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Derek Lobo

Founder and CEO , SVN Rock Advisors Inc.

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Derek Lobo

Founder and CEO , SVN Rock Advisors Inc.

Derek Lobo is the CEO of SVN Rock Advisors Inc., a unique full-service brokerage firm. He has focused his entire career on the North American apartment building business. He’s recognized as an expert in new apartment construction, affordable housing, student housing, and has established a sterling reputation as an expert advisor in this field.

Big impacts from smaller developments: Why building apartments now makes sense

Derek Lobo Residential Apartments National Jun. 9 2025

Across Canada, apartment developers are facing a difficult truth: the industry is paralyzed. Many developers who once built at scale are now hesitant to break ground on large projects, but in times like these, there is also opportunity.

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