• Toronto eyes enforcement clout for EV spaces

    Toronto eyes enforcement clout for EV spaces

    Toronto’s commercial and multifamily landlords could be getting some enforcement clout beyond the honour system to discourage misuse of electric vehicle charging spaces in their parking garages.
  • First Nations tapped as social housing suppliers

    First Nations tapped as social housing suppliers

    A proposed amendment to Vancouver's charter will convey the same development fee exemptions to First Nations' social housing projects that government and not-for-profit developers receive.
  • Few funds with Quebec's student housing promise

    Few funds with Quebec’s student housing promise

    There are few funds or details to accompany the 2024 Quebec budget's promise to help post-secondary institutions secure affordable student housing in the private market.
  • rental housing

    COVID-19’s impact on rental housing affordability

    CMHC's Mathieu Laberge shares his perspective on housing affordability in Canada since COVID and what can be done to weather these challenging times.
  • insurance

    How to secure the best insurance rates

    Property insurance costs are steeper than ever, driven by significant losses for water damage, fire, and natural disasters, combined with inflationary pressure increasing the costs of claims.
  • amenities

    Must-have amenities for young professionals

    Lee Galka Director of Business Development at Accora Village, shares seven ways to ensure your rental community stands out with the right amenities Gen Z'ers want.

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  • insurance

    Uncertainty leads to rising costs

    The biggest challenge for many real estate owners in 2024 will be finding affordable insurance coverage to protect their buildings.
  • Maintaining a safe property through winter

    Residential property managers need to be extra vigilant this time of year to ensure their buildings are safe and properly maintained.
  • Interest rates subdue multifamily development

    Interest rates subdue multifamily developers

    Fallout from higher interest rates may continue to subdue multifamily development, but lenders express more confidence in prospects for new purpose-built rental and high-rise condominium projects next year.

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  • purpose-built housing

    The push for more purpose-built rental housing

    Strong rental demand continued to outpace supply in 2023 resulting in less available purpose-built rental apartments and lower affordability, according to new report from CMHC.
  • DEI progress harder to see in 2023 survey

    DEI progress harder to see in 2023 survey

    A jump in participation makes progress harder to see in findings from the third global survey of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the commercial real estate sector.
  • Office conversion eases Ottawa's Class B woes

    Office conversion eases Ottawa’s Class B woes

    More than 300,000 square feet of Class B office space has been withdrawn from Ottawa's downtown inventory as two separate commercial landlords pursue plans to replace it with rental housing.