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A Closer Look at Canada’s Rental Market in 2021
Are you curious about the vacancy rate in your city? How about the average cost of rent? CMHC has those answers and more in their most recent Rental Market Report.
We have taken the time to pull out some of the data on rents and vacancy rates in the cities where many of our client co-operatives
Easier Applications for CMHC’s Preservation Funding
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has made some changes to the Community Housing Preservation Fund that will make it easier for you to apply.
The Preservation Fund exists to help your co-op and other housing providers complete activities that support the preservation of your
Easy Ways to Make Your Co-op More Energy Efficient
Interested in improving energy efficiency in your co-op? Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) outlines the benefits: cost-effectiveness, comfortable, healthy living conditions and care for the environment. While Natural Resources is thinking about private housing, co-ops can use many of the tips on
Sample Action Plan Goals
New Funding Available to Support Energy Efficiency
There’s good news for co-ops who are looking to move forward on their path to sustainability and better energy efficiency.
CMHC recently launched the Canada Greener Affordable Housing Program, which has two streams of funding available to help co-ops and other community housing providers.
The
Tip of the Month
Co-ops without Paid Managers
Since 2007, the percentage of co-ops without paid help is down by more than half to a mere 2% of Agency clients. Another 12% just have a lonely bookkeeper.