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2024 Utility Allowances for PEI
2024 Utility Allowances for Alberta
2024 Utility Allowances for Ontario
Q&A on the AIR for Auditors
Q&A on Underfunded Reserves
Protect Your Assets
Your co-op has three main assets, although only one appears on the audited financial statements.
Your money and buildings
Protect your co-op‘s property by buying the right insurance in the right amounts. All housing co-ops need five kinds of insurance: property, loss of housing charges, public
Audit Fees on the Rise for Housing Co-ops
In recent years, with sustained high inflation affecting many goods and services, we looked at the audit fee data reported by housing co-ops in our portfolio.
Our analysis shows that audit fees are on the rise. Specifically, from 2022 to 2025, the average annual increase for housing co-op audit
Looking at the Data behind Canada’s Rental Market Report in 2024
In late January, CMHC released the Fall 2024 Rental Market Report, which has data about rental markets in different Canadian cities.
Across Canada, the vacancy rate for purpose-built rentals sits at 2.2 per cent (up from 1.5 per cent in 2023), while the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment
2025 Utility Allowances for British Columbia
Tip of the Month
Good Vacancy Loss
Some vacancy loss is by choice, because units are being refreshed for new members. So not a loss but an investment.