London is Southwestern Ontario's rental hub — anchored by Western University (35,000+ students), Fanshawe College, growing tech employment, and steady intercity migration from the GTA. Vacancy has tightened, per-door costs remain well below Toronto, and the city's rental stock is aging walk-ups and garden-style product ripe for repositioning. Demand concentrates around Old North, Wortley Village, downtown, and the Richmond Row corridor.
At $130,000–$180,000 per door for stabilized apartments, MLI Select's 95 % RPV translates to roughly $6,500–$9,000 of equity per unit — dramatically less than the GTA. For program mechanics, see our
complete guide to CMHC MLI Select for multi-family and our
London Ontario real estate investing guide. Compare insurance products in our
MLI Select vs MLI Standard breakdown.
London is increasingly a destination for GTA investors priced out of Toronto multi-family — MLI Select's 95 % RPV and amortissement sur 50 ans let Southwestern Ontario sponsors scale faster with less equity per door while capturing London's rental demand fundamentals.