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Affordable Apartments or Not?
AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS OR NOT? ‘What really bugs Vancouverites is when we officially label things as affordable and they’re not,’ says mayor Read the full article Clare Hennig · CBC News Some Vancouver city councillors are calling for the Rental 100 program to be...
Strategies For Student Housing Development
STUDENT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT The growth of the student housing sector over the last several years, scan be seen as a smart investment for student housing developers. This creates a challenge to developers, who must find ways to stand out to ensure strong leasing for...
Strategies For Selling Your Apartment Building
HOW NOT TO TAX YOUR CHILDREN AND OTHER STRATEGIES FOR SELLING YOUR APARTMENT BUILDING Tax issues are a major reason why apartment building deals fall through. Two things you can’t avoid in life are death and taxes, but these are things that many...
Apartment Asset Management
THE OPPORTUNITIES OF APARTMENT ASSET MANAGEMENT We have previously discussed how apartment asset management was changing the way we viewed purpose-built rental apartments. Using a data-driven approach, asset management allows building owners and managers to diversify...
Multifamily Asset Manager
APARTMENT PROPERTY MANAGER VS. MULTIFAMILY ASSET MANAGER Multifamily Asset Manager, by contrast to the apartment property manager, is concerned with maximizing the revenue potential of each property and identifying new ways to create and grow longer-term value in the...
What Time is the Right Time for Apartment Building Disposition?
WHAT TIME IS THE RIGHT TIME FOR APARTMENT BUILDING DISPOSITION? By SVN Rock Advisors The answer to the question of what the best time is for apartment building disposition is one of those that changes depending on who asks. From the numerous calls building owners...
Apartment Developers Feel the Boom
APARTMENT DEVELOPERS FEEL THE BOOM New Luxury Purpose Built Rental Developments Address Booming Toronto Market For all the reports of a housing bubble in Toronto, Toronto’s purpose-built rental apartment market is defying concerns and showing intense demand that is...
Annual AptCon Apartment Conference
ANNUAL APTCON APARTMENT CONFERENCE RETURNS TO TORONTO IN MAY Rental apartments are seeing a resurgence in Toronto and the surrounding region. Rising land values and a tight rental market had already triggered a wave of new purpose-built rental projects over the last...
Montreal Apartment Market
MONTREAL APARTMENT MARKET As seen on Rentx Montreal Apartment Market benefit from change in mentality Patrice Ménard, co-owner and real estate broker at PMML, said a change in mentality has also led to the construction of more new rentals in Montreal. “I am a tenant...