Residential
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Promise of age-friendly communities rings false
Recent analysis of how Canadian suburbs accommodate aging residents concludes that the streetscapes, housing mix and array of neighbourhood services and amenities typically fail to meet seniors' needs.
CondoBusiness
Sensors poised to transform property management
Companies are developing the next generation of tools for residential property management. Sensor technologies in particular are bound to make huge waves.
REMI Network
New plans for mixed-use project Le Phare de Québec
Groupe Dallaire has unveiled new plans for Le Phare de Québec, a mixed-use development that will be built around a dynamic public square.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New measurement standard for residential buildings
A new international measurement standard will soon offer more clarity and consistency to users of residential property services; for buyers, sellers, renters and investors.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Calgary’s University District gets LEED Platinum
Calgary’s University District is the largest residential project in Canadian history to earn LEED Platinum certification for Neighbourhood Development.
REMI Network
Ontario revs up ultra-high speed internet access
Homes and businesses in more than 300 communities across southwestern Ontario will soon have access to ultra-high speed internet.
CondoBusiness
GTA construction strikes to end within the week
According to the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON), the residential construction strikes that are currently underway will be over in one week or less.
CondoBusiness
Ontario’s new four-year assessment cycle begins
Ontario's Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) reports province-wide residential property values have increased by an average of 4.5 per since January 2012.
REMI Network
EnerQuality fêtes Ontario’s green home builders
The 2015 EnerQuality Awards were handed out to Canadian homebuilders who are committed to constructing sustainable and energy efficiency homes.
REMI Network
Brad J. Henderson named CEO of Sotheby’s
Dundee Corporation (Dundee) has named Brad J. Henderson the president and chief executive officer of Sotheby's International Realty Canada.
REMI Network
Ottawa’s LeBreton Flats a ‘legacy’ in the making
Ottawa’s LeBreton Flats is being redeveloped into a world-class cultural destination dedicated to open green spaces, public facilities, housing and hockey.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Steep apartment rents spur NYC market trends
Apartment rents in New York City are projected to rise at a greater rate than either housing sales prices or household incomes in 2016.
REMI Network
CREA upwardly revises home resales forecast
The Canadian Real Estate Association has upwardly revised its forecast for home resales activity and average prices for 2015 and 2016.
CondoBusiness
GTA home resales on track for record year: TREB
The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) reports that the GTA recorded 7,998 home resales in August, a 5.7-per-cent year-over-year increase.
CondoBusiness
Canadian home sales dipped slightly in July
Canadian home sales, as tracked through the MLS systems of real estate boards and associations across the country, dipped 0.4 per cent from June to July. This marks the second
REMI Network
New product drove Q2 condo sales in the GTA
A total of 6,297 new condominium units were sold in the Greater Toronto Area during the second quarter of this year, according to Urbanation.
CondoBusiness
Canadian home sales dipped from May to June
The number of Canadian home sales tracked through local MLS Systems dipped 0.8-per-cent month-over-month in June, says the Canadian Real Estate Association.
