This study examines the investment appeal of the suburban residential segment in the United States and Canada following the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing structural shifts in demand, pricing, and financing structures. Its relevance stems from the rapid reallocation of capital from urban cores to peripheral areas—an evolution underrepresented in existing real-estate valuation models. The novelty lies in the development of a comparative “yield–resilience” framework that combines price trajectories, climate exposure, and ownership structure. Within this framework, macro- and microeconomic determinants of transactions are analysed—covering migration flows, household incomes, interest-rate burdens, and climate hazards. Construction-for-rent mechanisms, zoning regulations, and tax incentives shaping institutional participation in both markets are compared. Data sources include Bank of Canada transaction statistics, U.S. federal housing reports, inflationary scenarios, and a selection of eight academic and industry publications. The outcome is a suburban typology based on a yield-to-risk balance, accompanied by recommendations for portfolio diversification and regional capital allocation. Further application of the model is proposed to assess the impact of ESG standards, the energy transition, mortgage-program accessibility, and increased global fintech capital participation on the long-term spatial distribution of investment. This material will benefit analysts, developers, fund managers, banking institutions, and municipal authorities planning investment and infrastructure strategies. The compiled database requires further validation through panel-data modelling, opening avenues for future academic research.

suburban housing, investment attractiveness, suburbanisation, United States, Canada

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