Equiton, a Burlington, Ontario-based private real estate firm, has begun a new partnership with the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University to support research into Canada’s real estate investment landscape.
Dr. Erkan Yönder, associate professor of real estate and finance at the Montreal-based university, will lead the research in collaboration with Equiton. Yönder is recognized for his applied research into the finances of real estate investment trusts (REITs), machine learning in real estate, and the financial impacts of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. Yönder received the Nick Tyrrell Research Prize for his co-authored research into sustainable buildings’ impacts on REIT portfolios.
“Erkan has amassed an impressive body of research, and we are delighted to be collaborating with him and his team to advance the pursuit of academic scholarship on the Canadian real estate market,” said Aaron Pittman, senior vice president, and head of Canadian institutional investments at Equiton. “Today’s investors increasingly seek the latest insights to help navigate the expanding complexities of their decision-making process. We believe this initiative will shed new light on facets of Canadian real estate such as multi-residential properties, a resilient asset class that in our view represents significant opportunities for growth in the coming years.”
