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AB security deposits resume earning interest
Under the triggering formula in Alberta regulations, residential rental security deposits will resume earning interest in 2024 for the first time in 16 years.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Interest rates subdue multifamily developers
Fallout from higher interest rates may continue to subdue multifamily development, but lenders express more confidence in prospects for new purpose-built rental and high-rise condominium projects next year.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Saskatchewan backs secondary rental suites
A new incentive program will offer Saskatchewan homeowners up to $35,000 toward the costs of building a separate rental suite at their primary residence.
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Toronto looks to Calgary’s conversion recipe
Toronto Council’s planning and housing committee has adopted a motion urging a closer look at the office-to-residential conversion incentives that Calgary offers.
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GTA multifamily deals sag to single digits in Q3
Summer saw a dearth of multifamily transactions, as Colliers Canada reports just eight deals in the Greater Toronto Area during the third quarter of 2023.
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Conversion momentum draws on combo of drivers
Replicating Calgary’s nascent office-to-residential conversion momentum in other markets will likely depend on the same combination of weak office values, strong housing demand and generous incentives.
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Office receivership sale touts conversion potential
Sales agents for Compass Place, a distressed 10-storey office tower in downtown Edmonton, are promoting its potential for conversion to multifamily rental.
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Canadian rents undercut U.S. tech hub averages
Canada’s leading tech hubs boast lower rental housing costs and narrower average rent-to-earnings ratios than most of their rivals in the United States.
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Ontario announces 2024 rent increase guideline
Allowable rent increases will max out at 2.5 per cent for most of Ontario’s sitting residential tenants in 2024, trailing the current 5.9 per cent average inflation rate.
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Office conversion prospects judged challenging
Viable conversion candidates must begin with a basic structural prerequisite, but construction costs, location, surrounding amenities and assumptions about future office values all influence the business case.
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Alberta’s new portfolios silent on housing
Housing is not referenced in the titles of any of the portfolios that Alberta’s 24 newly named cabinet ministers will lead.
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Newfoundland woos private housing developers
The provincial housing corporation is offering capital funding of up to $95,000 per unit through a loan forgiveness model, and seeks commitments to keep rents affordable for 15 to 20 years.
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New approval criteria coming for NB renovations
New Brunswick’s Residential Tenancy Tribunal will soon assume responsibility for authorizing renovations that require tenants to vacate their dwellings.
Canadian Property Management
Inaugural BOMA BEST Smart certifications awarded
The first certifications have been conveyed through the new BOMA BEST Smart assessment and benchmarking program for digital optimization of building performance.
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B.C. moves to mandate cooling in new housing
A proposed amendment to the B.C. building code would require cooling capability to maintain the temperature at no higher than 26⁰ Celsius in at least one room of every new residential dwelling unit.
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Toronto to offer multifamily retrofit financing
Multifamily landlords in Toronto could qualify for grants of up to $1.5 million through a newly launched energy retrofit initiative for buildings of 3+ storeys constructed before 1990.
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Multifamily asset values hold steady
Multifamily asset values appear to be holding steady, but transaction volume plummeted in the first quarter of 2023.
