Secrets of the Canadian Real Estate Cycle: An Investor's Guide

Part I Key Message: The Real Estate Cycle: Your Key to Strategic Investing 5

Chapter 1: The Strategic Investor Mindset 9

Chapter 2: What Is the Real Estate Cycle? 19

Chapter 3: Market Predictability and the Real Estate Cycle Clock 31

Chapter 4: Key Drivers of the Real Estate Cycle 37

Chapter 5: Beware the Market Influences of the Real Estate Cycle 49

Chapter 6: The Boom Phase 65

Chapter 7: The Slump Phase 81

Chapter 8: The Recovery Phase 91

Part II Key Message: Putting the Real Estate Cycle to Work in the Canadian Market 99

Chapter 9: Critical Transition Points: Toronto--Boom to Slump 105

Chapter 10: The Toronto Market: Focus on Key Drivers 119

Chapter 11: Critical Transition Points: Calgary--Slump to Recovery to Boom 133

Chapter 12: The Calgary Market--From Hindsight to Foresight 145

Part III Key Message: Learn the Strategic Real Estate Investor Way 159

Chapter 13: Setting Goals like a Strategic Real Estate Investor 165

Chapter 14: The ABC Strategy: How Strategic Investors Plan for the Real Estate Cycle 179

Chapter 15: Investments Tactics throughout the Cycle 185

Chapter 16: Tactics and Risk Management 205

Chapter 17: Tactics and Financing 217

Part IV Key Message: Canadian Strategic Real Estate Investors 227

Chapter 18: Investor Profile: Michael Lawson 231

Chapter 19: Investor Profile: Byron Howard 239

Chapter 20: investor Profile: Tony and Jo-Ann Peters 247

Chapter 21: investor Profile: Chris Black 257

Chapter 22: Are You a Strategic Real Estate Investor? 265

Appendix: The Key Driver Scorecard 269

Acknowledgements 270

About the Authors 272

Other Contributors 277

Index 284