Resources

Understanding Business & Financial Risk

This article, originally published in Wealth Professional, discusses the importance of differentiating between business risks and financial risks. The story is told from the perspective of a wealth advisor and a prospective small business owner, Cindy. Your client, Cindy, is […]

Hotel Operations & Valuations: A COVID-19 Case Study

Hotel owners, lenders, governments and other industry stakeholders are justifiably concerned about the many unknowns related to hotel operations and hotel valuations in light of COVID-19.

Purchasing a Hotel with a Group of Investors?

This article, originally published in Western Hotelier Magazine, discusses a few of the considerations one may consider when investing in a hotel alongside a group of investors. Contact our hotel appraiser if you have questions specific to your hotel investment. […]

5 Things You Need To Know About Cap Rates and Multiples in Valuations

This article, originally published in the Real Estate Magazine (REM), discusses cap rates and multiples, common terms used by investors, brokers, lenders and appraisers in the context of commercial real estate and/or private business valuations. Here’s a list of the […]

Valuation as a Tool to Resolve Disputes

This article was originally published in the Canadian Arbitration and Mediation Journal of the ADR Institute of Canada. Individuals and organizations form business relationships to solve problems and create value. At times, diverging views on how to achieve these objectives […]

Going-Concern Appraisals vs. Business Valuations

This abbreviated article, originally published in the Canadian Property Valuation Magazine, discusses some of the similarities and differences between going-concern appraisals prepared by commercial real estate appraisers and business valuation reports completed by business valuators. What’s a going-concern? The CBV […]

Renovating your apartment building: Is it worth it?

This article, originally published in the Canadian Apartment Magazine and the The Rental Gazette, discusses how cost and value are not synonymous and how certain renovations may appear profitable…..on the surface. How do we estimate value? There are three primary […]