Planting native trees, shrubs, flowers and grasses can cool the summer daytime temperature of an area by more than 4 C in a decade.

Pension funds and life insurance companies appeared most anxious to get back into the game, with more than 50 per cent of reporting they were pursuing acquisitions.

KPMG in Canada has launched a new automated tool to help commercial landlords apply to the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program.

Toronto Mayor John Tory is urging multi-residential building owners to make masks mandatory throughout all indoor common areas.

The average price of a condo in Quebec increased to $255,000, a 6 per cent increase from the second quarter of 2019.

With the ban on evictions poised to lift September 1, B.C. has announced a rent repayment framework for those owing past money due to COVID-related income loss.

Despite the many benefits of aggregate recycling, millions of tonnes of asphalt and concrete are dumped into landfill sites in Ontario.

New Boots, a New Brunswick program aimed at supporting and mentoring women in apprenticeable trades, has been extended by three years.

In his latest bulletin, Joe Hoffer of Cohen Highley LLP, says landlords should expect LTB hearings to resume in September, once the backlog of pending eviction orders has cleared.

Tarion Warranty Corporation released its plan to address recommendations arising from Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk’s special audit last October.

Urbanation is reporting a rise in the GTA vacancy rate from 1.1 per cent in Q1 to 1.8 per cent in Q2-2020, up considerably from the 0.9 per cent recorded a year ago.

New data shows more Canadians are making conservative housing choices due to sustained income loss and fear of a second wave. 

An extra year of tax apportionment based on pre-pandemic values could be a harsh postponement for some property owners. The scheduling adjustment is expected to hurt the most in the retail and hospitality sectors.

Cintas has announced its five finalists for the 2020 Canada's Best Restroom Award which recognizes outstanding facilities across the country.

Ontario real estate developer and beloved philanthropist Ignat Kaneff passed away peacefully Sunday July 12, 2020, at the age of 93.

A new report uncovers how difficult it is to investigate and compensate workplace cancer, largely attributed to solar radiation, asbestos, diesel engine exhaust and crystalline silica.

Canadian owners and managers can once again claim title to The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) in an international forum.