The launch of a new four-year cycle in 2017 spurred a wave of assessment appeals as property owners reacted to often dramatic increases in value over the previous assessment.

Corporate tenants are increasingly demanding child care in their buildings to help female employees go back to work after maternity leave.

Developers of purpose-built rental housing in Manitoba are losing a tax credit that has been available for the past five years.

The British Columbia government expects to collect about $520 million in new annual revenue through additional residential property taxes and property transfer taxes.

Mixed-use developments in Toronto are creating neighbourhoods that are unaffordable for many people, according to a new study.

Some condo boards in Ontario are looking for loopholes to a coming energy reporting requirement, but there are none for large buildings captured by the regulation.

Ontario is looking to boost elevator availability in multi-storey residential buildings, as well as long-term care and seniors’ homes.

With the Cannabis Act set to make recreational pot use legal throughout Canada, landlords are demanding the right to ban the divisive substance within their rental units before the law officially takes effect July 1.

Accessibility advocates see the built environment as a laggard when it comes to fire safety, especially for people with disabilities.

Playgrounds across the country continue to leave children on the sidelines with design and maintenance practices that are not fully inclusive.

How do condo managers refer to the people who live in the communities they manage? As owners and tenants, or as residents?

The REMI Network's editorial team takes a look at last year's top stories and how they will continue to impact the commercial real estate industry in 2018.

Living through construction may be a fact of life for city dwellers, but living through construction can be a fact of life and death for hospital patients.

Under new regulatory requirements (as of Nov. 1, 2017) condo corporations need to archive their minutes so they are available “at all times.”

Starting next year, builders and vendors of residential conversion projects will have to register with Tarion and get approval to proceed with their plans.

The minimum wage hike may sting more in condo communities than others as they face new costs associated with recent changes to Ontario’s condo laws.

The courts recently reviewed the authority on which a condo corporation may rely in entering into a bulk services contract with a telecom provider.