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Helio · Feasibility Toolslive · BoC as of Jun 23, 2026

Run the numbers against today's cost of capital.

Institutional development calculators for Halifax — every one fed by today's live Bank of Canada rate, not a number you have to look up. The deal, the debt, the take-out, all current.

The full pro-forma: enter a project and see the supportable loan, the binding constraint, the equity gap, and whether the build spread clears the cost of capital — at today's rate or any rate in the last six years.

Build spread estimate+87 bpyield on cost clears the cost of debt — it pencils
All-in debt rate4.36%MLI Select · insured
Yield on cost5.23%
Total project cost$7,776,000
Net operating income$406,426
Supportable loan · DSCR binds$6,988,104DSCR-implied $6,988,104 · LTV-implied $7,387,200 (95% LTV)
Equity gap$787,896
CMHC premium$366,875 (5.25%)
Annual debt service$369,478 /yr
DSCR at this loan1.10× (floor 1.10)

Illustrative benchmark only. These figures are estimates generated from public Bank of Canada benchmark rates and the assumptions you enter. They are not a financing offer, a quote, a rate guarantee, or financial, investment, mortgage, or legal advice, and Helio is not a mortgage broker or lender. CMHC MLI Select parameters are summarized from CMHC's published materials and change over time — confirm current terms with CMHC and a qualified lender. Cost basis excludes land, HST, and financing fees.

These are public-data estimates. The real underwrite accounts for your parcel's zoning, headroom, and CMHC tier.

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