Residential

Flooding

REMI Network

Three-in-five Canadians are worried about spring flooding, a new survey finds

Three-in-five Canadians are worried about the potential consequences that flooding and severe rain events may cause during the spring season.
Industry reps join Ontario housing advisory team

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Industry reps join Ontario housing advisory team

New appointees have been tasked with advising the Ontario government on its strategies to stimulate construction of 1.5 million new units of housing by 2031.
Lawrence Heights

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Student and seniors housing prospects in favour

A survey of top executives in the student and seniors housing sectors finds most are planning to expand their portfolios in 2023 through acquisitions and new development.
Residential energy use re-emerges in Ontario's CDM plans

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Residential energy use re-emerges in CDM plans

Program reviewers with Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) are recommending broader inclusion of the multifamily and singe-family housing sectors in provincial conservation initiatives.
Steve Gupta

REMI Network

Dr. Steve Gupta appointed to Order of Ontario

Dr. Gupta immigrated to Ontario from India in 1971 with just $108 in his pocket and is now recognized as a leader in the hospitality and condominium industries.
GTA

REMI Network

October sales decline in Montreal CMA highest in condos

Residential sales in the Montreal CMA significantly declined in October compared to the same period in 2021.
Ontario to fund skilled trades training centres

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Residential builders call for immigration reform

Ontario's residential builders want the federal government to seriously reform the immigration system to usher in skilled trades workers who have been trained abroad.
Mississauga

CondoBusiness

Land-use designations stir debate in Mississauga

Landowners in Mississauga wanting to redevelop their properties for residential mixed-use purposes hope to reverse an employment designation on Dundas Street.
Offshore single-family rental REITs sidelined

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Offshore single-family rental REITs sidelined

A two-year prohibition on foreign investors acquiring single residential dwellings, duplexes or triplexes is set to begin January 1, 2023.
Lawrence Heights

Canadian Property Management

Industrial assets deliver outsized Q1 returns

Canada stands out in newly released global investment performance data for outsized returns on industrial assets during the first quarter of 2022.
Assembly Park

REMI Network

83-acre Assembly Park officially launches in Vaughan

A multi-building community is moving forward in the downtown core of Vaughan, with an official launch to mark the expected 12-year build-out.
extreme heat

REMI Network

Climate advocates warn of extreme heat fallout

Property owners, managers, and communities all have a role to play when it comes to the irreversible reality of extreme-heat events.
net zero

REMI Network

Dream retrofitting 19 buildings to net zero standards

The buildings range from boutique historical buildings to downtown high-rises, with the oldest dating back to 1908.
Nova Scotia pledges modest housing spending

CondoBusiness

Nova Scotia quashes property tax surcharge

The Nova Scotia government has cancelled plans to impose a property tax surcharge on non-resident home and cottage owners less than two weeks after enacting legislation to do so.
Manitoba residential tenants offered tax credit

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Residential renters offered Manitoba tax credit

Manitoba's new Renters Tax Credit is a renamed version of its previously available education property tax credit, which has now also been extended to tenants in subsidized housing.
decarbonization

REMI Network

Infrastructure leaders commit to decarbonization retrofits

The Canada Infrastructure Bank and Johnson Controls have signed an agreement that commits more than $125 million to accelerate private sector decarbonization retrofit projects across Canada.
UXBorough

REMI Network

UXBorough breaks ground in Calgary

UXBorough will be an extensive multi-building redevelopment that revitalizes the site previously known as Stadium Shopping Centre.