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- Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (CAPREIT) (TSX: CAR-UN) is Canada's largest publicly traded provider of quality rental housing and a fully internalized real estate investment trust that owns and manages multi-unit residential properties, including apartment buildings, townhomes and manufactured home communities, principally located in or near major urban centers across Canada and the Netherlands. Founded in 1997 and headquartered at 11 Church Street, Suite 401, Toronto, Ontario, the company owns approximately 45,000 well-located residential apartment suites and townhomes with a total fair value of about $14.5 billion as of September 30, 2025; its portfolio focuses on high-occupancy properties generating stable rental revenue primarily from the Greater Toronto and Greater Montreal regions, supplemented by operations in Western Canada, the Netherlands and select other European markets. CAPREIT delivers comprehensive property management services encompassing staffing, budgeting, marketing, maintenance, renovations and advisory support for asset optimization, branding and affordable housing compliance, targeting long-term residents in vibrant communities while emphasizing operational excellence and resident satisfaction. Recent strategic initiatives include $297 million in portfolio repositioning since Q2 2025, featuring the acquisition of five high-quality Canadian rental apartment properties for $214 million—including sites in West Vancouver, British Columbia, and Regina, Saskatchewan—and dispositions of two non-core assets for $82.5 million gross proceeds; additional 2025 activity encompasses $192 million in further acquisitions of recently constructed properties, $120.7 million deployed under its Normal Course Issuer Bid program, and ongoing divestments such as a 717-suite Montréal sale for $103.8 million alongside $97.6 million in Western Canada purchases.