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Find out why recent CMHC policy changes are positive for multi-family borrowers

By John Carter on Saturday, April 29th, 2017 in News for Alberta Landlords. No Comments

CMHC recently introduced a series of policy changes affecting mortgage loan insurance for multi-unit residential properties (5+ units). There is a lot of new information to digest, so I want to highlight some of the key changes.

In an effort to be more pragmatic in its approach, CMHC intends that the changes will make rental and affordable housing more accessible to more Canadians. The good news is that much of the policy transformation favours borrowers including: (more…)

CMHC Rental Reports – Fall 2016 Edmonton, Alberta & Canada

By John Carter on Thursday, December 1st, 2016 in Market Reports, News for Alberta Landlords. No Comments

CMHC has released their fall rental market reports for Edmonton, Calgary, Alberta and Canada. See full reports linked below and summary of key indicators for multi-family apartment landlords below. Contact us if you have questions on how this affects your property holdings or acquisition opportunities.

• Edmonton 2016 Fall Rental Market Report  >> Click Here to View Report
• Calgary 2016 Fall Rental Market Report  >> Click Here to View Report
• Alberta 2016 Fall Rental Market Report >> Click Here to View Report
• Canada 2016 Fall Rental Market Report  >> Click Here to View Report

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How to rent vacancies in Edmonton in 2017

By John Carter on Wednesday, November 16th, 2016 in News for Alberta Landlords, Opinions and Perspectives. No Comments

Have vacant multi-family rental properties in Edmonton? You’re not alone.

The current economic climate, combined with an oversupply of multi-family construction from starts in 2014/15 and new home construction has increased available supply and competition. It has also improved the quality of available rental stock in Edmonton’s rental housing market. CMHC forecasts an increase from 4.2% in 2015 to 7% at 2016 end and into 2017.

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RE/MAX Commercial Investor Report 2016

By John Carter on Wednesday, September 28th, 2016 in Market Reports. No Comments

RE/MAX Commercial produces an annual report of all major markets in Canada. Below is the summary and link to the full report for the Western Canada Highlights.

Edmonton

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REALTORS Association of Edmonton – Commercial Division News Release – June 30, 2016

By John Carter on Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 in Market Reports, News for Alberta Landlords. No Comments

The REALTORS Association of Edmonton puts out semi-annual summaries of all commercial activity through the board’s MLS system. This captures a solid snapshot of overall market activity, but as we all know, does not include all commercial transactions as many are completed “off market” directly.

Edmonton Multi-Family Investment Sector

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Edmonton Ice District

By John Carter on Friday, July 22nd, 2016 in News for Alberta Landlords. No Comments

For the latest updates on the development of Canada’s largest sports and entertainment district building built in Edmonton see the below information.

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Edmonton LRT Expansion – #yeg4LRT

By John Carter on Friday, July 22nd, 2016 in News for Alberta Landlords. 1 Comment

For the most current updates on Edmonton’s massive infrastructure expansion of LRT (Light Rapid Transit) expansion visit these two websites:

1. City of Edmonton – Future Projects
2. 4LRT.com

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CMHC – Spring 2016 Edmonton Housing Market Outlook

By John Carter on Friday, May 20th, 2016 in Market Reports. No Comments

Highlights

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CMHC – Fall 2015 Rental Market Reports

By John Carter on Wednesday, December 16th, 2015 in Market Reports. No Comments

The latest reports are out from CMHC for the Fall 2015 Rental market

• Edmonton CMA – Rental Market Report
• Canada Highlights – Rental Market Report
• Rental Market Statistics – detailed statistical data

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RE/MAX Commercial Investor Report 2015

By John Carter on Thursday, September 24th, 2015 in Market Reports. No Comments

The RE/MAX Commercial Investor Report 2015 (Western Canada Edition) is out!

Highlights of this year’s report: (more…)