Condominium
CondoBusiness
Ontario Electricity Rebate applied unevenly
Many hydro accounts specifically tied to the common areas of multi-residential buildings will no longer qualify for the 31.8 per cent rebate beginning in November 2020.
CondoBusiness
Accommodation costs unnerve younger households
Financial uncertainty related to COVID-19 appears to be weighing more heavily on younger households than other homeowners and renters.
CondoBusiness
Housing to launch Square One District build-out
The first pieces of an envisioned 130-acre new mixed-use community adjoining Mississauga's Square One Shopping Centre should be underway later this year.
CondoBusiness
Code changes fine-tune Ontario condo soundscape
As of January 1, developers will no longer have to meet a challenging standard for the comprehensibility of voice communications systems, and they can take an alternative approach to calculating sound transmission between dwelling units.
CondoBusiness
Early termination clauses open to possible abuse
How, exactly, is a developer permitted to simply cancel a project, sometimes a number of years after the first agreements of purchase and sale were signed?
CondoBusiness
Manitoba sticks to optional new home warranty
After first postponing the date the legacy legislation from its predecessor would come into force, the provincial government now plans to repeal the New Home Warranty Act.
CondoBusiness
Five tips for keeping pests off condo properties
Taking proactive steps can help keep unwanted pests out of condo buildings, saving the time and money involved in treating infestations.
CondoBusiness
A closer look at anti-SLAPP legislation
One recent case shed light on how these newly available SLAPP provisions may apply in the condo context.
CondoBusiness
Addressing Condensation in Condo Properties
While winter can bring all manner of property maintenance issues, few can cause as many headaches (or large repair bills) as unchecked condensation.
CondoBusiness
Flood recovery in four steps
There are four basic steps that those responsible for a property need to take to help manage disasters such as floods.
CondoBusiness
What’s on the condo board meeting agenda?
A critical tool for keeping a condo board meeting productive and on track is the often-underestimated meeting agenda.
CondoBusiness
Devimco selected for Montreal mixed-use project
Devimco Immobilier has been selected by Club Sportif MAA to develop a mixed-use condominium project on Peel St., just south of Sherbrooke St. in Montreal.
CondoBusiness
Great Gulf breaks ground on 8 Cumberland
Great Gulf recently broke ground on 8 Cumberland, a modern 51-storey high-rise condominium located in Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood.
REMI Network
How electronic voting works in condos
Now that electronic voting is allowed in Ontario condos, how exactly does it work?
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Strong GTA rent growth continues into Q3
GTA condo rent climbed 9.4 per cent in Q3-2018 to an average of $3.26 per square foot, according to Urbanation’s Q3-2018 rental market results.
CondoBusiness
Creating more inclusive condo communities
A condo refurbishment project is the perfect time to come up with a cost-effective plan to provide a more inclusive and accessible environment.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Medical cannabis a prescription for uncertainty
Rental housing industry advocates have been urging the Canadian government to review and modify rules governing the cultivation of plants for personal medical use.
