Real Estate
Canadian Property Management
Harmonized real estate data exchange pursued
Efforts to streamline governance of investment data and the exchange of information across international borders have received a boost with the signing of a new collaborative agreement.
Canadian Property Management
Data to enable informed discussion of diversity
An exploration of the Canadian real estate industry's demographics and attitudes to diversity is now underway with the logical first step: data collection. Employees in a sweeping range of disciplines — property management, investment, development, leasing and professional services for the real estate industry — are invited to participate.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Green retail delivers top Q1 investment return
Assets analyzed as part of the green index are collectively worth about $67.6 billion, or almost half of the entire REALpac/IPD Canada property index value, but account for only 22 per cent of the total individual properties.
Canadian Property Management
Board counters Parkit c-suite offence
The president and chief executive officer of Vancouver-based Parkit Enterprises has been expelled from the company's board of directors for challenging its membership and structure.
REMI Network
U.S. real estate gaining Chinese investment
Canada remains the predominant foreign investor in the U.S. commercial market, with acquisitions totalling $24.6 billion in 2015, but Chinese purchasers significantly outpaced Canadian residential investment last year.
CondoBusiness
B.C. real estate consumers protected by new regs
British Columbia Finance Minister Michael de Jong recently announced new regulations that will help real estate consumers make informed decisions about contract assignments before accepting
CondoBusiness
Toronto’s luxury real estate market on the rise
According to a new report released by Christie’s International Real Estate and Canadian affiliate Chestnut Park Real Estate of Toronto, Toronto is the world’s second-hottest
Canadian Property Management
Q1 shows strengthening industrial space demand
Industrial space continues to command higher rents in western Canada than in markets to the east, but trends look mostly positive for warehousing and manufacturing in Ontario and Quebec.
Canadian Property Management
Ongoing hurt in downtown Calgary office market
Nearly 3 million square feet of downtown office space has emptied out since the spring of 2015, contributing to the 8.8 million square feet of inventory that is now vacant, while another 2.3 million square feet of space is still under construction.
REMI Network
Brexit uncertainty afflicts UK property market
Paris, Frankfurt and Dublin are tagged to capture investment diverted from London if voters in the United Kingdom opt to leave the European Union.
CondoBusiness
Canadians would pay for smart home tech: survey
A recent survey commissioned by Telus finds that 43 per cent of Canadians would be willing to pay more for a home that features the
CondoBusiness
Deconstructing housing affordability in the GTA
Housing affordability is a growing concern in Canada, but there is no consensus on how to quantify the problem. That might soon change.
CondoBusiness
Better protection for B.C. real estate consumers
The Real Estate Council of B.C. is putting into place new methods to enhance public protection for real estate consumers in the province. Effective April
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Preparing the workplace for Gen Z
If organizations want to be ready when Gen Z enters the workforce five years from now, it’s time to start designing with this demographic cohort in mind, says Kay Sargent.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Saskatoon offers upside investment potential
Market analysts contend Saskatoon's older rental housing stock remains well positioned to compete with newer purpose-built apartments.
CondoBusiness
Feds target gap in foreign home buyer data
The feds allocated $500,000 to Statistics Canada in their 2016 budget for the purpose of developing ways to close the gap in foreign home buyer data.
CondoBusiness
National home sales increase in February
Canadian home sales have increased for the second consecutive month, recording a 0.8 per cent increase from January to February 2016, according to statistics released





