Speakers Program

Speakers [back to top]

Blake Hutcheson
Chairman & President (Canada)
CB Richard Ellis
Paul Cardinal
Market Analyst
CMHC
Michel Riverin
General Director
CORPIQ
Antoine Tabet
President
TECHNORM

Robert Fellegi
Vice President, Acquisitions
CAP REIT

Jason Lester
Vice President, Asset Management
Residential Equities REIT
Jean Denis
Vice President, Quebec Acquisitions Boardwalk Equities (Quebec) Inc.
Ugo Bizzarri
Vice President, Acquisitions
Timbercreek Investments
Thomas Marcantonio
Vice President
ICI Canada
Marc Boudreau
Regional Manager
Standard Life
Neil Cunningham
Regional Manager
Merrill Lynch
Gilles Paradis
Regional director of mortgages
Industrielle Alliance Assurance
Jacques Pelletier
Manager business development rental mortgage insurance
CMHC
Michael Sutherland
Business Development Manager
CIBC Mortgages Inc.
Germain Villeneuve
Affiliated Real Estate Agent
CB Richard Ellis
Jean Pierre Gagnon
VP Financial Services
CB Richard Ellis

Program [back to top]

 

For Tuesday February 18th, 2003

 

8:00 REGISTRATION
  CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST BUFFET
9:00 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
 

A welcome to delegates. See the national overview of
the Canadian Multi Residential Investment Industry.

 

Blake Hutcheson, Chairman & President,
CB Richard Ellis Limited

9:10

2002 APARTMENT SALES

 

Get a global view on the transactions that took place in
the Greater Montreal Area for 2002. Learn how Cap
rates, volume, and revenue multiples were affected.
Get an insider view of 20 actual trades that were
made (ranging from $1m to $188m).

 

Germain Villeneuve, Affiliated Real Estate Agent,
CB Richard Ellis Québec Limitée

9:40

CMHC

An integral part of the conference, the 2002 CMHC
Report gives investors insight into trends affecting their
properties. Highlighted will be the vacancy rate and
average rental rates for 2002 compared to 2001.
Examples of how these trends are affecting the
marketplace will be reviewed.

 

Paul Cardinal, Market Analyst,
CMHC

10:30

REFRESHMENTS

 

11:00

CORPIQ

This session will review the important and pressing legal
issues affecting the apartment market in Quebec. Recent
government legislation and proposed laws will be
discussed.

Michel Riverin, General Director,
CORPIQ

11:30 TECHNORM
What do you do when your property has a fire code
violation? Issues affecting owners from a fire code
standpoint are reviewed as well as the current
requirements from the Regie du Batiment and City of
Montreal requirements. Case study: How to resolve these
issues in a cost effective manner.
 

Antoine Tabet, President,
Technorm

12:00

LUNCH & MARKETPLACE EXHIBITION

 

1:30

INDUSTRY ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

 

Respected industry experts will engage in a lively
roundtable discussion of topics affecting investors in
Montreal. Topics include cap rates, financing, vacancy
rates, rents, rental board issues, laws, threats to market, political climate and their long-term views on the
Montreal market and how it affects investors.

 

Moderator:
Mary Lamey, Reporter, The Gazette

Panel:
Ugo Bizzarri, Vice President, Timbercreek Investments
Jean Denis
, Vice President, Quebec Acquisitions,
Boardwalk Equities (Quebec) Inc.
Bob Fellegi, Vice President, Acquisitions, CAP REIT
Jason Lester, Vice President, Asset Management,
RESREIT

2:15 ARE TAXES GOING UP?
  This practical presentation will cover the tax implications
of Quebec's new triennial evaluations. Real-world
examples of the effects on a typical apartment building in
Montreal, West-Island, Laval, South-shore, and Quebec
City will be revealed.
 

Jean-Pierre Gagnon, Vice President Financial Services,
CB Richard Ellis Québec Limitée

2:45 REFRESHMENTS
 
3:15

FINANCING ALTERNATIVES - PANEL

Where are interest rates heading? What are lenders
looking for? This interactive panel discussion will review
the financing criteria trends for the Montreal multi-
residential investment market.

 

Moderator:
Thomas Marcantonio, ICI Canada

Panel:
Marc Boudreau, Standard Life
Neil Cunningham
, Merrill Lynch
Gilles Paradis, Industrielle Alliance
Jacques Pelletier, SCHL

Michael Sutherland, CIBC Mortgages Inc.

4:15

CLOSING REMARKS AND DOOR PRIZE DRAW

   
4:20

NETWORKING RECEPTION