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Premium rents, prices and investment potential within 400-km radius from campus, study shows
The Real Estate Investment Network (REIN) is releasing the inaugural REIN’s University Effect: A Report for Rental Housing Providers, describing for the first time how university campuses influence real estate rents, prices, values, and…
UPS gets government approval to become a drone airline
DALLAS – UPS says it has won government approval to run a drone airline, a first for a U.S. company, and it plans to expand deliveries on hospital campuses and eventually other industries.United Parcel Service Inc. said Tuesday that its…
Victoria Area Seniors Launch Speculation Tax Challenge in B.C. Supreme Court
VICTORIA — Six homeowners have launched a legal challenge against British Columbia's speculation and vacancy tax, arguing the law is unconstitutional and the provincial government doesn't have the power to collect revenues from the levy.…
WeWork shelves plan for IPO, tries to rebuild battered image
NEW YORK – WeWork's new leaders shelved plans to enter the stock market Monday as they sought to repair the battered image of a company that appeared to revolutionize the office-rental industry and was poised just weeks ago to go public…
Customer-driven Demand Shapes Real Estate in Canada: PwC Canada and ULI Report
According to the 2020 Emerging Trends in Real Estate report published by PwC Canada and the Urban Land Institute (ULI), Canada's real estate sector is carefully monitoring government policy changes, housing affordability and technology…
HELOCs, Refinancing Helped Fuel Spending, Bank of Canada Researchers Say
Canadian homeowners who accessed their home equity through a loan or refinancing helped fuel household spending in recent years, according to research by staff at the Bank of Canada.Household spending moved in a similar direction to…
WeWork CEO stepping aside amid questions about company
WeWork's charismatic but controversial CEO is stepping aside from the company he founded, another moment of reckoning between a fast-growing tech company and its disenchanted investors.The New York-based company, which runs trendy…
Tory plan to ease mortgage stress test rules may increase debt, raise prices
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer's pledge to extend mortgage amortization maximums for some homebuyers and loosen a contentious stress test would likely lead to more debt and higher property prices, some experts say.''Oh my god,…
Federal leaders should face tough questions about Toronto’s smart-city project
Politicians from all parties should be asked tough questions about their support of Toronto’s Sidewalk Labs Quayside project while on the campaign trail. This is an artist’s rendering of the project.
Sidewalk Toronto
With the federal…
New GTA Homes are Subject to Some of the Highest Government Charges in North America
According to a new report conducted by the Altus Group for the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD), the impact of all government fees, taxes and charges in the wallets of new home buyers in the Greater Toronto Area…