REMI Network - Development
REMI

Development

Construction Business

The need to address the infrastructure deficit

The case for strategic infrastructure investment and the link to stronger economic performance and productivity is well documented. However, since the 1950s and 1960s when

Canadian Apartment Magazine

The rise of the luxury rental

These days, more and more Canadians are seeking condo-quality accommodations without the hassle of ownership.

Canadian Property Management

Office market ups and downs for 2015

With more than 22 million square feet of new office space currently under construction across Canada, specifically Calgary and Toronto, developers are responding to some

CondoBusiness

GTA housing market faces structural challenges

A weak diversity of housing choice, marked by the steady stream of ever-shrinking condo units, is one of three structural challenges facing the GTA housing

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Red tape stifles Quebec’s green roofs

In Montreal, Saint-Laurent borough Mayor Alan DeSousa has a seemingly straightforward goal: to promote green roofs on private sector developments. DeSousa, who received the 2014

Canadian Apartment Magazine

A multi-residential year in review

With the arrival of 2015, it’s fair to say that the real estate market is facing some uncertainty. Here are highlights from Avison Young's market report.

Construction Business

P3 projects increase payment default risk

The construction business is risky. There aren’t many construction companies that have managed to survive for more than a few decades. As the typical construction

CondoBusiness

Builders’ use of Toronto streets back on agenda

A motion that contemplates curbing builders’ use of city streets during construction is in the hands of Toronto’s deputy city manager for “consideration and appropriate action”

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Latent defects and the law

When buying apartment buildings of older stock, buyers should beware of latent defects and know their rights within the law.

Canadian Property Management

Industrial sector a ‘recognized stable investment’

Construction and investment in industrial buildings, along with their ongoing operations, contribute $21.7 billion to Canada’s economy, according to the Real Property Association of Canada’s

Canadian Property Management

Returns on repositioning aging buildings

Whatever the strategy, value enhancement is the rationale for repositioning aging buildings.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Purpose-built rental gains economic viability

A developer’s instincts for untapped demand underpin plans for new purpose-built rental housing in midtown Toronto. The proposed luxury building near the intersection of Yonge

Construction Business

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Located in the geographical centre of Canada in Winnipeg, the architectural design for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) draws inspiration from the natural scenery and vast open spaces of Canada.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Conversions fuel multifamily trend

Station on Whyte, a residential complex in Edmonton, is an example of an emerging trend in real estate that sees full condo-to-apartment building conversions on the rise in 2014.

CondoBusiness

A flurry of red-tagged emergency generators

When last winter’s ice storm walloped Toronto days before Christmas and knocked out power in parts of the city for upwards of a week, it

Construction Business

Construction safety requires leadership

Developing and implementing a safety culture in the workplace requires much more than just rules and regulations; it requires leadership.

Canadian Property Management

Retail real estate supports Canadian economy

The Real Property Association of Canada (REALpac) estimated that the contributions of the retail real estate sector to the Canadian economy in 2013 was a