Kejja Group has spent $98. 5 million to buy Port de Mer, a two-tower, 386-unit multifamily property in Longueuil on Montreal’s South Shore that was previously owned by Hazelview Properties.

It has been a busy Q3 for Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (CAR-UN-T). The trust has transacted on $214 million in acquisitions and $82.4 million in divestments as it continues upgrading and modernizing its apartment portfolio in Canada.

The demand for student housing in Canada's big cities, especially at the country's top universities, remains strong and represents a solid investment and development play, stakeholders in the industry say. 

Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (BEI-UN-T) has an agreement to acquire the Central Parc 1, 2 and 3 apartment towers in Laval, in Greater Montreal, and has divested two older apartment properties in Edmonton for a total of $273 million, the trust announced Wednesday morning.

Kadestone Capital Corp. (KDSX-X) announced its plan to acquire a subsidiary of Attollo Management Inc. for $12 million, a move to expand Vancouver-based Kadestone’s pipeline of community-focused projects in the British Columbia market.

It's been a long, hot summer across much of Canada and we're sure that many of you were distracted at times. So, RENX is offering its annual back-to-school opportunity to catch you up on major headlines you might've missed during vacation season.

The Rosdev Group is looking to sell Montreal’s Tour Jean-Talon, which could appeal to both owner-occupiers or those looking to convert the 12-storey, 332,248-square-foot mixed-use building to residential use. 

Canadian pension fund OPTrust has increased its stake in the opening phases of Vancouver's massive Sen̓áḵw development to 50 per cent, as developer Westbank exits from the project led by the Indigenous-owned Nch’ḵay̓ Development Corp.

UPDATED WITH NEW DETAILS: Leyad has announced iconic Canadian retailer Zellers is returning to the country’s retail landscape, with its first location to open Friday in the former Hudson's Bay store at the Londonderry Mall in North Edmonton.

Carolyn Cheng has announced she intends to retire from her position as chief operating officer of Royal LePage on Nov. 30.

Broccolini is leading the redevelopment of Montreal’s Pointe-Saint-Charles Northern Triangle with a purpose-built rental project in the Bridge-Bonaventure district. It will feature 800 affordable, social and market rental units.

Despite challenging times recently in the Toronto condominium market, developers Devron and Dorsay are joining forces on a new luxury project in the heart of the city.

SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA-N) has again expanded its presence in Alberta, acquiring five “institutional-quality” self-storage facilities across the province.

Sud Group has a portfolio of "amazing locations" in Toronto where it plans to construct boutique-style, amenity-rich apartment developments under a new banner to be known as Sud Living. And the grand design comes with an unusual twist.

Investment conditions for Canadian commercial real estate are looking more favourable compared to those in the United States, according to a new Colliers Canada report .

GUEST SUBMISSION: As Canada continues to grapple with a severe affordable housing crisis, we are seeing unique and creative partnerships and financing structures emerge – offering a very promising path forward.

A landmark retail property along Calgary’s iconic 17th Avenue SW, home to the former long-standing Mona Lisa Art Supplies, has sold for $5.55 million, one of the highest-priced land deals in the area in recent years.

Toronto's 95 Developments has project pipeline comprising 7,500 housing units, but one of its most innovative ventures has been in the office sector where the company has almost sold out a strata conversion at 95 Corporate Centre. 

Ali Hoss has been named the new head of sustainability and ESG at Colliers. Among the other executive announcements this week are new board members at AutoCanada and Wall Financial . . .

After 26 years of acquiring, developing, owning and operating retail, office, industrial and multifamily residential properties in Canada, Fundy Capital Management has launched its first fund. 

BGO has acquired the 300,000-plus-square-foot Rockwood Plaza at 4141 Dixie Rd. in Mississauga, Ont. from The Sitzer Group. The centre has a stable, needs-based tenant group and longer-term potential for intensification or redevelopment.

Cameron Stephens Mortgage Capital has launched an Accelerated Lending Program that aims to provide an under 15-day commitment process for single advance inventory, term, bridge and land loans of up to $15 million.

Dream Residential REIT has an agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of U.S.-based Morgan Properties for approximately $491 million (all figures CAD unless noted) in an all-cash transaction.

Dunpar Homes has topped off its 10-storey luxury rental building at 26 Earlington Ave., in the Kingsway Village Square community in the Toronto suburb of Etobicoke, just a year after kicking off construction.

The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is facing a “severe” supply gap of 235,000 rental housing units over the next decade according to building industry association BILD, and it expects that shortfall to continue to widen.