STARLIGHT U.S. RESIDENTIAL FUND ANNOUNCES Q2-2025 OPERATING RESULTS
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All amounts in this press release are in thousands of
"The Fund continues to own a high-quality, well diversified portfolio of multi-family communities and was able to extend certain of the Fund's loans to provide more time to capitalize on any potential improvement in the real estate investment market," commented |
Q2-2025 HIGHLIGHTS
- Revenue from property operations for Q2-2025 was
$8,311 (Q2-2024 -$10,097 ) representing a decrease of 17.7% in revenue due to the Fund completing the disposition ofLyric Apartments ("Lyric") in Q2-2025 and the remaining single-family properties ("SF Properties ") during 2024 ("Primary Variance Driver") as well as a decrease in same property revenue of 3.3% primarily due to decreases in AMR inAustin andPhoenix . - Net operating income ("NOI")1 for Q2-2025 was
$4,865 (Q2-2024 -$6,306 ), representing a decrease of 22.9% in NOI primarily due to the Primary Variance Driver and reduction in same property NOI as a result of decreases in AMR due to the Fund competing with new supply at the Fund'sAustin andPhoenix properties. - Same property NOI1 for Q2-2025 was
$4,456 (Q2-2024 -$4,833 ), representing a decrease of$377 or 7.8% relative to Q2-2024. Excluding the Fund'sAustin andPhoenix properties which faced heavy competition from new supply and aggressive pricing to lease new properties as well as the impact of the anticipated property tax assessment increase inRaleigh which is based on a four year reassessment cycle, Q2-2025 normalized same property NOI would have been consistent with Q2-2024. - The Fund reported a net loss and comprehensive loss attributable to unitholders for Q2-2025 of
$13,177 (Q2-2024 -$3,840 ). The Fund reported a fair value loss on investment properties during Q2-2025 primarily due to the expansion of capitalization rates used to value the Fund's investment properties (see "Future Outlook"). - The Fund completed 41 in-suite light value-add upgrades at the multi-family properties ("
MF Properties ") during Q2-2025, which generated an average rental premium of$102 and an average return on cost of approximately 24.0%. - The Fund achieved economic occupancy1 of 93.9% during Q2-2025 and as at
August 27, 2025 , had collected approximately 99.6% of rents for Q2-2025, with further amounts expected to be collected in future periods, demonstrating the Fund's high quality resident base and operating performance. - The Fund completed the disposition of Lyric on
April 29, 2025 and used the proceeds to fully repay the outstanding loan payable secured by the property of$86,697 and to fully repay Fund's credit facility outstanding balance of$13,605 , which reduced the remaining availability on such credit facility to$2,395 . The remaining net proceeds from the sale were utilized for working capital and liquidity requirements of the Fund. - The Eight at East loan payable matured
May 7, 2025 whereby the Fund did not meet certain extension requirements. The Fund was able to obtain a short-term extension of the loan and subsequently completed the sale of the property onAugust 12, 2025 for proceeds of$64,700 and fully repaid the applicable first mortgage of$64,225 (see "Subsequent Events"). - On
July 17, 2025 , the Bainbridge Sunlake ("Sunlake") loan payable was extended by one-year toJune 1, 2026 . As per the terms of the extension, the loan is subject to certain conditions during the remaining loan term and bears interest-only payments at a fixed rate of 8.56% per annum with any debt service shortfall, as defined therein, being accrued and deferred until maturity (see "Subsequent Events"). - The Fund was pursuing good faith negotiations with the lenders of
Emerson at Buda ("Emerson") loan payable to obtain a modification and extension of the loans secured respectively by the property and a pledge of the ownership interests ("Pledged Interests") in the entity that owns the property. However, subsequent toJune 30, 2025 , the Fund has received a formal notice of an event of default (the "Notice") from one of the lenders (the "Lender") secured by the Pledged Interests, demanding the repayment of the loan (see " Subsequent Events"). The Fund does not expect a material impact on its net asset value as a result of any remedies the lender may exercise.
1 The metric is a non-IFRS measure. Non-IFRS financial measures do not have standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS (see "Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Reconciliations"). |
YTD-2025 HIGHLIGHTS
- Revenue from property operations for YTD-2025 was
$18,109 (YTD-2024 -$20,029 ), representing a decrease of 9.6% relative to YTD-2024, primarily due to the Primary Variance Driver and a decrease of 2.2% primarily as a result of decreases in AMR due to the Fund competing with new supply at the Fund'sAustin andPhoenix properties. - NOI for YTD-2025 was
$10,917 (YTD-2024 -$12,574 ), representing a decrease of 13.2% relative to YTD-2024. Excluding the Fund'sAustin andPhoenix properties which faced heavy competition from new supply and aggressive pricing to lease new properties as well as the impact of the anticipated property tax assessment increase inRaleigh which is based on a four year reassessment cycle, YTD-2025 normalized same property NOI would have been consistent with YTD-2024. - The Fund reported a net loss and comprehensive loss attributable to unitholders for YTD-2025 of
$37,583 (YTD-2024 -$14,280 ), primarily resulting from YTD-2025 reporting a higher fair value loss on investment properties than YTD-2024. - The Fund completed 96 in-suite light value-add upgrades at the
MF Properties during YTD-2025, which generated an average rental premium of$97 and an average return on cost of approximately 24.8%.
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND OPERATING RESULTS
Highlights of the financial and operating performance of the Fund as at
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Key multi-family operational information |
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Number of multi-family properties owned(1) |
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5 |
6 |
Total multi-family suites |
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1,597 |
1,973 |
Economic occupancy(2) |
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93.9 % |
93.3 % |
Physical occupancy(2)(3) |
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93.4 % |
93.8 % |
AMR (in actual dollars)(2) |
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$ 1,565 |
$ 1,591 |
AMR per square foot (in actual dollars)(2) |
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$ 1.70 |
$ 1.67 |
Estimated gap to market versus in-place rents(3) |
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2.8 % |
1.2 % |
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Selected financial information |
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Gross book value(3) |
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$ 381,816 |
$ 514,416 |
Indebtedness(3) |
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$ 373,655 |
$ 470,979 |
Indebtedness to gross book value(3)(4) |
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97.9 % |
91.6 % |
Weighted average interest rate - as at period end(5) |
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7.45 % |
6.10 % |
Weighted average loan term to maturity(6) |
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1.13 years |
1.57 years |
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Q2-2025 |
Q2-2024 |
YTD-2025 |
YTD-2024 |
Summarized income statement (excluding non-controlling interest)(6) |
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Revenue from property operations |
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$ 8,311 |
$ 10,097 |
$ 18,109 |
$ 20,029 |
Property operating costs |
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(2,350) |
(2,645) |
(4,911) |
(5,153) |
Property taxes(7) |
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(1,096) |
(1,146) |
(2,281) |
(2,302) |
Adjusted Income from Operations / NOI |
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4,865 |
6,306 |
10,917 |
12,574 |
Fund and trust expenses |
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(1,288) |
(797) |
(2,033) |
(1,607) |
Finance costs(8) |
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(7,783) |
(9,341) |
(16,314) |
(18,400) |
Other income and expense(9) |
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(8,971) |
(8) |
(30,153) |
(6,847) |
Net loss and comprehensive loss - attributable to unitholders(6) |
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$ (13,177) |
$ (3,840) |
$ (37,583) |
$ (14,280) |
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Other selected financial information |
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Funds from operations ("FFO")(3) |
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$ (2,917) |
$ (1,693) |
$ (5,128) |
$ (3,431) |
FFO per unit - basic and diluted |
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(0.09) |
(0.05) |
(0.16) |
(0.11) |
Adjusted funds from operations ("AFFO")(3) |
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(1,262) |
(763) |
(2,227) |
(1,974) |
AFFO per unit - basic and diluted |
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(0.04) |
(0.02) |
(0.07) |
(0.06) |
Weighted average interest rate - average during period(5) |
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7.31 % |
6.06 % |
7.23 % |
6.06 % |
Interest and indebtedness coverage ratio(3)(10) |
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0.78x |
0.90x |
0.82x |
0.87x |
Weighted average units outstanding - basic and diluted (000s) |
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31,818 |
31,818 |
31,818 |
31,818 |
(1) On |
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(2) Economic occupancy for Q2-2025 and |
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(3) This metric is a non-IFRS measure. Non-IFRS financial measures do not have standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS (see "Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Reconciliations"). The decrease in AFFO, interest coverage ratio and indebtedness coverage ratio from Q2-2024 to Q2-2025 is primarily due to decrease in NOI as a result of the Primary Variance Driver, partially offset by the impact of accrued interest costs added back to AFFO. The AFFO, interest coverage ratio and indebtedness coverage ratio presented herein exclude |
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(4) The maximum allowable leverage ratio under the Declaration of Trust restricts the Fund from entering into any additional indebtedness whereby at the time of entering into such indebtedness, the leverage ratio does not exceed 75% (as defined in the Declaration of Trust). As of the date of issuance of this press release, the Fund met the maximum leverage condition and continues to focus on managing the Fund's capital structure, including the overall leverage. |
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(5) The weighted average interest rate on loans payable is presented as at |
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(6) The Fund acquired a 90% interest in The Ventura ("Ventura") on |
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(7) Property taxes include the IFRIC 21 fair value adjustment and treats property taxes as an expense that is amortized during the fiscal year for the purpose of calculating NOI. |
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(8) Finance costs include interest expense on loans payable, non-cash amortization of deferred financing, loss on early extinguishment of debt and fair value changes in derivative financial instruments. |
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(9) Includes dividends to preferred shareholders, unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss), realized foreign exchange gain (loss), fair value adjustment of investment properties and deferred income taxes. |
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(10) The Fund's interest coverage ratio and indebtedness coverage ratio were both 0.78x and 0.82x during Q2-2025 and YTD-2025, with the Fund's operating results offset by increases in the Fund's interest costs as a result of the Fund utilizing a variable rate debt strategy which allows the Fund to maintain maximum flexibility for the potential sale of the Fund's properties at the end of, or during, the Fund's term. These calculations exclude |
NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RECONCILIATIONS
The Fund's condensed consolidated interim financial statements are prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards ("IFRS"). Certain terms that may be used in this press release such as AFFO, AMR, adjusted net income and comprehensive income, cash provided by operating activities including interest costs, economic occupancy, estimated gap in market versus in-place rents, FFO, gross book value, indebtedness, indebtedness coverage ratio, indebtedness to gross book value, interest coverage ratio, same property NOI and NOI (collectively, the "Non-IFRS Measures") as well as other measures discussed elsewhere in this press release, are not measures defined under IFRS as prescribed by the
A reconciliation of the Fund's interest coverage ratio and indebtedness coverage ratio are provided below:
Interest and indebtedness coverage ratio |
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Q2-2025 |
Q2-2024 |
YTD-2025 |
YTD-2024 |
Net loss and comprehensive loss - attributable to unitholders |
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$ (13,177) |
$ (3,840) |
$ (37,583) |
$ (14,280) |
Add / (deduct): non-cash or one-time items and distributions(1) |
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10,040 |
2,621 |
32,826 |
11,861 |
Adjusted net loss and comprehensive loss(2) |
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(3,137) |
(1,219) |
(4,757) |
(2,419) |
Interest and indebtedness coverage ratio(3)(4)(5) |
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0.78x |
0.90x |
0.82x |
0.87x |
(1) Comprised of unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss), deferred income taxes, amortization of financing costs, loss on early extinguishment of debt, fair value adjustment on derivative instruments and fair value adjustment on investment properties. |
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(2) This metric is a non-IFRS measure. Non-IFRS financial measures do not have standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS (see "Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Reconciliations"). |
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(3) Interest coverage ratio is calculated as adjusted net loss and comprehensive loss plus interest expense, divided by interest expense. |
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(4) Indebtedness coverage ratio is calculated as adjusted net loss and comprehensive loss plus interest expense, divided by interest expense and mandatory principal payments on the Fund's loans payable. |
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(5) These calculations exclude |
For Q2-2025 and YTD-2025, the interest coverage ratio and the indebtedness coverage ratio were both 0.78x and 0.82x (Q2-2024 and YTD-2024 - 0.90x and 0.87x) respectively, as there were no principal payments paid or required to be paid during the period. The decrease in both ratios is due to the reduction in NOI as a result of the Primary Variance Driver. The principal repayment amount paid under the Lyric loan payable has been excluded from this calculation as a result of it being related to the sale of the property.
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES RECONCILIATION TO FFO and AFFO
The Fund was formed as a "closed-end" trust with an initial term of three years, a targeted yield of 4.0% and a pre-tax targeted annual total return of 11% across all classes of units of the Fund.
Basic and diluted AFFO and AFFO per Unit for Q2-2025 were
The Fund covered any shortfall between cash used by operating activities, including interest costs1, through either cash from operating activities during such applicable periods, cash on hand, or the Fund's credit facility, including any proceeds from financing activities as applicable.
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1 The metric is a non-IFRS measure. Non-IFRS financial measures do not have standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS (see "Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Reconciliations"). |
A reconciliation of the Fund's cash provided by operating activities determined in accordance with IFRS to FFO and AFFO for Q2-2025, Q2-2024, YTD-2025 and YTD-2024 is provided below:
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Q2-2025 |
Q2-2024 |
YTD-2025 |
YTD-2024 |
Cash provided by operating activities |
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$ 5,191 |
$ 6,093 |
$ 11,159 |
$ 11,194 |
Less: interest costs |
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(6,882) |
(6,877) |
(13,973) |
(13,678) |
Cash used in operating activities - including interest costs |
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(1,691) |
(784) |
(2,814) |
(2,484) |
Add / (deduct): |
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Change in non-cash operating working capital |
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(1,488) |
(2,010) |
(996) |
(1,424) |
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |
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— |
(94) |
— |
(94) |
Transaction costs |
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651 |
101 |
651 |
221 |
Change in restricted cash |
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(37) |
1,522 |
(1,096) |
1,393 |
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest |
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337 |
110 |
725 |
107 |
Amortization of financing costs |
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(689) |
(538) |
(1,598) |
(1,150) |
FFO |
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(2,917) |
(1,693) |
(5,128) |
(3,431) |
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Add / (deduct): |
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Amortization of financing costs |
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439 |
491 |
1,038 |
1,155 |
Vacancy costs associated with the suite upgrade program |
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49 |
10 |
99 |
20 |
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |
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— |
94 |
— |
94 |
Sustaining capital expenditures and suite renovation reserves |
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(128) |
(147) |
(274) |
(294) |
Accrued interest costs(1) |
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1,295 |
482 |
2,038 |
482 |
AFFO |
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$ (1,262) |
$ (763) |
$ (2,227) |
$ (1,974) |
(1) These amounts represent interest costs that are deferred and payable only at maturity of the applicable loan payable. |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On
On
For the
FUTURE OUTLOOK
Since early 2022, concerns over elevated levels of inflation have resulted in a significant increase in interest rates with the
Although inflation has reduced significantly from its peak, markets and the
The Fund strives to maintain strong and collaborative relationships with its lenders but the elevated level of interest rates and associated impact on capitalization rates mentioned above had a negative impact on the Fund's overall leverage position and debt service coverage ratios, both of which are typical financial benchmarks required to extend certain loans and as a result, these changes have impacted the Fund's ability to exercise certain extension options available under existing loans payable. Under the terms of each applicable loan agreement, the Fund has the right to make a principal repayment towards such loan in order to achieve the extension tests that otherwise may not be achieved. Given the Fund was formed as a "closed-end" investment vehicle, the Fund is restricted from raising any additional equity, which may have otherwise assisted in making any principal repayments of the loans payable in order to meet certain extension conditions. In the event the Fund is not able to refinance the loan or if the Fund does not have sufficient liquidity or other sources of capital sufficient to make any such principal repayments required to achieve the applicable loan extension tests and the Fund is not able to otherwise negotiate an extension of such loan, the applicable lender may provide formal notice of an event of default expressing its right to demand repayment of the borrowings relating to such property. Under this scenario, the Fund may be obligated to sell such properties which may not be able to be completed on terms that are acceptable to the Fund or may be required to explore other options in the best economic interests of the Fund in order to discharge its obligations under any of the applicable loan agreements. The Fund's loans payable also do not carry cross-default provisions other than the Fund's credit facility whereby if one of the Fund's lenders associated with its loans payable declared an event of default that is not remedied by the Fund, the credit facility lender may provide formal notice of an event of default expressing its right to demand repayment of the outstanding borrowings on the credit facility.
On
As at
Subsequent to
For three of the Fund's five properties, the fair value reported for such properties as at
The primary markets of the Fund, which include
The Fund continues to focus on managing its liquidity position, including having extended the Fund's term to
During this period of capital markets uncertainty, the Fund may also enter into additional financing, evaluate potential asset sales to allow the Fund to maintain sufficient liquidity or evaluate other alternatives in the best economic interests of the unitholders.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities laws and which reflect the Fund's current expectations regarding future events, including the overall financial performance of the Fund and its properties, the impact of elevated levels of inflation and interest rates, uncertainty surrounding
Forward-looking information may relate to future results, the impact of inflation levels and interest rates, the ability of the Fund to make and the resumption of future distributions, the trading price of the Fund's
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may be general or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct, and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities may not be achieved. Those risks and uncertainties include: the extent and sustainability of potential higher levels of inflation and the potential impact on the Fund's operating costs; the impact of any tariffs and retaliatory tariffs on the economy; the pace at which and degree of any changes in interest rates that impact the Fund's weighted average interest rate may occur; the ability of the Fund to make and the resumption of future distributions; the trading price of the Listed Units; changes in government legislation or tax laws which would impact any potential income taxes or other taxes rendered or payable with respect to the Fund's properties or the Fund's legal entities; the impact of elevated interest rates and inflation as well as supply chain issues have on new supply of multi-family communities; the realization of property value appreciation and the timing thereof; the extent to which favourable operating conditions achieved during historical periods may continue in future periods; the applicability of any government regulation concerning the Fund's residents or rents; the Fund's ability to continue as a going concern; the impact of any remedies exercised by a lender as a result of any default of a loan incurred by the Fund and the availability of debt financing or ability of the Fund to extend loans as loans payable become due during the Fund's term including any impact such extensions may have on the Fund's ability to hold such properties until the Manager desires to sell such properties. A variety of factors, many of which are beyond the Fund's control, affect the operations, performance and results of the Fund and its business, and could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations of estimated or anticipated events or results.
There are numerous risks and uncertainties which include, but are not limited to, risks related to the Units and risks related to the Fund and its business. The reader is cautioned to consider these and other factors, uncertainties and potential events carefully and not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements as there can be no assurance actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking statements. Although the Fund believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable and represent the Fund's projections, expectations and beliefs at this time, such information involves known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause the Fund's actual performance and results in future periods to differ materially from any estimates or projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Fund's expectations include, among other things, the availability of suitable properties for purchase by the Fund, the availability of mortgage financing including the ability of the Fund to refinance or extend existing loans payable on favourable terms including any impact such extensions may have on the Fund's ability to hold such properties until the Manager desires to sell such properties, and general economic and market factors, including interest rates, inflation, business competition, the impact of any remedies exercised by a lender as a result of any default of a loan incurred by the Fund and changes in government regulations or in tax laws. The reader is cautioned to consider these and other factors, uncertainties and potential events carefully and not to put undue reliance on forward-looking information, as there can be no assurance that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking information.
Information contained in forward-looking information is based upon certain material assumptions that were applied in drawing a conclusion or making a forecast or projection, including management's perceptions of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other considerations that are believed to be appropriate in the circumstances, including the following: the impact of elevated levels of inflation on the Fund's operating costs; the impact of future interest rates on the Fund's financial performance; the availability of debt financing as loans payable become due during the Fund's term and any resulting impact on the Fund's liquidity; the trading price of the Listed Units, the applicability of any government regulation concerning the Fund's residents or rents; the realization of property value appreciation and the timing thereof; the inventory of residential real estate properties; the availability of residential properties for potential future acquisition, if any, and the price at which such properties may be acquired; the ability of the Fund to benefit from any value add program the Fund conducts at certain properties; the price at which the properties may be disposed and the timing thereof; closing and other transaction costs in connection with the acquisition and disposition of the properties; the extent of competition for residential properties; the impact of interest costs, inflation and supply chain issues have on new supply of multi-family communities; the extent to which favourable operating conditions achieved during historical periods may continue in future periods; the growth in NOI generated from its value-add initiatives; the population of residential real estate market participants; assumptions about the markets in which the Fund operates; expenditures and fees in connection with the maintenance, operation and administration of the properties; the ability of the Manager to manage and operate the properties or achieve similar returns to previous investment funds managed by the Manager; the global and North American economic environment; foreign currency exchange rates; the ability of the Fund to realize the estimated gap in market versus in-place rents through future rental rate increases; the impact of any remedies exercised as a result of any default of a loan incurred by the Fund and governmental regulations or tax laws. Given this period of uncertainty, there can be no assurance regarding: (a) operations and performance or the volatility of the Units; (b) the Fund's ability to mitigate such impacts; (c) credit, market, operational, and liquidity risks generally; (d) the Manager or any of its affiliates, will continue its involvement as asset manager of the Fund in accordance with its current asset management agreement; and (e) other risks inherent to the Fund's business and/or factors beyond its control which could have a material adverse effect on the Fund.
The forward-looking information included in this press release relates only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this press release. Except as specifically required by applicable Canadian securities law, the Fund undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking information, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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The Fund is a "close-end" fund formed under and governed by the laws of the
For the Fund's condensed consolidated interim financial statements and MD&A for the three and six months ended
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