Vestcor Inc., the New Brunswick public sector pension plan administrator, has acquired a minority interest in Crown Realty Partners.

This certification sets a global standard for how smart buildings are measured, while also providing users with a roadmap to drive further asset enhancement and investment.

About $248 million from the education levy will be returned to property taxpayers this year through 25 per cent rebates to residential/farm ratepayers and 10 per cent rebates to commercial/industrial ratepayers.

The GTA vacancy rate reached an all-time high in Q1-2021 according to a new survey by Urbanation looking at newer purpose-built rental apartments.

There has been no rate relief with the latest stay-at-home imperative, but the Ontario Energy Board has extended the annual prohibition on electricity shut-offs during the cold months to cover much of May.

Nexus REIT has entered agreements to acquire five single-tenant industrial buildings, which would add 609,000 square feet of gross leasable area to its portfolio.

Adeayomi Adeyemi, a community manager with Hazelview Properties, has been named one of 10 leaders for 2021 through the Institute of Real Estate Management’s diversity and inclusion succession initiative.

Elaina’s Sustainability Fund has selected five organizations and individuals to receive the first round of grant funding.

Metro Compactor Service and Wilkinson Chutes Canada have merged to create a one-stop shop for residential waste management services. 

Although potential homebuyers may face less competition as the year goes on, a housing supply crisis looms in the background as prices go up and the population grows.

This is the latest phase in converting the century-old Royal Connaught Hotel in Hamilton, Ont., into residences.

Beyond the hot housing market, 36 per cent of the under-40 crowd are abandoning their dreams of ever owning a home.

Scotiabank announced it will be aligning with CMHC to mobilize $10 billion over the next ten years to support the creation of new affordable housing.

About 33 per cent of professionals currently working from home due to the pandemic would look for a new job if called back to the office full time.

It’s actually too late for Saskatchewan’s ice rink operators to apply for the funding outlined in the 2021-22 provincial budget earlier this week, but they could still qualify for electricity rate relief this spring and summer.

Many people are relocating out of Toronto to the suburbs, driving home prices up. Here's where the highest appreciation is occurring.

The 2021-22 Saskatchewan budget also commits more than $937 million to upgrade the provincial electricity system and nearly $175 million to underwrite an electricity rebate for SaskPower customers.