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What Happens When ‘Safe’ Real Estate Funds Close the Gates

Plus: What Macklem has to say about the Powell probe
Construction in Vancouver.Photographer: Paige Taylor White/Bloomberg

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For years, tens of billions of dollars poured into private Canadian real estate funds marketed as sensible, income-producing investments for everyday people. Doctors, teachers and retirees were promised steady distributions and told they could withdraw their capital if needed.