Helio · Calculatorslive · BoC as of Sep 21, 2026

Run the numbers against today's cost of capital.

Development calculators for Halifax — the financing tools fed by today's Bank of Canada rate, not a number you have to look up; cap rate and NOI stand on their own. The deal, the debt, the take-out, all current.

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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+36 bpyield on cost clears the cost of debt — it pencils
All-in debt rate4.87%MLI Select · insured
Yield on cost5.23%
Total project cost$7,776,000
Net operating income$406,426
Supportable loan · DSCR binds$6,500,974DSCR-implied $6,500,974LTV-implied $7,387,200 (95% LTV)
Equity gap$1,275,026
CMHC premium$341,3015.25% of loan
Annual debt service$369,478per year
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. A project-specific assessment accounts for the parcel's zoning, headroom and CMHC tier. For how draws, holdbacks and factory payments fit into one plan, see funding a prefab-led project.

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How this is produced: public inputs (today’s Bank of Canada rate, CMHC program parameters) and stated assumptions, estimates that refresh with the rate; not advice. Figures carry their as-of date; method and limits are on the methodology page. Spotted an error? Correct a record.