COVID-19
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Airbnb shifts towards longer-term rental strategy
With the pandemic putting an abrupt halt to travel and tourism, short-term vacation rentals have seen a sharp decline in bookings. As a result, changes are afoot at Airbnb with a longer-term strategy now underway.
CondoBusiness
State of emergency allows for planning decisions
Ontario has taken legislative steps to ensure that municipal councils do not need to worry about decision timelines under the Planning Act during the COVID-19-related state of emergency.
Design Quarterly
Stantec designs Alberta’s first COVID-19 treatment centre
Stantec has been selected to design Alberta’s first temporary COVID-19 treatment Centre at the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary.
Canadian Property Management
Black swan triggers business continuity plans
Commercial real estate operators are seeking advice across a wide spectrum of expertise as they deploy their crisis management, business continuity and recovery plans.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canada’s rental market in a post-COVID-19 world
Uncertainty rules Canada’s rental market as the novel coronavirus continues to spread, forcing business closures and stay-at-home orders to persist beyond initial forecasts.
REMI Network
Concerts digitized for long-term care facilities
Concerts in Care Ontario is working with its network of professional musicians to record a digital series of live concerts for seniors’ facilities.
Construction Business
Municipalities, businesses get new B.C. COVID relief
The B.C. government is providing enhanced relief for businesses along with new measures to support local governments as a result of COVID-19.
Canadian Property Management
Commercial rent assistance pledged
The envisioned loan program for commercial property owners would enable them to provide small business tenants with rent discounts or forgiveness for the months of April, May and June.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Minto Apartment REIT confirms vast majority paid rent
Minto Apartment REIT has issued an update pertaining to April rent collections, liquidity and changes to operations due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
Design Quarterly
Foster + Partners shares prototype visor design
To aid the fight against Covid-19, Foster + Partners has designed a general-purpose prototype face visor, suitable for cleaning and reuse.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Chartwell issues update on impacts of COVID-19
Canada's largest owner and operator of senior living residences issued a statement addressing the impacts of COVID-19 on tenants, families and staff.
Construction Business
Surrey approves $63M in construction contracts
The City of Surrey has approved $63 million in capital and private construction contracts to stimulate the local economy and create local jobs.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Opinions on remote work become more favourable
A majority of surveyed corporate real estate executives are planning for a phased return of their workforces once public officials within their jurisdictions lift COVID-19 related stay-at-home orders.
CondoBusiness
Housing prices to hold steady during pandemic
Housing prices are forecasted to remain steady through 2020, according to Royal Lepage’s newly released Housing Price Survey and Market Forecast.
REMI Network
CMRAO extends licence renewal period
CMRAO is extending the application and payment of licence renewals for the 2020 to 2021 licensing year in an effort to ease pressure from the pandemic.
Construction Business
Five new Alberta schools to stimulate economy
The Alberta government is moving forward with tender packages for the design and construction of five new schools to stimulate the economy.
CondoBusiness
Virtual meetings find new relevance during crisis
When stakeholders can’t be in the same room, virtual meetings are excellent alternative that still enables all parties to collaborate—even face-to-face.
