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Bayfield acquires properties, ponders growth strategy

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BizBayfield acquires properties, ponders growth strategy

After a quiet year for acquisitions, Bayfield Realty Advisors Inc. has already made two major growth announcements in 2016.
“We are always in the market looking for opportunities and sometimes they do not materialize for months at a time and sometimes more than one comes at the same time,” said president and chief executive officer Harold Spring.

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BizHotel sector to stay hot in 2016: Colliers

Canada enjoyed its third-richest year for hotels deals in 2015 and Colliers International expects more of the same this year.

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BizDalfen adds bench strength, continues deal-making

The pace of U.S. deal-making at Dalfen America Corp. is so brisk these days the best way to keep abreast of the news is to talk to company president Sean Dalfen.

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BizMarine Gateway opens on top of Vancouver’s Canada Line

Vancouver’s Marine Gateway had its official opening on April 7, making the mixed-use project the first major new development directly integrated with the Canada Line. “Marine Gateway is a dense project that’s right on the transit station,” said Andrew Grant, president of developer PCI Developments Corp.

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BizStrategic Storage enjoys Canadian competitive advantage

Self-storage players such as Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. (SST II). are looking to capitalize on trends such as the condo boom, where downsizing empty-nesters or those starting a family suddenly face a space crunch.

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BizCowper to oversee Cresa’s new Montreal office

Cresa, the world’s largest commercial real estate firm specializing in tenant/occupier representation, has opened a Montreal office headed by industry veteran Bruce Cowper.

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BizLong-term care anchor of Sienna portfolio

The number of Canadians over the age of 75 is expected to double over the next 20 years, and Sienna Senior Living Inc. believes it will be ready to house many of them.

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Fortress Real Developments

BizMarkham Ontario: Engine of Growth

City of Markham is the largest of nine communities in York Region, with a population of over 349,000 and a land area of 212 square kilometres. There are more than 400 Canadian head offices of the 10,200 companies in Markham, including over 1,000 technology and life sciences companies and there is a total workforce of 162,000.

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BizMPAC’s new online system has a few bugs

Dear MPAC;

Kudos on catching up with the digital age by turning the annual Property Income and Expense Return from a pile of paper to a digital submission form.

If only your team had made this move with a little more field testing

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Six months ago: Plaza Retail REIT still on redevelopment path

Plaza Retail REIT (PLZ.UN-T) recently announced plans to spend $13 million to redevelop or expand eight properties stretching from P.E.I. to Alberta. That is business as usual for the Fredericton-based REIT, which has carved out a healthy market niche for itself by redeveloping under-utilized, under-loved properties.

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One year ago: Expect a multi-year lag for office, retail sectors: RBC

RBC Capital Markets‘ quarterly reviews and sector outlooks report is always a meaty recap of what’s gone on over the past three months and what might transpire in the near future. The investment firm’s second-quarter report does not disappoint on those measures. 

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RENX logo REITs & REOCs – Fourth-quarter 2015 report
RENX has prepared a table with a convenient list of the companies and a summary of links to their reports that will be updated quarterly. Fourth-quarter results are now arriving.

Canadian REITs & REOCs – Fourth-quarter 2015 report

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