Category: The Housing Crisis in Canada

CAPREIT President & CEO, Mark Kenney, sits down with Middlefield President & CEO, Dean Orrico for a fireside chat. Together, they delve into CAPREIT’s approach to operating in the multi-family real estate sector and provide valuable insights into addressing Canada’s housing challenges.

Mark Kenney, president and chief executive officer at Canadian Apartment REIT, joins BNN Bloomberg to unpack their latest earnings, and the housing crisis in Canada.

Op-ed published in The Financial Post. A federal fund could allow non-profits to buy and maintain existing stock, freeing up private sector capital for reinvestment

Op-ed originally published in BC Landlord’s THE KEY Summer 2023. Canada doesn’t have enough housing. That’s a fact that people from all walks of life, from across the political spectrum, and from all corners of Canada, can agree on. It becomes disappointingly evident to the prospective first-time home buyer who finds the growing gap between … Continued

Addressing Canada’s housing crisis requires all-hands-on-deck. Step 1: stop chasing away the capital we’ll need to build 5.8 million new homes.  Read my op-ed published in Toronto Star and learn more. So, what if I told you there was a group of housing providers that manage 120,000 tenure-stable, purpose-built rental homes where more than half … Continued

From rents to immigration, CAPREIT President & Chief Executive Officer, Mark Kenney, discusses the critical issues surrounding affordability and the lack of housing crisis in Canada.   https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/video/we-need-incentives-amid-lack-of-housing-supply-capreit-ceo~2702379 More from Mark Kenney:   Op-ed: BC Landord – Canada’s Housing Crisis https://www.capreit.ca/op-ed-canadas-housing-crisis/   Op-ed: As Canadian housing crisis rages on, is ‘financialization’ really to blame?https://www.capreit.ca/op-ed-as-canadian-housing-crisis-rages-on-is-financialization-really-to-blame/   BNN … Continued

Great conversation on the Canadian REIT Market and Affordable Housing with Mark Kenney and Jesse Fragale on the ‘Working Capital: The Real Estate Podcast’ You can find it on Spotify, Apple Music or watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sI91sCOXhlk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI91sCOXhlk

Op-ed published in The Hill Times. Expanded immigration can work hand-in-hand with the construction industry’s goals to open the way to uild the 3.5 million additional homes we need above the current pace of construction.