Apartment
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Multifamily remains favoured investment asset
Industry analysts cite Canada’s demographic trends and seemingly chronic housing supply-demand imbalance as fundamentals that should drive robust returns on new purpose-built rental projects.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Reassessment ups NS multifamily property values
Many multifamily landlords in Halifax have seen a jump in their property values with Nova Scotia’s most recent reassessment based on January 2022 market values.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New Brunswick rent increases uncapped for 2023
The temporary cap holding New Brunswick's residential rent increases to 3.8 per cent will expire at year-end, replaced with new options to phase in increases over two or three years in some circumstances.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Accessibility advocate honoured for TCHC input
Cathy Birch has received the David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility, recognizing her commitment to improving the livability of Toronto Community Housing for residents with disabilities.
REMI Network
ONE Properties is newest developer on East Village project
Two new mixed-use towers will complete Q Block on the neighbourhood’s east side, representing an approximate private investment value of $250M to the community.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Elevating the rental experience
Hazelview’s new “Story of Home” collection includes several well-appointed rental communities opening soon in key Canadian markets.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Centurion to acquire Gatineau multi-res development
Centurion Asset Management is set to acquire Phase I of a three-phase multi-residential apartment portfolio in Gatineau, Quebec.
CondoBusiness
Condo project financing confronts new math
More cautious criteria for condo project financing could upend some development pro formas and potentially constrain housing starts in the coming months.
CondoBusiness
Dynamic approach to apartment pest management
In the world of pest control, no two multi-residential buildings are the same. Every apartment is home to unique communities, living spaces, public areas, and environmental factors that require tailored and sustainable solutions.
Canadian Property Management
Winterizing your commercial property
Even the toughest commercial buildings can fall prey to Canadian winters. Still, commercial property managers and owners can take preventative measures to protect their assets and keep tenants safe and comfortable.
CondoBusiness
Winter ready, resident safe
Canadian winters can be harsh on condo buildings, but by managers and owners can take preventative measures to protect their assets and keep tenants safe and comfortable.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Housing supply-demand imbalance set to persist
Recent CMHC analysis concludes that approximately 3.5 million additional dwelling units are needed to meet demand and pull prices back into closer alignment with purchasers’ and tenants’ incomes.
CondoBusiness
Multi-res cost-effective for EV charger access
Multi-residential buildings are seen as a cost-effective option to expand EV charger access and reduce required investment in pricier public infrastructure.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Wrongs to legacy tenant inflate renovation tab
Flouting requirements to re-house a legacy tenant has added more than $40,000 to a Windsor landlord’s apartment renovation tab.
Canadian Property Management
CRE measures up as Canadian economic driver
A new report estimates commercial real estate made a $148.4 billion total contribution to Canada’s GDP last year, when factoring its direct, indirect and induced impacts.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Offshore single-family rental REITs sidelined
A two-year prohibition on foreign investors acquiring single residential dwellings, duplexes or triplexes is set to begin January 1, 2023.
CondoBusiness
Private homes preferred for cannabis use
More than 90 per cent of survey respondents confirm that they typically use non-medical cannabis in their own homes, while 46 per cent use it in other people’s homes.
