Orlando, Florida, and the Texas cities of Austin and San Antonio are identified as the U.S. markets offering investors the best real estate value for 2016.

Last year's average sales price of USD $131,233 per unit was 40 per cent higher than the peak prior to the 2008 financial crisis.

Purpose-built rental housing gained noticeable favour last year as expenditure on new development jumped 234 per cent from 2014.

The total return on directly held standing assets in Calgary plunged to 0.9 per cent as the fallout from sustained low oil and gas prices walloped the Alberta economy, while Toronto properties delivered a chart-topping total return of 12.8 per cent.

Ontario is investing $580,000 in community agencies to provide better, safer and more accessible facilities for Scarborough residents. As part of the Partner Facility Renewal

Multi-residential development and transactions accounted for a significant share of U.S. real estate investment in 2015 during a year when many of the nation's large urban markets enjoyed declining vacancies and rising rents.

Student housing appears to be a negligible factor in Canadian investment strategies for 2016, even though interest in the multi-residential sector remains strong.

China's aggressive target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and India's ambitious scheme to embed information and communications technology in urban development and infrastructure are seen as prominent opportunities for Canadian investors, businesses and professionals.

A low growth, low rate, low inflation is expected over the next five years, according to a global investment report released by Manulife Asset Management.

Following an Ontario investment of up to $2.27 billion, the new state-of-the-art Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital is set to open its doors on Dec. 13.

Colonnade Management Inc. and BridgePort Group of Companies are merging to provide a best in class real estate investment and operating platform.

Ontario is investing $498 million to build new schools, renovate existing schools and build new child care spaces to give families more options for licensed child

During a press conference held October 14, Geoff Molson, owner, president and CEO of the Montreal Canadiens, Bell Centre and evenko, announced an investment of

Investor interest in commercial real estate remains strong despite global economic insecurity, limited product availability and likely interest rate hikes.

NexusCrowd has launched an online investment platform that offers accredited investors exclusive access to co-invest alongside institutional investors.

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.

Centro Mortgage Inc. recently announced the exit of investors in a syndicate mortgage for a Fortress Real Developments Inc. project in Ottawa.