Real Estate Investment Articles and Resources

Centurion Apartment REIT in the Media:

Beginning September 20th, 2010 Peter Figura, of Centurion Apartment REIT can be seen regularly on Tuesdays and Fridays at 2:15 PM on CP24 discussing financial markets. The broadcasts will also be on the radio on channel 1050 AM. Please join us!

• Greg Romundts Notes from the Canadian Apartment Investment Conference Panel on 2011-09-14
• Greg Romundt on BNN debating D-I-Y Real Estate Investing vs. REIT Investing on "Alternatives Investments" Show 2011-07-28
• Greg Romundt's Presentation at Landlord Web Conference 2011 - Rental Lead Tracking and Conversion 2011-05-12
• Returns without the bricks and mortar (Financial Post with Jonathan Chevreau 2011-04-09)
• Greg Romundt speaks with BNN About Apartment Investing on Alternative Investments Show 2010-11-05
• Greg Romundt speaks with the Financial Post about Home Ownership and Rental Property Taxes 2010-10-23
  
• Greg Romundt, Interview with Investingthesis.com 2010-10-13
• Greg Romundt, President of Centurion Apartment REIT - Pt 2 of Interview with Million Dollar Journey 2010-10-01
• Greg Romundt, President of Centurion Apartment REIT - Pt 1 of Interview with Million Dollar Journey 2010-09-29
• Article on REIT's and Private REIT's from the Landlord Rescue Blog 2010-09-26
• Greg Romundt, President of Centurion Apartment REIT, speaks with Canadian Apartment Magazine about the benefits of  retrofits vs building New 2010-09-08
• Greg Romundt, President of Centurion Apartment REIT, Interviewed on Finance 360 2010-06-04 (In Cantonese with English Translation)
• Financial Post Video with Jonathan Chevreau (Wealthy Boomer) discussing Private REIT's 2010-05-19
• Canadian Apartment Magazine interview with Centurion Apartment REIT 2010-03-31
• Greg Romundt, President of Centurion Apartment REIT, Interviewed by Investment Executive TV 2010-03-29
• Greg Romundt, President of Centurion Apartment REIT, Interviewed by Gazeta News (in Polish) 2010-02-21
• Greg Romundt, President of Centurion Apartment REIT, Discusses the Outlook for Apartment REIT's in Canada (Canadian Apartment Magazine 2010-02-08)
• Investing in REIT's (Canadian Real Estate Magazine 2010-02-10, by Kit Kadlec)
• Investors Find Solid Foundation In Apartments (Financial Post, 2009-11-23, by Garry Marr)
• The Goodman Report on the Canadian Apartment Investment Conference 2008-09-26

General Real Estate Articles:

• Real Estate: A 'secret' tax shelter (Financial Post 2011-04-06)
• What Are the Different Types of Real Estate?

Real Estate as an Inflation Hedge Articles:

• Canadian Real Estate and Inflation
• Apartment Real Estate Investing for Inflation Protection

Apartment Investing Articles:

• Renters transform U.S. housing market (Reuters, by Margaret Chadbourn 2011-12-27)
• Investing in Canadian Apartments for Safety, Income and Long Term Capital Growth
• Executing the Smith Manoeuvre with Centurion Apartment REIT
• Apartment-block Sales Sizzle (Winnipeg Free Press 2009-04-27)

General Investing Articles:

• The Power of Low Correlation Investing
• The Futility of Stock Picking - The top 25% of stocks account for all of the markets gains over the last 3 decades

REIT Investing Articles:

• Why Invest in a REIT?
• Why Invest in an Apartment REIT?
• REITs can by sexy, too (Financial Post by Garry Marr 2011-12-24)
• Rental income, tax breaks give REITs stability (Financial Post by Eric Lam 2011-10-05)
• Why buying a REIT is more profitable than a condo (Globe and Mail by Martin Mittelstaedt 2011-04-06)
• Investors Seek Refuge in Private REITs
• Apartment REITs look like best option in sector (FP by Jonathan Ratner April 17, 2009)
• The Potential for Tax Efficient Investment Growth in REITs
• How REIT´s Work
• The Differences Between Public and Private REIT´s
• Breaking Down Real Estate Investment Trusts (by David Kaufman, Financial Post 2010-05-19)

Canadian Real Estate Market Data:

• CMHC - Rental Market Statistics - Fall 2011
• CMHC - Rental Market Survey - Fall 2011
• CMHC - Rental Market Report - Fall 2011 - Ontario Highlights
• CMHC - Rental Market Report - Fall 2011 - Canada Highlights
• IPD Canada 2008 Returns
• CMHC - Rental Market Statistics - Fall 2010
• CMHC - Rental Market Report - Ontario Highlights - Fall 2010
• CMHC - Rental Market Report - Canada Highlights - Fall 2010
• More CMHC Statistics available on the CMHC Website Here
• A Primer on the Canadian Apartment Market

External Links to Other Good Real Estate Investing Resources

• REIT.com

Articles to Come (Check back soon!):

• Age Appropriate Asset Allocation Strategies Dont Work
• How to Create Value in Apartment Properties
• Comparing Different Types of Real Estate Investments