Securing Funding for Your Hotel Development
How a new or converted hotel is funded: the full project budget, each layer of the capital stack, where the equity comes from and what lenders need first.
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Articles on financing, buying, renovating and selling real estate, from distressed properties and hotels to multifamily buildings and tokenization.
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Financing a Shopping Centre Development: A Practical Guide
How shopping centre developments are financed: pre-leasing and anchor tenants, construction and permanent loans, equity, and what lenders ask to see.
The Path to Funding Your Apartment Building Development
How new rental apartment buildings are funded in Canada and the U.S.: construction loans, CMHC and HUD programs, equity partners and the capital stack.
Sustainability and ESG in Commercial Real Estate: What It Means for Owners
What ESG means for commercial building owners in Canada and the U.S.: energy use, certifications, disclosure rules, green leases and the evidence on value.
Technology in Commercial Real Estate: From Market Data and Virtual Tours to Smart Buildings
Which property technology owners actually use, from market data and virtual tours to building analytics, what the evidence says it saves, and the risks.
Tenant Experience and Facility Management: Running a Commercial Property Well
How property and facility management keep tenants, control operating costs and protect value, with maintenance data and a checklist for building owners.
Attracting International Investors to Commercial Real Estate
What foreign investors check before backing a property deal, and the U.S. and Canadian tax, ownership and securities rules that apply to them.
Adaptive Reuse: Converting Hotels and Offices into Housing
How hotel-to-apartment and office-to-residential conversions work, which buildings suit them, zoning and code hurdles, and the public programs that help pay.
A Guide to Real Estate Portfolio Optimization for Improved Performance and Efficiency
How owners of several properties measure performance, spread risk, and decide what to hold, refinance or sell, with Canadian and U.S. tax points to check.
Commercial Real Estate Risk Management: Strategies for Success
The main risks in owning, buying, selling or financing commercial property, from rates and tenants to floods and title, and the tools to manage each one.
The Future of Multifamily Housing: Trends Shaping the Residential Real Estate Market
Apartment vacancy, rents, new supply and policy in Canada and the U.S., with Halifax figures and dated sources, for multifamily owners and investors.
A Deep Dive Into Commercial Real Estate Leasing and Negotiations
Gross versus net leases, the clauses that decide what a commercial lease really costs, and how landlords and tenants negotiate them, with Nova Scotia notes.