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Short-Term Rentals & Condominiums: What Boards & Owners Need to Know

The rise of short-term rentals (STRs) through platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo has significantly impacted condominium communities across Canada. While these services provide owners with income opportunities, they also introduce…

March 2025

2024 Alberta Condo & Rental Insurance Update

Alberta’s Real Estate Insurance Market Forecast 2024-2025: Navigating Through a Transforming Landscape As we advance into 2024, the real estate insurance market in Alberta—and indeed across Canada—displays significant transformations influenced…

June 2024

Managing Insurance Costs for Investment Properties: Tips for Positioning Your Property in the Face of Rising Premiums

As the Canadian real estate market continues to evolve, so does the importance of insurance for property owners, condominium boards, and managers. The insurance market has undergone significant changes in…

April 2023

Emerald Insights: Fall & Winter Newsletter 2022/2023

[fliph5 id=”rpird-ngta” width=”400px” height=”250px”] The season of falling leaves, pumpkin spice lattes and football is almost behind us. Now the focus is on pulling out our winter jackets, boots, and…

November 2022

2022 Property Management Insurance Forecast

Emerald Management & Realty Ltd. is proud of our insurance program that has been customized for the properties we manage.  With close to 50 years of property management service, Emerald…

April 2022

The WHYS of condominium owner insurance

In Episode 2 of our insurance mini-series with Nuera Insurance Inc.,  Lauretta Enders, BA, CPM of Emerald Management & Realty Ltd. speaks with our valued partner to discuss the “whys” and “what…

December 2021

Condominium Insurance Insights

What is condominium insurance?  As a condominium unit owner, you have title to your own unit, as well as a share in common (and or managed) property such as the lobby, hallways,…

July 2021

Property Insurance Market Update

The shift in the insurance market that started in 2018 continues to impact condominium corporations and multi-family rental properties across Canada.  Unfortunately, the hardening of the insurance market and aggressive…

July 2021

Why do property managers do inspections?

Importance of Property Management Inspections Property Inspections are a key to property management systems and processes … and again this year, it looks like inspections will be completed very differently…

July 2021

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