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Vancouver property sales flirting with 2016 record: Altus Group
The residential land market set the tone as approximately $6.9 billion in property sales were transacted across Metro Vancouver in... -
UPDATE: Slate buys 2 more U.S. shopping centres
It’s been anything but a quiet summer at the lake for executives at Slate Retail Real Estate Investment Trust. In... -
Burnaby’s Metrotown ripe for (re)development
Burnaby is attempting to shed its reputation as a suburban cousin with a new, bold plan to transform its burgeoning... -
Summit Industrial Income REIT in major growth mode
Summit Industrial Income REIT could invest $250 million in new real estate this year as it looks to achieve a... -
Timing is right for major hotel investments: C & W
A rollback of the welcome mat to many foreign tourists south of the border means Canada’s hotel industry staying strong...
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BIZ SpaceList, Common Areas team up on online CRE listings
A Vancouver commercial real estate listings start-up has joined forces with an American software company to reinvent and expand its... -
BIZ Calgary’s CrossIron Mills shopping centre ‘wild success’
When CrossIron Mills opened in August 2009, there were many nabobs of negativity questioning whether the shopping centre on the... -
BIZ Morassutti on cap rates, foreign investment, Donald Trump
As Canada’s economy gained strength through the first half of the year, national capitalization rates compressed across all sectors except...
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Cinespace building two new Etobicoke film studios
Toronto’s booming film, video and digital production industry, limited only by the availability of studio space and crews, is getting...Winnipeg-area water park gives way to mixed-use development
A dozen years after Skinner’s Wet ’n Wild water park saw its last swimmer just east of Winnipeg, the former...Canadian snowbirds will face higher insurance costs
Canadian snowbirds lucky enough to escape property damage from Hurricane Irma will still face higher costs as insurance providers jack...Fear of Whole Foods disruption seen as RE opportunity
Patient real estate investors stand to gain from the fears of disruption such as the one that rattled the grocery...What can Texas CRE owners expect in Insurance process?
It’s been weeks since Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Rockport, which lies along the southeastern coast of Texas. While emergency response...Featured Columns
The Title Page »
Title insurance — a matter of opinion
“What more am I getting?” This is one of the first questions people ask when their lawyer suggests purchasing...
Capital Commentary »
CMHC underwriting mortgage changes
If you are already an apartment building owner or looking to purchase an apartment building then you have two mortgage...
Value: Weighed and Measured »
What happens when insurers say, ‘Enough’?
On the West Coast, where it’s only a matter of time before the Big One, or more than one, hits...
The Saskatchewan Edge »
Making grocery shopping more convenient since 1974
I’m about to really date myself here, but as a kid do you remember going to the grocery store and...
Let's Make Things Interesting »
What to expect from the Vancouver housing market
What will the year 2017 hold for real estate and development in the lower mainland? It’s a question that has...
The Long View »
Avoid the unexpected through good planning
Thirty years ago, Geraldo Rivera created a media sensation with a TV show that focused on the opening of a...
The Apartment Building Expert »
Understanding cap rates in the apartment sector
Capitalization rates, or cap rates, are a way of estimating the general rate of return of an apartment building by...
The Crowdfunding Corner »
Ontario Finance Minister updates CRELA at luncheon
Ontario Minister of Finance Charles Sousa recently told Commercial Real Estate Lenders Association (CRELA) members he would like to see...
Westcoast News »
Vancouver’s plan for False Creek Flats falls short
The False Creek Flats area of Vancouver is the last bastion of opportunity for creating a diverse mix of industrial...
The Numbers Game »
Does Toronto have a condo-flipping problem?
Ontario’s Minister of Finance Charles Sousa recently railed against “property scalpers” in the Toronto new housing market, and the recently...
The Legal Corner »
‘Personal Delivery’ means just that
This article has been contributed by Darrell Gold LLB with Robins Appleby LLP.Virtually every agreement contains a notice clause and, if...
BOMA Canada News »
BOMA Regina hosts BOMEX for the first time
For the first time in its history, BOMEX® came to the Queen City of Regina! From September 20-22nd, BOMA Regina...
National Viewpoint »
The truth behind GTA home prices
Cause and effect; supply and demand – the reasons for record high new home prices in the GTA are a...
Finance Re-imagined »
Debunking the myths around Vancouver real estate prices
The big news out of Vancouver recently has been the release of a report by Resonance Consulting about the future...
The Strategic Broker »
A boom for rental as owners cash out of homes
Today, millions of Canadians have been blessed with unprecedented wealth due in large part to one key financial asset: their...
