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40 Suite Apartment Building, Toronto
Type: Apartment City: North York Price: Description: Low Rise Units: 40
360 Sandys Street, Chatham
Type: Apartment City: Chatham Price: Description: Low Rise Units: 39
Major US Developer Capitalizes on Chronic Shortage of Student Housing in Montreal
Major US Developer Capitalizes on Chronic Shortage of Student Housing in MontrealCampus Crest, the second largest provider of student housing in the U.S. has responded directly to ease the critical undersupply of housing for university campuses in Montreal. Two former...
New Apartment Construction Boom
Ontario is set for a boom in new apartment construction, says Derek Lobo, founder and CEO of Rock Advisors Inc., a major real-estate valuation consultant and broker specializing in apartments. “The boom is already starting,” says Lobo. “It’s just that some developers...
Student Housing & Commercial Investor
If you think about student housing, a number of images come to mind, and many of them unfavourable, but like most urban myths, the reality is very different. These days are exciting days to be investing in the purpose-built rental apartment industry, and the niche of...
Apartment Real Estate Investments Undervalued, Time to Develop Apartments
Canadian REITs yielding more than American counterparts The value of shares in Canadian real estate investment trusts remain stubbornly low, according to financial experts, saying that their performance on the stock market does not reflect their performance in the...
Brokers Should Cooperate
At SVN Rock Advisors Inc., we believe in co-brokerage. We believe the industry as a whole, and everybody in it, benefits if brokers work together to bring deals to the wider marketplace. And don’t take our word for it. We asked the Ivey School of Business to study the...
Why Buyers Choose Us
The SVN Rock Advantage We spent two years building a database of every building in the province. It allows us to pinpoint who owns what and to locate any building geographically. For example, if you wanted to buy an apartment building near a university because you...
Financing Apartment Buildings
One of the most important aspects to achieve the desired rate of return that developers of apartments often overlook is acquiring financing for their projects. The financing process has changed; lenders require more information and take a conservative approach to...