Guy Dixon of The Globe and Mail examines Calgary’s economic struggles in the real estate market. During Q4 2016, thousands lost their jobs and a quarter of the city’s office space became vacant. However, Colliers International remains optimistic. Colliers argue that with the oil and gas sector showing signs of stability, helping to stabilize energy
Bethany Lindsay of the Vancouver Sun discusses the effects of B.C. government’s foreign tax affecting foreign buyers in Metro Vancouver. According to property tax data in November, 4.1 per cent of Vancouver’s residential transactions involved foreign buyers. After the 15 per cent tax was introduced, less than 1 per cent of real estate transactions involved
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! From Don Robinson & The Lynx Staff
BuzzBuzzNews’ interview with JLL Canada president Brett Miller describes how the booming tech industry is leading to more commercial construction for office space. According to JLL’s Canada Technology Outlook – 2016 report, the technology field represented 2.8 per cent of employment in the country (503,000 workers) as of Q2 2016. Toronto leads the nation with
Joe Sherman discusses commercial property predications made by Michael Emory, CEO of Allied Properties REIT. Emory expects growth in office and retail real estate demand as the population gravitates away from suburban areas in favour of inner city lifestyle. How does this align with your expectations for the 2017 market? The full article and BuzzTv’s
Join us today at the Metro Toronto Convention Center for PM EXPO, part of North America’s Largest Exposition, Networking and Educational Event. The 28th Annual Construct Canada at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on November 30th - December 2nd, 2016 will be held concurrently with PM Expo, HomeBuilder & Renovator Expo and World of Concrete
Summer is almost here and its hard to believe that another YASC has come and gone. I found this one a very worthwhile event with informative sessions, many new people to meet, and an endless flow of food and activities. The numbers of attendees keep climbing, and the organizers continue to meet the challenge. Well
May 12th marked the spring Canadian Yardi User Group Conference held in Toronto. Our modern conference room had glass walls with a view of parkland on one side and on the other a view of the spectacular architecture of St. James Cathedral, built in the mid 1800’s. To top it off we were lucky to have
See you at the Canadian Yardi User Group this Thursday May 12th I’m looking forward to meeting those who registered for an exciting event.
An interesting article by Katia Dmitrieva that highlights the shift in Toronto’s office construction focus from remodeling historic buildings to building new spaces with modern perks: a new office-construction boom. Allied Properties REIT has decided to take advantage of the exodus from older downtown office towers to more modern spaces. The REIT is currently leasing/marketing
