Articles
Rental Apartment Fundamentals Remain Resilient Amid a Changing Housing Market
The Canadian housing market is experiencing a period of adjustment. A surge of new supply and a temporary softening [...]
A New Condo Cycle Is Here: Why Some Developers Are Already Pulling Ahead
In recent years, Canadian condominium apartment developers have demonstrated impressive resilience, overcoming significant financial and planning-related challenges. Despite the [...]
What an America-First Trade Policy Could Mean for Canadian Private REITs
The only thing predictable about the current trade war with the U.S. is that it is in a state [...]
End Users’ Growing Influence in the Toronto Condo Market is an Opportunity for Investors
The Toronto new condo market is experiencing a noticeable shift. Historically dominated by investors and speculators, the landscape is [...]
2025 Canadian Multifamily Investment Trends
As 2025 approaches, Canadian real estate investors are seeing a clarity nearly two years in the making. [...]
GTHA Rents in Flux? Why Purpose-Built Rentals Remain Resilient
Recent headlines about declining Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) rents have prompted Canadian real estate investors to look [...]
Research & Guides
Breaking Ground: AI-Driven Analysis of How Policy Reform Can Unleash Canadian Housing Supply
Canada’s housing crisis is a generational issue in the country. Equiton partnered with the John Molson School of Business [...]
Climate Resilience of the Canadian Real Estate Market
As extreme temperatures become more frequent and natural disasters dominate headlines, Canadians are experiencing the impacts of climate change [...]
Private REITs: Offering Tax Benefits Amid Capital Gains Uncertainty
Contact Us Today! Uncertainty surrounding the future of Canada’s capital gains tax rules can make [...]
Private Canadian Apartments – Opportunity Awaits
Private, multi-residential apartments offer investors a unique investment opportunity. They have the potential to create returns through three sources: [...]
Key Factors Contributing to Rental Growth Across Canada
Until now, analyses of Canada’s housing crisis haven’t focused sufficiently on the in-depth, local insights necessary to effectively drive [...]
Know the Facts: Private Equity Real Estate & Private Real Estate Debt
Know the Facts: Private Equity Real Estate & Private Real Estate Debt Investors seeking exposure to Canadian real estate have [...]
Market Commentary
Q2 2025 Market Commentary and Outlook – Confidence in the Future of Multifamily Rentals
Q2 2025 Market Overview While tariff-induced uncertainty remains, its impacts on the Canadian economy appear to be modest so [...]
Equiton Snapshot: Ottawa Rental Market
Market overview The Ottawa rental market, long valued by institutional investors for its stability and reliable growth, continues to [...]
Q1 2025 Market Commentary and Outlook – Private Canadian Rentals a Bright Spot Amid Volatility
Q1 2025 Market Overview Uncertainty surrounding the scope and impact of evolving U.S. trade policy led to one of [...]
2024 Market Commentary and 2025 Outlook
2024 Market Overview In the first half of 2024, the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) policy interest rate held steady at [...]
Q3 2024 Commentary and Outlook – Rate Cuts Spur Rise in Multifamily Activity
Q3 2024 Market Overview Economic review The Bank of Canada (BoC) implemented two interest rate cuts totalling 50 basis points [...]
Q2 2024 Commentary and Outlook – Rate Cuts to Extend Rental Growth
Q2 2024 Market Overview In the second quarter, the Bank of Canada (BoC) decreased its key interest rate by 25 [...]