Articles
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. Interest rates have [...]
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 [...]
What Sets Resilient Developers Apart in Uncertain Times for the Condo Market
Canada's real estate market has seen a total of $803 million in distressed property sales in the first half of [...]
Know Your Alts: A Canadian Perspective on Investing in Foreign Alternative Funds
It’s no secret that foreign private alternative funds have their sights set on Canada. According to a recent study, [...]
Faster Approvals, Higher Density: Will Recent Policy Changes Deliver More Homes?
The ever-widening imbalance between Canadian housing supply and demand has the potential to evolve into a generational issue. The affordability [...]
Research & Guides
Private REITs: Offering Tax Benefits Amid Capital Gains Uncertainty
Uncertainty surrounding the future of Canada’s capital gains tax rules can make it an opportune time to initiate client conversations [...]
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 [...]
Know Your Alts: Consider This When Investing in Private Alternatives
High-interest and inflationary times have led many investors to reconsider the traditional stocks-and-bonds approach to their portfolios. Some have increased [...]
Benefits of a First Home Savings Account (FHSA)
The First Home Savings Account (FHSA) is a new registered investment plan with a medium- to long-term investment horizon [...]
Market Commentary
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 [...]
Q1 2024 Commentary and Outlook – A Turning Point for Rentals?
Q1 2024 Commentary and Outlook Throughout the first quarter of 2024, Canadian real estate navigated interest rate uncertainty, a slower [...]
2023 Rental Market Commentary And 2024 Outlook
Equiton Residential Income Fund Trust - Proven Resilience in an Evolving Rental Market It was an undeniably challenging year in Canadian [...]