With technology advancements making online experiences better than ever, many forward-thinking landlords and property management firms have already transitioned into the digital space, directing more dollars toward digital marketing and creating sophisticated websites that are responsive and mobile-friendly.

The Primecorp Group of Companies is pleased to announce that its National Multi-Residential Investment Sales Group led by Aik Aliferis and Sam Firestone, has successfully completed the sale of a 23-property, 1,685 unit multi-family portfolio in Windsor, Ontario.

Lack of tenant insurance is endemic across all residential renter households, but U.S. risk management specialists caution that Generation Y could be particularly exposed — and oblivious — to liability.

GWL Realty Advisors Inc. announced the acquisition of Royal Gardens on behalf of an investor client. This acquisition increases the total value of the company’s managed multi-residential portfolio in Nova Scotia to $201.2 million, and $2.7 billion across Canada.

Calgary's residential resale housing market saw absorption rates slow in August due to slower sales activity, according to the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB).

Metro Vancouver home sales topped the 10-year average by 25 to 30 per cent between June and August, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.

The Preston Meadows community in Cambridge, Ontario is Canada’s first pilot neighbourhood to be fully certified as a LEED Neighbourhood Development (ND).

Caps now apply on new residential leases and lease renewals, dictating that rents cannot exceed the reference rate by more than 20 per cent nor undercut it by more than 30 per cent.

First National Financial LP provides apartment owners with tips and insights for financing capital improvements to upgrade building quality.

Apartment dwellers will be the comparative winners when the phase-out of home delivery forces single-family householders out into the elements to collect their mail.

Milestone Apartments REIT announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase a 372-unit apartment community in Dallas, Texas, for US $45.1 million

Older Canadians represent an increasingly important segment of the Canadian population for developers, organizations and property managers that provide housing. Not only will the number of Canadians over the age of 55 continue to increase over the next several decades, but this group possesses characteristics that are more diverse than any previous generation of seniors.

Canadian investors poured approximately U.S. $1.3 billion (CAD $1.7 billion) into U.S. multi-family acquisitions in the first half of 2015, representing more than 30 per cent of foreign investment in the sector.

With a few notable exceptions, cap rates remained stable or declined for most property types and classes in Canada's major real estate markets during the first half of 2015.

Starlight U.S. Multi-Family (No. 1) Core Fund and Starlight U.S. Multi-Family (No. 3) Core Fund announced that they have entered into an agreement to acquire Sorelle, a 401-unit apartment complex in north Atlanta, Georgia.

New survey results reveal that credentialed residential property managers have some key diverging priorities from their peers in the commercial sector, despite the many similarities in their job functions.

Calgary’s low housing demand is expected to persist through to the end of 2015, according to the Calgary Real Estate Board's mid-year forecast for 2015.