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Lowest return for IPD index in decades, REALPAC / MSCI
Lowest return for IPD index in decades, REALPAC / MSCI
The weather was appropriate gray, cold and blustery in Toronto last Friday for the release of the annual REALPAC/MSCI 2016 results of the IPD index. Jokes from the stage about real estate executives visiting their cardiologists preceding some heart slowing results.
Office staging is a force that’s here to stay
“Staging” houses so they make a good first impression has long been a way of trying to sell them faster and for higher prices. Now that trend is becoming more common in office leasing, and both landlords and tenants seem to be reaping benefits from the practice.
VERSUS is ready for residents in Calgary
Calgarians have a new option for rental living in the Beltline: VERSUS. ONE Properties and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) partnered to build VERSUS, a mixed-use property with ground level retail, second floor office space, third floor amenity areas and two residential towers reaching to 17 and 34 storeys to house 444 residential units.
What is causing Canadian home prices to rise? – Bob Finnigan, President, CHBA
There’s been a lot of recent media attention lately about foreign home buyers fueling the rise in prices. The B.C. government, believing this to be a very strong factor in increasing prices, introduced legislation that adds a 15 per cent foreign buyers property transfer tax.
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 a single securities regulator across Canada.
Turn a negative into a positive
Mainstream media is quick to report the bad news in our world. We can’t ignore the negative but the creativity to turn these opportunities into a positive is available to us.
Best of Biz six months ago: RioCan REIT’s big city bet still paying off
Edward Sonshine still remembers the moment that changed the fate of Canada’s largest REIT. It was more than a decade ago that the RioCan chief executive was reading a Statistics Canada report. “It was all about population growth so it caught my interest because at the end of the day retail is all about population,” he explained.
Best of Biz one year ago: Veritas, Ivanhoe build portfolio, partnership
Veritas Investments and Ivanhoé Cambridge strengthened their partnership last month with the acquisition of 16 multi-family properties in San Francisco for approximately $275 million Cdn. “We’re still looking at acquiring more with our partner, Ivanhoé Cambridge,” Veritas chief executive officer Yat-Pang Au, who founded the company in 2007, said Monday.
| Property Biz Canada, February 2, 2017 |
| PIRET bulks up on U.S. portfolio Property Biz Canada, February 2, 2017 |
| DIRTT, NMG making greater inroads into Middle East Property Biz Canada,February 2, 2017 |
| GTA land sales reach new high: Altus Group Property Biz Canada,February 2, 2017 |
| Realtors, developers blast B.C. foreign buyers tax handling Sustainable Biz Canada, February 2, 2017 |
| Six months ago: SmartREIT reveals plans for new VMC office building Property Biz Canada, February 2, 2017 |
| One year ago: WPT Industrial finds new life with AIMCO deal Property Biz Canada, February 2, 2017 |
Industry Events
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Canada Real Estate Auctions
Dec 01 2024
to Dec 31 2024
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Global Property Market
Dec 03 2024
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building
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Toronto Real Estate Forum
Dec 04 2024
to Dec 05 2024
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building
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Quebec Apartment Investment Conference
Feb 19 2025
Palais des congrès de Montréal
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RealCapital
Feb 25 2025
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building
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Mar 11 2025
to Mar 14 2025
Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France
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