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In a city where soaring towers, new mansions and architectural showcase projects sprout every week, the discretely designed four-storey luxury apartment proposal for a south Rosedale ravine lot hardly seemed like a ticking time bomb when it was submitted two years ago. But the application – which is hurtling toward an Ontario Municipal Board showdown

  CYUG 2018 in Toronto had an excellent turnout this year; and based on the group’s feedback, a very worthwhile event. From our perspective, we appreciated meeting long time acquaintances as well as some new friends. It gave us an opportunity to hear your concerns and software challenges. This year we flew in a number

The chief executive officer of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust has inked deals to sell 19 assets in the past four months, part of his drive to unload about US$2-billion worth of properties. At the same time, he’s tearing up some of his malls to develop apartments, trying to capitalize on the rental boom and

Great-West Lifeco's real estate arm has acquired the business of Colorado-based EverWest Real Estate Partners, marking its first move into the U.S. The terms of the deal announced today were not disclosed. Read full article

For investors seeking signs of what lies ahead for the Canadian economy in 2018, the real estate market offers some intriguing clues. Today, real estate represents a lot more than where Canadians live and work. Its presence in Canada’s investment picture has grown considerably. “The old benchmark was [that] less than 3 per cent of

Student housing is a significant market for property managers, and property management companies can keep occupancy rates high and turnover low by catering to students and their needs. Often students look for accommodation and do research on line. Including web site pictures, description of amenities and even on line lease options, will make it easier

Salesforce has recently built a 1,070 foot building in San Francisco – the tallest building west of the Mississippi. In my mind and after many visits, I always visualize the city as very low rise compared to New York or Toronto, by design and by necessity. This new tower is visible from almost everywhere and

It’s important to ensure effective setup, and training for the integration of your banking services with your Yardi system. Through working with Lynx to implement these integrations, you can save time and reduce errors by removing the risk of unreliable manual inputting. We can also help to ensure proper practices are followed for areas such

Amazon is getting significant praise for its approach to helping the homeless. Initially, Amazon provided a motel it owned in Seattle as a temporary site for a homeless shelter.   Instead, Amazon has decided to let the shelter stay. It will give about half of a six-story building to the shelter, providing 47,000 square feet of