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Do you know the condition of your fan coil?
Fan Coil Units (FCUs) are a vital, yet often overlooked part of an apartment/condo complex. Nevertheless, they are directly responsible for the climate control within the apartment complex in the form of heating and cooling.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Investors chase down multifamily cap rates
Investment market dynamics stayed on trend in the third quarter of 2019, meaning that multifamily cap rates continued to compress. CBRE pegs the national average for Class A high-rise buildings at 3.82 per cent.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
EU also feels affordable rental housing pinch
Supply and demand trends in 18 European markets may resonate with Canadian landlords and apartment hunters, as analysts conclude "the lack of rental properties on offer is only aggravating the situation".
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Multifamily assets round out Canadian GRESB data
Among global regions, Australia/New Zealand once again attained this year's top average score, but reports no asset-level energy intensity or building certification data for multifamily properties.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Investors pad multifamily’s portfolio share
Multifamily assets have enjoyed the most growth in real estate portfolio share of any property type thus far in the 21st century, jumping from 11 per cent to 17 per cent of investment allocation.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New rules could help dislodge drug dealers
Proposed amendments to Ontario's Cannabis Control Act would allow authorities to lock down and bar entry to residential dwellings in the course of laying charges
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Ottawa-Gatineau tapped for value-add potential
The partners will invest in in-suite and common area upgrades with the aim of generating more revenue from the units, which are located in the downtown cores on both sides of the Ottawa River.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
LTB collects $13 million in Ontario fee revenue
The volume and sum of Tribunal admin charges exceed most other tolls tied to commercial real estate and/or professional and skilled personnel who work in the industry.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Quebec, Nova Scotia add more rent supplements
Quebec promises to catch up on the delivery of previously announced affordable housing units, while Nova Scotia invests in major repairs in existing social housing buildings.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Backlog plagues Quebec rental housing regulator
Quebec's largest rental housing association maintains fewer cases would go to la Régie du logement if landlords were entitled to ask for security deposits.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Feds promise more funds for new rental supply
The 2019 budget promises the second top-up in as many years to the low-cost loan fund supporting construction of rental housing.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Rent sticker shock awaits Canadians in the U.S.
Asking rents in the five largest American cities of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Phoenix appear moderately to dramatically steeper than Canadian tenants typically pay.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
US multifamily deals top office again in 2018
Canadian investors acquired USD $9.8 billion worth of multifamily properties in the United States last year, but that's a fairly small portion of the sector's USD $167.5 billion transaction volume.
Canadian Property Management
Some drag in buoyant 2018 investment returns
A surging industrial sector helped to counterbalance slipping retail values and push up 2018 investment returns on Canadian commercial real estate.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Multifamily assets post value increase in 2018
Residential was the only sector that could boast capital growth in every market where institutional investors represented in the Canada Property Index hold properties.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Medical cannabis a prescription for uncertainty
Rental housing industry advocates have been urging the Canadian government to review and modify rules governing the cultivation of plants for personal medical use.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Developers weigh in on market drivers
Collectively, the 400+ C-suite and senior executives see more opportunity than threat in technological advancements, social change and a less economically stratified society.
