From Don's Desk
Downtown Abbotsford Financing Yields 12+ Per Cent
ACIC's Performance
Feb 03 2012
ACIC was recently paid out on a $600,000 second mortgage secured by an undeveloped property in downtown Abbotsford. This financing delivered a competitive 12.5 per cent return to ACIC investors since it was first issued four years ago.
Outlook for Interest Rates Remains Low
Market News
Feb 03 2012
The long run of remarkably low interest rates looks set to hold for a while yet, according to a recently released commentary from TD Economics. Motivated by the continued financial crisis in Europe and weakness in the global economy as a whole, central banks are expected to “keep the easy money flowing for the foreseeable future”.
A Changing Take on Home Sweet Home
Market News
Feb 03 2012
Is the dream of a white picket fence surrounding four walls of your own coming to an end? Not entirely, I’m sure. But I think we are seeing a re-alignment in housing demand throughout much of Canada, with implications for real estate investment.
A graying trend in housing demand
Market News
Jan 05 2012
The real estate requirements of the baby boom generation have always been a big driver of market trends, and there’s no reason to expect that will change now. A recent commentary from the Conference Board of Canada explored some of the implications of this now more advanced-in-age demographic bulge.
Tight rental market creates opportunity for value boost
ACIC's Performance
Jan 05 2012
ACIC recently issued a $1.7 million first mortgage secured by a 28-unit apartment complex located on southern Vancouver Island. This enabled the borrower to act quickly on the opportunity to acquire this property, the units in which are currently renting for well-below market rates in this sought after part of the province.
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