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Value: Weighed and Measured
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Adaptability, survivability and the persistence of human nature
We’re in a hurry-up-to-wait sort of situation right now from…
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CRE is a long-term investment, now more than ever
From a business standpoint, the pandemic is having a very…
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Our workplaces will change, because they already were
“Working from home is fine now because everyone is doing…
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Change yes, but real estate doesn't face a catastrophe
What will be the new normal in real estate with…
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History lessons: Why pandemic impacts are so hard to predict
Economists are already contemplating the near- and long-term impacts of…
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COVID-19, Band-Aid fixes and overhauling assessment in Ontario
A reader wrote in recently for my thoughts on whether…
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COVID-19 isn’t an opportunity, but it's one heck of a motivator
How does a business, or a doctor’s office or a…
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Condo owners face potential insurance double whammy
Consider this scenario as a condo owner: Your bathtub overflows and…
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Affordable housing: The real challenge is long-term maintenance
Back in October, I posed a contrary view to a…
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Building permit approvals: Don’t leave the fox to run the hen house
Financial pressures, competitive pressures, fear of losing one’s job, even…
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'Eyesore' properties: What can, and should, a municipality do?
There are always property owners who continue to incur the…