Industry News
REMI Network
Development boosts Montreal’s vacancy rates
Vacancy rates in downtown Montreal are on the rise, according to a report from Newmark Knight Frank Devencore.
REMI Network
Calloway fully acquires SmartCentres platform
Calloway has completed the purchase of the SmartCentres platform, acquired from Mitchell Goldhar as part of a $1.16 billion transaction.
REMI Network
Accessibility certification program in the works
The Ontario government announced May 29 that it will develop an accessibility certification program that will recognize leaders in accessibility.
Construction Business
Site C labour agreement reached
The BC Building Trades and BC Hydro have secured an agreement on the importance of labour stability on the Site C Clean Energy Project, recognizing that stability is best achieved with a mix of labour representation that includes building trades unions.
REMI Network
Elaine Everson appointed CFO of Extendicare
Elaine Everson will be stepping into a new role at Extendicare Inc., after serving as vice-president and controller since 1994.
REMI Network
Constitution Square achieves LEED Platinum
Constitution Square in downtown Ottawa is the first office complex in the area to earn LEED Platinum EB certification.
Canadian Property Management
2015 BOMA BC Awards of Excellence
The BOMA BC Awards of Excellence gala was held on May 21, 2015, at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in downtown Vancouver.
CondoBusiness
Economist downplays Canadian household debt
A noted Canadian economist argues that record household debt levels pose few threats in light of borrowers' healthy net worth, gains in asset value and projected continued low interest rates.
REMI Network
BOMA Toronto celebrates building excellence
About 500 real estate professionals gathered at the Ritz-Carelton Hotel in downtown Toronto on May 15 for BOMA Toronto’s 17th annual Celebration of Excellence Awards Gala.
REMI Network
Early May sales increased over last year: TREB
Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® have reported a 9.6 per cent year-over-year increase in home sales during the first two weeks of May, according to TREB.
REMI Network
Green Seal revises cleaning services standard
Green Seal has revised version its standard for commercial and institutional cleaning services, GS-42, to clarify and streamline certification.
REMI Network
LEED certification ups condo resale prices: TD
LEED certification boosts the resale price of a Toronto condo anywhere from five to 14 per cent, according to a special TD Economics report released May 12.
Canadian Property Management
Low costs heighten Hamilton’s competitiveness
A new report identifies Hamilton as an emerging mid-sized anchor city, with a role similar to Milwaukee, Wisconsin's status in the Chicago megalopolis.
REMI Network
Montreal’s Presima names François Forget VP
Montreal-based investment boutique Presima named François Forget executive vice-president and global head of client service and business development.
REMI Network
Broccolini opens corporate complex in Montreal
Broccolini celebrated the official opening of the Broccolini Corporate Centre Saint-Laurent 2, a LEED® Silver, class A building in Montreal.
Canadian Property Management
Brookfield U.S. appoints apartment strategist
Brookfield Property Partners announced that David Woodward has been hired to oversee Brookfield's apartment business and strategy
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Real estate aligned with low-carbon economy
Ontario's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Glen Murray, addressed BOMA Toronto's annual awards gala, May 14.




