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Hilton plans 15 new hotels in Canada in 2026
Hilton plans 15 new hotels in Canada in 2026
Building on the momentum of its 200th hotel opening in Canada during 2025, Hilton continues to grow after adding more than 15 new properties to its Canadian portfolio last year.
Rental roulette: You can’t out-pivot broken economics
GUEST SUBMISSION: Across Metro Vancouver, a rethink is underway in developer boardrooms. Strata condo projects conceived in a hot presale market are stalling. Buyers have balked, financing conditions have tightened, and pro formas no longer pencil.
Vancouver’s The Hive becomes an instant landmark
After 10 years of brainstorming, problem-solving and eureka moments, Vancouver’s The Hive office building, the tallest mass timber seismic-resistant building in North America, has reached structural completion with only the interior fit-out remaining.
Rosefellow industrial hub to feature sustainability firsts
Developer Rosefellow has its first LEED Gold building in the works, a $200-million project off Highway 13 in Laval, Que. which emphasizes energy efficiency and low-carbon design.
TOC planned on Eglinton Line 5 Extension
A transit-oriented community is being proposed at the future Martin Grove station on the Eglinton Line 5 West Extension in Etobicoke. Designed by Arup, the proposal for 4800 Eglinton Ave. W. would introduce four 18-storey towers in Toronto’s Richview neighbourhood.
College eyes high-density redevelopment in Vancouver
Vancouver Community College has high-density, transit-oriented development ambitions for the future of its main campus on East Broadway — a redevelopment with academic and residential uses, along with active commercial retail/restaurant uses and public spaces.
Rejection recommended for Victoria build with 27-storeys
The proposal for 829-899 Fort St. and 846-856 Broughton St. runs counter to guidelines for density and building height, staff said in a report. The project comes from Pacific Arbour Six, a company affiliated with PARC Retirement Living.
Surrey approves DCC reductions, plans new ACC program
Surrey city council has approved an update to its bylaw governing development cost charges (DCC), reducing rates at a time when homebuilders are struggling to advance new construction. However, the council also endorsed a new amenity cost charges (ACC) program.
'Unique' $500M expropriation claim centres on air rights
An expropriation dispute between Metrolinx and a company claiming "air rights" above rail lines near Toronto’s Union Station is one of the biggest — and strangest — that three Toronto expropriation lawyers have ever seen.
Mimico neighbours oppose 4-plex to 8-plex conversion
A four-unit residential building doesn't require any special permissions under new city rules to increase density in neighbourhoods. But the owner now wants to build eight units, making it an apartment building. Some neighbours are calling it a “bait and switch."
B.C. property owner wins assessment reconsideration
A B.C. numbered company that owns the property at 1482 Pacific Rim Hwy. in Tofino challenged a decision of the Property Assessment Appeal Board that resulted in the company’s 2023 assessment shooting from $732,000 to $2,347,450.
Fixes Ontario needs to accelerate homebuilding
OPINION: Despite the urgent need to dramatically accelerate homebuilding, a new report done for RESCON shows that housing starts have declined sharply and industry job losses are mounting. The data is sobering.
Stocks, data centres give Canada pension fund 7.8% return
CPP Investments notched a 7.8 per cent return in its most recent fiscal year, as gains on stocks and data centre investments helped offset the impact of a softening U.S. dollar and a weak year in private equity.
Automotive Properties reports higher Q1 from acquisitions
Automotive Properties REIT (APR-UN-T) reported higher revenue and adjusted funds from operations in the first quarter as the real estate investment trust benefited from a series of property acquisitions completed over the past year.
Real estate podcasts
Tony Irwin, RHC: Housing policy is reshaping CRE, CRE Podcast
Policy, capital and development strategy, Toronto Under Construction
Richard Witt, BDP Quadrangle: Unlocking midrise, RE Development Insights
AvalonBay, Equity Residential said to near mega-REIT merger
AvalonBay Communities Inc. and Equity Residential are nearing a deal that will see two of the biggest apartment real estate investment trusts by market value combine, people familiar with the matter said.
Wall Street takes cut of $34T in U.S. homeowner wealth
Investors are pouring money into rapidy growing home equity investment (HEI) contracts, a form of financing that trades a share of future appreciation for cash up front. The contracts can be bundled, financed and sold to institutional investors.
Amazon rolls out 3PL competitor, targeting warehouse leasing
Amazon is opening up its unrivalled logistics network to the wider world of retailers and freight shippers, giving up a piece of its competitive edge in pursuit of profits.
Miami has the tightest office market in the United States
Concerns about AI's impact on office work have yet to reach the Magic City. Miami's vacancy rate fell from 15.7 per cent in early 2025 to 12.5 per cent as of April, the lowest among the top 25 U.S. metros.
Industry Events
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Land & Development
May 27 2026
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Southwestern Ontario Real Estate Forum
Jun 03 2026
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Canadian Apartment Investment Conference
Sep 09 2026
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North -
RealREIT
Sep 16 2026
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North -
Winnipeg Real Estate Forum
Sep 17 2026
RBC Convention Centre, MB
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