For decades Vancouver had the highest rents and the lowest vacancy rates in Canada, creating a multi-family mega-market that turned small landlords into paper millionaires and attracted and entrenched some of the biggest players in the business.
But the pandemic has …
LARGE MULTI-FAMILY PORTFOLIOS LISTED IN VANCOUV...
IT’S PAST TIME...
A long time ago when the Earth was green, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) provided twice-annual rental market reports for cities across Canada.
They didn’t come often enough, but it certainly beat the annual reports landlords, tenants, policymakers and housing …
RENT CONTROL IS NOT ...
Halifax is booming, which is a blessing and a curse. Even before the pandemic, population growth was straining the housing supply. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard “vacancy rates on the peninsula are less than one per cent.” …
TECHNOLOGY TIPS FOR ...
Over Zoom, CFAA recently hosted a panel addressing “Technology Updates for COVID-19 and beyond”, with different perspectives, under the skilled moderation of Darren Henry, of National Efficiency Systems. Dean Holmes from QuadReal represents a large owner-manager. Paul Smith from DMS …
TARGETING THE RENTER...
Renters in the Information Age operate very differently than they did even three years ago, and their behaviors continue to evolve.
Innovative multifamily marketers seek to customize and streamline their initiatives around how renters search for their next home. But it’s …
From the pages of our October issue…
Quote Worthy
Multi-residential real estate has the advantage of providing the basic need of housing, which people will always require. Thus, we believe the rental housing industry is a fundamentally stable sector for investment, perhaps as much as a food retailer. ~ Matthew Organ, President, Skyline Apartment REIT
