Secrets of the Canadian Real Estate Cycle

Canadian real estate investors often hear about real estate cycles, yet very few people can describe what they are and how to actually use them to one's advantage. The Canadian Investor's Guide to Secrets of the Real Estate Cycle will show Canadian investors the ins and outs of the various phases of the real estate cycle, such as boom, slump and recovery, in order to equip them with the knowledge to make practical and informed decisions about their portfolios. Written by Canada's top-selling real estate investor and author Don Campbell and Kieran Trass, a leading expert on real estate cycles, the book will drill down into the various causes that affect real estate trends, such as local and global economics, population migration, employment levels, affordability of rental housing, real estate listings and other factors, to provide a scientific basis for assessing current trends and where those trends are heading. Complete with charts, checklists, and real-life stories, The Canadian Investor's Guide to Secrets of the Real Estate Cycle will be an indispensable guide for all investors.

Canadian real estate investors often hear about real estate cyclesyet very few people can describe what they are and how to actuallyuse them to one's advantage. The Canadian Investor's Guide toSecrets of the Real Estate Cycle will show Canadian investorsthe ins and outs of the various phases of the real estate cyclesuch as boom, slump and recovery, in order to equip them with theknowledge to make practical and informed decisions about theirportfolios.Written by Canada's top-selling real estate investor and authorDon Campbell and Kieran Trass, a leading expert on real estatecycles, the book will drill down into the various causes thataffect real estate trends, such as local and global economicspopulation migration, employment levels, affordability of rentalhousing, real estate listings and other factors, to provide ascientific basis for assessing current trends and where thosetrends are heading. Complete with charts, checklists, and real-lifestories, The Canadian Investor's Guide to Secrets of the RealEstate Cycle will be an indispensable guide for allinvestors.

Introduction 1Part I Key Message: The Real Estate Cycle: Your Key to Strategic Investing 5Chapter 1: The Strategic Investor Mindset 9Chapter 2: What Is the Real Estate Cycle? 19Chapter 3: Market Predictability and the Real Estate Cycle Clock 31Chapter 4: Key Drivers of the Real Estate Cycle 37Chapter 5: Beware the Market Influencers of the Real Estate Cycle 49Chapter 6: The Boom Phase 65Chapter 7: The Slump Phase 81Chapter 8: The Recovery Phase 91Part II Key Message: Putting the Real Estate Cycle to Work in the Canadian Market 99Chapter 9: Critical Transition Points: Toronto--Boom to Slump 105Chapter 10: The Toronto Market: Focus on Key Drivers 119Chapter 11: Critical Transition Points: Calgary--Slump to Recovery to Boom 133Chapter 12: The Calgary Market--From Hindsight to Foresight 145Part III Key Message: Learn the Strategic Real Estate Investor Way 159Chapter 13: Setting Goals like a Strategic Real Estate Investor 165Chapter 14: The ABC Strategy: How Strategic Investors Plan for the Real Estate Cycle 179Chapter 15: Investment Tactics throughout the Cycle 185Chapter 16: Tactics and Risk Management 205Chapter 17: Tactics and Financing 217Part IV Key Message: Canadian Strategic Real Estate Investors 227Chapter 18: Investor Profile: Michael Lawson 231Chapter 19: Investor Profile: Bryon Howard 239Chapter 20: Investor Profile: Tony and Jo-Ann Peters 247Chapter 21: Investor Profile: Chris Black 257Chapter 22: Are You a Strategic Real Estate Investor? 265Appendix: The Key Driver Scorecard 269Acknowledgements 270About the Authors 272Other Contributors 277Index 284