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Affordability main concern as real estate sector focuses on supply

Developers, investors, lenders and experts are cautiously optimistic about the real estate sector, according to a recent report from PwC Canada and ULI.

Canadian Property Management

Feds foil carbon pollution amnesty efforts

Surcharges will apply to 22 different fuel types, but most consumer expenditure is expected to go to gasoline and natural gas price add-ons.

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ENERGY STAR to recognize multi-res buildings

A pilot program launched today aims to take energy efficiency to new heights by recognizing multi-res buildings with ENERGY STAR labels.

CondoBusiness

National home prices rose 2.2 per cent in Q3

Home prices saw modest annual gains in many regions across Canada in Q3-2018, according to the Royal LePage House Price Survey and Market Survey Forecast.

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Morguard and partner purchase Jean Edmonds Towers in Ottawa

Morguard announced that it has jointly purchased the Jean Edmonds Towers ("JET") located at 300 Slater Street and 365 Laurier Avenue in downtown Ottawa.

CondoBusiness

Canadian home sales activity wanes in September

National home sales fell 0.4 per cent between August and September 2018, according to recent statistics from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Viva-Cité rental project breaks ground in Montreal

Habitations Trigone and its partner Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ recently broke ground on a new rental project, Viva-Cité Saint-Constant, aimed at adults 55-plus.

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IPI renamed International Parking & Mobility Institute

The International Parking Institute (IPI), the world’s largest association of parking professionals, has changed its name to the International Parking & Mobility Institute (IPMI).

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Survey reveals workers’ attitudes towards cannabis in the workplace

Inching ever closer to legalization day, Colliers International reports 30 per cent of office workers responding to a recent survey endorse fairly lenient restrictions on cannabis use in the

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Cannabis fueling commercial real estate demand in Western Canada

According to the latest commercial investor report from RE/MAX Kelowna and Edmonton are poised to become hot spots for Canada's cannabis market post-legalization with competing cannabis businesses looking for operating space in both cities.

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Construction of $1.2 billion Toronto hospital begins

Construction of West Park HealthCare Centre’s $1.2 billion hospital is underway. Development on the project kicked off on Oct. 11, 2018.

CondoBusiness

National housing starts trend declines in September

In September 2018, the trend in housing starts was 207,768 units, down from 213, 966 units in August 2018, reports Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

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Bow Valley College wins AASHE sustainability award

Bow Valley College has been awarded a campus sustainability achievement award by The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). It's the only Canadian post-secondary institution to win the international award.

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BOMA Canada awards honour the best in CRE

The Canadian CRE industry celebrated yet another successful year at the BOMA Canada National Awards Gala, which took place in Calgary on October 3, 2018.

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Office vacancy rates drop across Canada in Q3

Total office vacancy has dropped across Canada's six largest urban markets, Colliers reports. Newly released results for the third quarter of 2018 suggest pre-leasing commitments from banks and tech companies for new premises in the Toronto and Vancouver markets underlie the growth.

Construction Business

Investment green light for massive LNG facility

LNG Canada has announced that its joint venture participants have taken a Final Investment Decision to build the Kitimat LNG Canada export facility.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Q Management acquires 12 Skyline apartment properties

Skyline Group of Companies announced it has sold a large portfolio of 12 apartments to Toronto-based Q Management LP for $213.5 million.