The Battle Between Wood and Concrete

THE BATTLE BETWEEN WOOD AND CONCRETE New construction techniques promise changes to the apartment development industry, but materials interests should not be afraid. When it comes to building mid-rise multifamily residential buildings, there’s a new kid in town. Wood...

Build the Apartments

LOOKING BEYOND THE EASY DATA Developers Need to Look Deeper to Build the Apartments in the Marketplace. Mark Twain popularized the saying, “there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” The saying actually was first attributed to British prime...

Mixed-Use Developments

Our Understanding of Mixed-Use Developments Evolves as Developers Learn from Successes and Failures   by Sally Turner, Director, Research & Consultancy   The boom in new multifamily housing continues to attract Mixed-Use developers and investors to...

Apartment demand strong across Canada

APARTMENT DEMAND   “There’s enough demand everywhere in Canada to build apartments.” That’s how Derek Lobo, chief executive officer of SVN Rock Advisors Inc., Brokerage and founder of the AptCon 19 rental apartment development conference, opened his state of the...

SOLD: $220 Million – 991 Units

OSHAWA’S UNIQUE ROSSLAND PARK PROPERTY SELLS FOR $220M An aerial view of the Rossland Park community in Oshawa. One of the most distinctive multi-residential rental properties in the Greater Toronto Area has been sold. H. Kassinger Construction, a family-run company...

Commercial Property Knowledge At Your Fingertips

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY KNOWLEDGE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS   Owning commercial property can really boost your profile in multiple ways, but always be very cautious when attempting to either buy or sell any type of commercial real estate. It can come back to bite you ina...