Canadians interested in learning more about commercial real estate topics ranging from property rights and Real Estate Income Trusts (REITs) to telecom agreements in multi-tenant buildings may tap into a largely free resource when they visit The Canadian Institute of Public and Private Real Estate Companies (CIPPREC) website.

CIPPREC is a national commercial real estate association comprised of the largest owners and developers of commercial real estate in Canada including REITs, publicly traded and large private companies, banks, brokerages, crown corporations, investment dealers, life companies, and pension funds which own income-producing real estate. Its members own in excess of C $70 billion in real estate assets located in the major centers across Canada, including retail, office, industrial, hotel, multi-family residential, single-family residential and seniors housing.

Although CIPPREC does sell publications such as The Accounting Standards Handbook, which is endorsed by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, CIPPREC offers free downloads through its site, including:

Published: November 11, 2003

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