While there is a prevailing sense of caution among Canada's big banks over the domestic real estate market, it's the situation in Europe that's keeping the CEOs awake at night.
Fiera Sceptre has announced the creation of a joint venture with Axia Investments to offer unique national real estate fund vehicles and segregated account management services to investors.
Scotia Asset Management has named CBRE Clarion Securities, LLC as portfolio advisor on its Scotia Private Global Real Estate Pool, effective on or about December 28, 2011.
Over 600,000 Canadians will struggle to make their mortgage payments if their rates rise by just 1%, according to the seventh Annual State of the Residential Mortgage Market report by the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals (CAAMP).
The breakdown of a marriage is hard on clients in many ways: emotionally, physically and financially. The only easy thing about it is getting the court to sanction the dissolution.
Real estate can do more than keep the rain off your client. It can form a solid foundation in an income portfolio, shelter your client from inflation, and smooth volatility.
In the years after the ABCP fiasco, the managers of the ACM Commercial Mortgage Fund were able to make some “incredible deals” while their competition was forced to sit on the sidelines.
Introducing a new asset class to the mix takes some finesse to avoid overwhelming investors with too many products. It also requires some “know how” to find the right investment.
For investors, finding an investment that keeps up with inflation is serious business: the cost of living just keeps rising. An investment that captures the rate of inflation in its return is a necessity.
To paint both the residential and commercial real estate sectors with the same brush would cause advisors to overlook the unique benefits offered by commercial real estate investments.