Former London Mayor Ed Holder Joins Foundation Capital as Strategic Advisor
Foundation Capital announces that the Honourable Ed Holder, former Mayor of the City of London, has joined the firm as a Strategic Advisor...
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The Vacancy That Wasn't
Unit 3 at 57 Oliver was renting at $881 a month. Tenant moved out April 30. Renovated, re-leased at $1,675, occupied by ...
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Two Percent, Run The Numbers
Subscribe to FCPRET between now and Canada Day (July 1) and we add 2% bonus units to your position. On a $100K subscript...
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What Your Dollar Actually Builds
Layered with CMHC financing, municipal grants, and development charge exemptions, every $11,000 of LP equity inside FAHF...
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"When My Parents Are Gone, My Brother Has Nowhere Safe To Go."
That is the number of Ontarians on the developmental disability housing waitlist alone. Almost no one is building homes ...
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"Who Actually Buys A $100M Apartment Building?"
Most development funds tell you the exit will be fine. We are going to show you the three specific exits Wellington Towe...
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You Are Not Just Funding Three Trustees
Michael Nemanic spearheaded one of the largest mixed use redevelopments in Toronto. He is now on Wellington Towers. The ...
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The Trade Validated Itself
More calls than we could finish before Friday. Investors still completing subscription agreements. Rather than rush them...
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Last Day To Lock In 24%
Tranche 1 closes at midnight at a 24% net annualized targeted return. After tonight, the next tranche prices at 20%. On ...
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We Just Broke The Whole Thing Down On Camera
Investors who close before May 15 lock in a 24% net annualized targeted return. After tomorrow, the next tranche drops t...
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Three Broken Trades, One That Works
While pre construction condos sit flat, single family rental math goes upside down, and commercial office towers get mar...
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The Best Time To Develop Is When Nobody Else Can
Our targeted rent versus where comparable London purpose built rental lands by 2030 at even conservative growth. We are ...
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The Best Real Estate Equity Play On The Market
Compounded at the 20% to 24% targeted return on Development Fund II. The real estate equity play of this cycle, because ...
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What RioCan Just Told the Whole Market
Announced this week. A public REIT is selling stabilized rental at the same time we are building it. The reason matters....
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Why Renting Wins by $1,970 a Month
Per month cheaper to rent than to carry a $500K Ontario home. This is the math driving rental demand....
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Why The Government is Paying Us to Build
On purpose built rental construction. Federally backed. Below market fixed rates....
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The Spread Trade
Most retail investors think the return on a development project comes from real estate appreciating over time. It does n...
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The New FCPRET Unit Price Is $13.40
Today we are formally announcing the new FCPRET unit price. $13.40 per unit, up from $10 at inception in 2023....
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5 Questions Investors Asked Us in the Last 24 Hours
Today is the last day to subscribe at the current $13 unit price. The new price will be announced shortly, alongside the...
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The 24 Hour Window
Tomorrow is the last day to subscribe to FCPRET at the current $13 unit price....
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Three Days Out: What Actually Changes After Wednesday
Two events sit on the calendar this week. The Bank of Canada decides on rates Tuesday. The new FCPRET unit price takes e...
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The Three Forces Keeping Multi Family Rents Rising in Ontario Through 2030
Most commentary about Canadian real estate focuses on three things. Interest rates. Housing policy. Who is in office. Al...
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Q: How Do You Actually Pick Which Buildings to Buy?
An investor asked us this on a call last week. It is one of the most important questions any unitholder should ask, beca...
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What It Actually Takes to Manage 350+ Units Across 18 Properties
Your distribution lands on the 15th. Every month. No exceptions. But between the 15th of last month and the 15th of this...
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Canada Just Broke Up with America. Housing Is the Rebound.
Sunday night, PM Carney addressed the nation and said something no sitting Prime Minister has ever said: our economic re...
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Developers Are Retreating. We Are Building. Here Is Why.
28 condo projects cancelled in 2025. Over 7,000 units erased from the pipeline. GTA condo prices down 29.6% from their p...
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The Supply Gap Nobody Is Closing
Yesterday we announced Development Fund II: Wellington Towers. A 25 storey, 432 unit, $100M purpose built rental tower. ...
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Announcing Development Fund II: Wellington Towers
This is a separate project from Development Fund I. Different site. Different capital stack. Fund I is closed. Wellingto...
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What $50,000 Actually Buys You Inside Foundation Capital
We get asked this question more than almost any other: "What does $50,000 actually get me?"...
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One Million Mortgages Are Renewing This Year. Here Is Why That Is the Biggest Tailwind in Canadian Real Estate.
Every Tuesday we take one topic and go deep. No headlines, no five story roundup. Just one story, all the way to the bot...
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TD Just Wiped Out Its 2026 Housing Forecast. Five Stories You Need to See.
We pulled the five most important stories shaping Canadian real estate this week and broke down what they mean for your ...
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Why Apartments. Why Now. Why This Is the Decade That Matters.
Every Saturday we step back from the numbers and look at the bigger picture. Not what happened this week, but why we do ...
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How the 15% Return Works. Plus Liquidity, TFSAs, and What Makes This Different.
Welcome back to Investor Q&A. Last week we covered how the unit price works, tenant screening, Development Fund 1, and t...
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Two New Units at Oliver St. Here's How We're Creating Value Without Buying a Single Property.
We talk a lot about turnovers and renovations. Today we want to show you something different: how we create brand new un...
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The $180 That Moves Everything.
Most investors we meet understand the idea of an apartment building. You buy it, you collect rent, you pay the mortgage,...
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Five Things We'd Tell You If You Were Sitting Across the Table.
If you're reading this, there's a good chance you found us through a Facebook ad. Maybe it was a video of one of our par...
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The 4 Questions We Hear on Every Single Call.
Welcome to the first edition of Investor Q&A. Every Thursday, we're going to answer the questions that matter most to yo...
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What April 2nd Looks Like Inside Our Buildings.
Today marks one year since Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs. Oil is at $105. The S&P is down 4% this month. Tariff polic...
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Inside Our Buildings: What Actually Happens When We Renovate a Unit.
Yesterday we covered the five stories shaping Canadian real estate. Today we're going inside our own buildings. This is ...
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Rentals Are Eating the Housing Market. Five Stories You Need to See.
We pulled the five most important stories shaping Canadian real estate right now and broke down what they mean for your ...
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Ontario Just Dropped a $210 Billion Budget. Here's What It Means for Rental Investors.
Yesterday Ontario released its 2026 Budget, titled "A Plan to Protect Ontario." 258 pages of policy, spending, and tax c...
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What Happens to Rent When the Market Crashes? We Checked Three Times.
Every time the stock market drops, people ask the same question: "Is this the one that takes everything down with it?" A...
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The S&P 500 Just Fell for Four Straight Weeks. Your Rent Cheques Didn't Notice.
The S&P 500 is down 6% from its record high. Four consecutive weeks of losses. The tech sector has dropped 12% from its ...
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The Federal Budget Just Dropped. Here's What It Means for Real Estate Investors.
Ottawa just tabled the 2026 federal budget. $25 billion earmarked for housing. A 100% GST rebate on new rental construct...
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$48 Billion Moved Into Canadian Real Estate Last Year. The Smart Money Already Decided.
Every headline this month has screamed uncertainty. Trade wars. Oil shocks. Job losses. Recession odds climbing to 60%. ...
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This Week in 5 Headlines. Your Distribution in 1 Number.
This was one of the most volatile weeks in recent memory for the Canadian economy....
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Oil Just Hit $110. Last Time That Happened, Rent Went Up.
Brent crude spiked to nearly $110 a barrel yesterday. That's up 80% since the Iran conflict started three weeks ago. Gas...
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Every Canadian Is Watching the BoC Today. Our Investors Aren't.
At 9:45am today, the Bank of Canada announces its rate decision. Tiff Macklem holds a press conference at 10:30am. Marke...
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Home Prices Fell 4.8%. Construction Is Stalling Through 2028. One of Those Is a Problem.
CREA released its latest numbers this morning. Canada's national benchmark home price dropped to $661,100, down 4.8% yea...
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Canada's Vacancy Rate Just Hit 3.1%. Ours Didn't.
CMHC's latest data is in. Canada's national purpose-built rental vacancy rate climbed to 3.1%, the highest in years. Cal...
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The Bank of Canada Is About to Make a Decision. Your Distribution Doesn't Depend on It.
Next Wednesday, the Bank of Canada will announce its latest rate decision. Markets are pricing a 93% probability of a ho...
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Canada Just Lost $18.5B in Trade. Your Rent Cheques Don't Care.
The trade war just cost Canada $18.5 billion in lost exports to the U.S. Steel and aluminum producers alone lost $8.8 bi...
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Recession Talk Is Back. Your Rent Cheques Still Don't Care.
CMHC just released its 2026 outlook: GDP growth of 0.7%, housing starts falling to 247,000 units, and a formal flag for ...
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The G7 Held Off on Reserves. Here's What Happens Next.
Yesterday we wrote you about oil hitting $120. Today, WTI is sitting around $89 after G7 finance ministers announced the...
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Oil Prices Are Spiking. Your Rent Cheques Don't Care.
Oil surged 25% in a single day last week. The S&P 500 dropped. The G7 called an emergency meeting for today. Meanwhile, ...
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One Building. 48 Tenants. 48 Paycheques.
If you own a rental house and your tenant leaves, your income drops to zero overnight. Your mortgage doesn't pause. Your...
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Your Financial Advisor Can't Access This.
Canada's largest pension funds and institutional investors allocate 15% to 25% of their portfolios to private real estat...
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The Mortgage Paydown Nobody Talks About
When we say FCPRET targets ~15% total return, most people focus on the 7% distribution. That's the part you can see: mon...
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Your Savings Account Is Losing You Money. Here's the Math.
Canada's best 1-year GIC pays 3.65%. Inflation is running at 2.3%. That leaves you with a real return of 1.35%, or $135 ...
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Morguard Just Put $1 Billion Into Canadian Apartments. Here's Why That Matters to You.
Two days ago, Morguard Corporation announced it's investing $1 billion into a $5 billion Canadian apartment portfolio ma...
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The 3 Questions Every Investor Should Ask Before Buying Real Estate
We talk to a lot of people who want to invest in real estate but aren't sure where to start. Some are thinking about buy...
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Houses Are Priced on Comps. Apartments Are Priced on Income. That Changes Everything.
Today we're going to walk you through the single most important concept in apartment investing. It's the reason our buil...
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Immigration Is Slowing. Here's Why Rental Demand Isn't Going Away.
You've probably seen the headlines. Immigration is down 18% year over year. Canada lost a net 290,000 non-permanent resi...
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Why Apartment Buildings Are the Safest Bet in Canadian Real Estate Right Now
Housing prices are falling. The condo market is frozen. Tariffs are squeezing builders. The Bank of Canada is holding ra...
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The Trade War Makes This Thesis Stronger
Steel tariffs are running at 50%. Lumber duties have climbed to 45%. Trump just threatened 100% tariffs on all Canadian ...
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The Numbers Are In. They're Not Pretty.
CREA released January's housing data yesterday. Home sales are down 16.2% year over year. The GTA benchmark price has fa...
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Not All Real Estate Is Created Equal
Toronto condos lost $43,000 in value this year. Our investors earned $37,500, with $17,500 being cash distributions. Sam...
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Rent Cheques Don't Care About the Market
Friday was a good reminder of how quickly things can shift. A single stock, Nvidia, slid 2.2% and dragged the entire S&P...
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The Relationship Your Portfolio Is Missing
Happy Valentine's Day. While everyone's focused on dinner reservations, let's talk about the one relationship that actua...
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