The Canadian Real Estate Investor Speed Vs. Cost: Choosing The Right Funding For Your Multiplex Project
Aug 12, 2025
Join Brian Dorr, President & CEO of DORR Capital, who has funneled over $3 billion into real estate. He shares his insights on the impact of public vs. private financing and the fast-paced decisions needed for multiplex projects. Discover the new sixplex zoning and its potential effects on housing development. Dorr discusses the complexities of development charges and how they influence project feasibility. Dive into the evolving landscape of funding options for smaller investors amidst changing rental demands in Canadian cities.
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Perfect Convergence For Multiplexes
- Multiplex opportunities arose from multiple aligned factors: policy changes, financial products, and condo market weakness.
- Brian argues this unique convergence made small rental formats viable now.
Career Path Shaped The Business
- Brian recounted his path from CMHC to MCAP to Infrastructure Ontario and then launching DORR Capital.
- That institutional and public-sector background shaped his focus on filling lender gaps after 2008.
Why Condos Dominated Development
- Condo financing relied on pre-sales so banks loved them during booms, but rentals value on income and need more equity.
- That made condos easier to build historically and left a rental gap now being filled by purpose-built options.