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Balancing Energy Efficiency and Affordability: Construction Costs
Balancing Energy Efficiency and Affordability: The Impact of Updated Building Codes on Construction Costs and Housing Prices As the global focus on climate change and sustainability continues to grow, many jurisdictions are updating their building codes to include...
Celebrating Business Excellence with Tri-cities Chamber of Commerce
Over the weekend, we were able to celebrate Business Excellence during the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce awards. This is an annual event to honour exemplary leaders in business and their commitment to support the community. Aultrust presents Young Professional...
How does CMHC’s increase in Mortgage Premiums affect Multi-Family Developments?
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has decided to raise mortgage insurance premiums for multi-family developments and adopt more conservative underwriting standards beginning on July 1, 2023. This move comes in response to the increasing risks in the...
Principals of Aultrust as a Highly Effective Real Estate Developer: Building Stronger Communities
Building Stronger Communities with Real Estate Development Real estate development is not just about building structures; it's about creating and nurturing communities. Successful real estate developers understand the importance of community engagement and are...
Tri-Cities’ Best Neighborhoods for Real Estate Development
The housing crisis in Canada, especially in Vancouver, has created a challenging environment for real estate developers. Rising interest rates, high building costs, labor shortages, inflation, and global effects have all impacted the local market. Given these...
Real Estate Markets Amid Mortgage and Interest Rate Changes
The North American real estate market is undergoing significant changes in response to the current economic environment. As reported by Canadian Mortgage Trends, RBC saw a 40% decline in mortgage originations in the first quarter of 2023. This can be attributed to the...
Real Estate Market Update for 2023
Interest Rate Hike Impact and Immigration Levels The impact of the interest rate hike has had reverberations throughout the housing and development industry, with many developers pausing or canceling projects and consumers waiting to see where interest rates will...
Vancouver Real Estate Market Outlook 2023
How the Jan 25th Interest Rate Hike May Impact the Housing Market It is difficult to predict the exact effects of the interest rate hike on the Vancouver real estate market in 2023, as the market is influenced by a variety of factors. However, historically, interest...
Supply and Demand of Vancouver’s Real Estate Market
Vancouver’s real estate market fundamentals remain strong. When discussing “Fundamentals”, one needs to analyze the two sides of any market, “Supply” and “Demand”. Vancouver's Real Estate Supply The Canadian market, particularly the Vancouver market, has...
Supply Chain and Rising Interest
Real estate markets are subject to cyclical ebbs and flows. Additional black swan events such as the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the far-reaching consequences of the war have a pronounced effect on global capital markets and interest rates. Naturally, the real...
Bayrock Terrace: The Undiscovered Port Moody Address
3000 Henry is now Bayrock Terrace We are excited to announce the introduction of Bayrock Terrace, the new identity that defines the upcoming unique residential development in Port Moody. The naming process was primarily driven by inspiration found within Port Moody,...
Importance of community engagement and support
Aultrust Financial combines finance with development to help build distinctive communities. Without the community’s input and support, our projects would not be able to offer the benefits that the community needs. Priorities of our communities have changed...
Investing in private mortgages
Bank of Canada announced holding the key interest rate at 0.25% until at least 2023. In a candid press release the newly appointed Governor of Bank of Canada, Tiff Maclem, expressed the bank’s commitment to hold rates low in no uncertain terms: “It’s going to be a...
Forgotten Middle-Class
Dan and Sephana were about to graduate from high school. They lined up in their gowns, lining up, to walk up the stage and receive their diploma. Though their lives, and their parents’ lives, had winded through different paths, they had a similar dream. They imagined...
COVID-19, Economics, and Housing Prices
COVID-19 has impacted the lives of nearly everybody, regardless of their age, religion, geography, or wealth. Over the weekend, I observed a six-year-old boy who was strictly maintaining a two-meter distance from his grandparents. A middle-aged woman told me people...
How is e-commerce affecting the real estate market in Vancouver?
The world of retail is evolving. A combination of sustained growth in e-commerce, changes in consumer behavior, and rapid technological advancement have disrupted and reshaped an industry that once was dominated by the high street. E-commerce and real estate demand...
Is RE investment safe in a volatile market?
With today's concern over COVID-19 and its negative impact on business and financial markets, investors are turning away from stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, and more towards alternative assets. The volatility of most asset classes makes real estate a safer bet for...
Understanding the politics of a RE development and financing
Real estate financing is not all about high returns from projects that do not add any community benefits. It is important to understand the community priorities and incorporate those elements into the design from the get-go rather than squeezing every square inch...
3000 Henry: a project that benefits the community
Investment in the correct real estate project is key to living by our principles of integrity, good-will, and social responsibility. One of these investments is 3000 Henry. 3000 Henry 3000 Henry is a stunning design by AMA architect Tim Ankenman, on a beautiful...
Financing community developments
Aultrust was born from a deep-rooted conviction to principles of integrity, goodwill, and social responsibility. Our goal is to create well-designed, meaningful, and community-based projects by bringing good people, companies, and ideas together with the funding...