Commercial
The Top 10 Metro Vancouver Development Land Deals In 2024
This was a very challenging year for many, but some deals were still able to come together in part due to distressed sales.
Opinion
OREA Offers Bold Policy Recommendations To Raise The Bar For Ontario Real Estate
OREA President Rick Kedzior writes that association's latest recommendations focus on enhancing consumer protection and getting rid of outdated policies, such as the auctioneer loophole.
Opinion
Beyond Buildings: How Third Space's Net Zero Plan Aims to Tackle Vancouver’s Climate Crisis
From embodied carbon to operational carbon from energy use, Third Space's Net Zero Transition Plan addresses the entire building lifecycle, writes Leo Glaser, Director, Net Zero & Planet Impact.
Opinion
The Parkshore Master Plan Is A Chance To Reimagine Toronto’s Waterfront
Toronto’s Western Beaches waterfront feels like afterthought, and a small shift in road placement and parking management could change that, writes architectural designer Brent Haynes.
Opinion
Op-Ed: The Capital Gains Hike Hurts Private Landlords, Rental Market
The capital gains tax inclusion rate change affects not just developers, but also small, private landlords, writes Macdonald Realty President Jonathan Cooper.
Opinion
The Time For Lower Interest Rates Is Now
Tim Hudak, CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA), argues that it is beyond time for the Bank of Canada to act on interest rates.
Opinion
The Housing Accelerator Fund Is A Good Program, But One That Needs Improvement
Industry experts Tony Irwin, President and CEO, Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) and Robert Byers, CEO, Namerind Housing Corporation, have some thoughts about the Fed's Housing Accelerator Fund.
Opinion
How Thoughtful Land Use Planning Can Provide Stability To Businesses
For local businesses to grow and prosper, they need stability. Here's how municipal land planning can help.
Opinion
If The Feds Want to Help Renters, The Budget Must Take Action On Open Banking
According to Andrew Graham, co-founder & CEO of Borrowell, Open banking would help level the playing field for renters, allowing them to build credit with rent payments.
Opinion
TRREB Calls For Bold Municipal Action To Tackle Housing Affordability
As the GTA grapples with housing affordability challenges and shelter system pressures, it's important that policymakers step up to the plate. The path to balancing housing demands with supply will require the City of Toronto, GTA municipalities, the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada to be bold in their actions.
Opinion
Opportunity Cost: Lack of Halal Mortgages Preventing Many Muslim Ontarians from Becoming Homeowners
For too many of Ontario’s nearly one million Muslim residents, the dream of homeownership is unachievable as Canada remains the only G7 country that doesn’t have the necessary financial and regulatory frameworks to enable halal mortgages.
Real Estate News
Expert: Is Your Home A Lawsuit Waiting to Happen?
So many injuries that take place on household property are avoidable – I see it all the time as a personal injury lawyer in Toronto.
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