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To maximize the sale price of a commercial property in Ontario, an owner should focus on the things buyers actually price: the quality and certainty of the income, the condition…

Industrial property cap rates in Ontario are not a single published number. A cap rate is the ratio of a property's stabilized net operating income (NOI) to its price, and…

To value a retail plaza in Ontario, capitalize its stabilized net operating income (NOI) at a rate that reflects the quality and durability of its leases, then test the result…

Retail plaza cap rates in Ontario are not one published figure. A cap rate is the ratio of a plaza's stabilized net operating income (NOI) to its price, and it…

To buy an apartment building in Ontario, an investor should verify the rent roll against the leases and bank records, understand exactly how rent control applies to each suite, commission…

To value an apartment building in Ontario, an appraiser or investor capitalizes the building's stabilized net operating income (NOI) at a market cap rate, cross-checks the result against price per…

To buy a car wash in Ontario, a buyer has to underwrite two investments at once: the real estate, meaning the land and building, and the operating business, meaning its…

To value a car wash in Ontario, split the property into its real estate and its operating business, value each on its own evidence, and reconcile them into a single…

To buy a gas station in Ontario, a buyer needs to look well beyond the station's sales: the underground fuel tanks and their regulatory status, the environmental history of the…

To sell commercial land in Ontario, an owner needs to establish what the land can lawfully be used for, what approvals it would need for a higher or different use,…