Condominium
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Containing condominium disputes
Property managers often find themselves sandwiched in conflict involving members of the condominium communities they manage. While few wish to exacerbate such conflict or take
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New Ontario Condominium Act coming soon
It was the condominium-sized elephant in the room at the Condo Conference, an annual two-day event co-hosted by the Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario
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Building services providers and termination pay
George has been working as head of security at the local shopping mall for the last five years. However, a new security company has just
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Office condo to be first of its kind in Ottawa
Ottawa will soon have its first Class A commercial condominium tower, Cathedral Hill Executive Office Condos, complete with customizable floor plans, shared boardrooms, common showers
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Housing starts to remain steady in 2015: CMHC
According to the latest Housing Market Outlook from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), 2015 housing starts are forecast to hold steady with starts in 2014. Based on economic and demographic trends, housing starts are expected to reach an average of 189,000 units in 2014. For 2015, housing starts are forecast at 189,500 units.
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More high rise construction on the GTA’s horizon
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its Fall Housing Market Outlook report for the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) noting that home starts are set to increase by almost eight per cent to 36,000 units in 2015 before moderating to 34,750 units in 2016.
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Strong condo sales in the GTA in Q3: report
Urbanation Inc., a leading source of information and analysis on the Toronto condominium market, released its Q3-2014 market results at the end of October highlighting that a total of 4,753 new condominium apartments were sold across the Greater Toronto Area during Q3-2014
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Why consider pre-qualifying contractors
A property management company has a health and safety program in place; its employees are well-trained and aware of the hazards they face in the
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Urbanization is the new normal: report
Urbanization is the new normal, according to PwC and the Urban Land Institute’s Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2015 report. The publication, now in its
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T.O. mayoral candidates debate land transfer tax
Olivia Chow and John Tory challenged how and whether Doug Ford could deliver on a promise to phase out the municipal land transfer tax at
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Price record set in Edmonton’s Symphony Tower
An MLS sales record has been set for the city of Edmonton by Sara Jones and Jessie McCracken of Sara Jessie Real Estate Services, for the sales of a $2.625 million unit in the city’s new Symphony Tower development
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Ivanhoé Cambridge enters Mexican market
Ivanhoé Cambridge recently announced a new partnership with Black Creek Group, a real estate private equity firm with extensive experience sponsoring real estate companies in Mexico.
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Four common condo building inefficiencies
Re-commissioning of existing commercial and residential buildings is integral in ensuring that a building is operating efficiently. Minimum building efficiency standards, both de facto —
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Ottawa real estate sales steady in September
Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,133 residential properties in September through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system, compared with 1,118 in September 2013, an increase of 1.3 per cent.
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Condo office likely a question of how, not if
All signals suggest that when the Ontario government moves forward with its modernization of the Condominium Act, creating a ‘condo office’ will not be a
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The height of residential towers
Tall commercial towers are nothing new, but the last few years have seen an exceptional crop of super-slim residential buildings sprouting up in cities all over the world. From Manhattan to Mumbai, tall towers are as fashionable as they are effectual given advancements in engineering and the sophistication of modern building materials.
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Transitioning smoothly between condo boards
In the normal life of an Ontario-based condominium corporation, there is an annual general meeting (AGM) of owners, and part of every AGM agenda is




