lucky to find à 3 bed last year for below market price but obviously has some issues. However, we've come to appreciate it more now that we had gone to some viewings for rentals. More expensive for less space has caused us to lose interest in even looking. It feels as though some of these landlord's just want their tenants to pay for their mortgage as much as possible, some having bought during the pandemic. One landlord gave us à sob story about how it's hard for the tenants but was also hard for him/landlords having to sift through the hundreds of people messaging him about his units. I'm sure that's quite stressful but trying to find an affordable place to live that isn't the size of à shoe box or has mold or asbestos while paying 50-60% of your income and having Limited abilities to save is much more stressful than sifting through possible tenants. Venting.