Green Financing for Hotel and Apartment Building Developments
How green loans, CMHC MLI Select energy points, PACE, retrofit programs and impact investors work, and what a hotel or apartment project needs to qualify.
Topic
Multifamily
Articles about multifamily in real estate financing and investment.
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Taxes When You Sell or Refinance a Hotel or Apartment Building
How selling a hotel or apartment building is taxed in Canada and the U.S.: capital gains, recapture, vendor financing, and why a refinance is different.
How to Negotiate the Best Deal When Selling or Financing Your Hotel or Apartment Building
The terms beyond price that decide a commercial property sale or loan: deposits, conditions, due diligence, closing, representations and loan covenants.
Sale-Leasebacks for Hotel and Apartment Building Owners: How They Work and When They Fit
How a sale-leaseback works, why it suits hotels and owner-occupied property more than apartment buildings, and the costs, accounting and tax points to check.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Construction Financing for Commercial Properties, Hotels and Apartment Buildings
How construction loans work: equity first, draws and holdbacks, guarantees, interest reserves and take-out financing, plus Canadian programs for rental projects.
The Future of Commercial Real Estate Lending: Trends to Watch
Commercial lending conditions as of October 2026: policy rates in Canada and the U.S., the loan maturity wave, who is lending and what it means for borrowers.
A Roadmap to Refinancing Your Commercial Property, Hotel or Apartment Building
When refinancing a hotel, apartment building or commercial property makes sense, what it costs to leave your loan, how much you can borrow, and the steps.