Canada

The recently released 2009 Coldwell Banker Home Price Comparison Index (HPCI) found a price gap of more than $2 million between the most expensive and most affordable North American markets for the studied 2,200 square foot home. In the…

Rising energy costs and the increasing impact of global climate change have led many Canadians to re-think the choices we make in our daily lives -- from the types of cars we drive to the places we call home. To help create a new vision for…

Colliers International has entered into a new real estate market segment by establishing a Residential Project Marketing group, which will provide developers with real estate marketing and sales services for large-scale multi-unit…

Tenants’ financial stability and increasing vacancy rates are the two major concerns keeping Canadian institutional commercial-property investors awake at night according to a survey conducted by Colliers International, and unveiled…

The Builders Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA Canada) announced their support for the "20 by ’15" (20 eKWh/ft2/year in office buildings by the year 2015) national energy consumption target for office buildings…

News of an imminent Canada-U.S. procurement agreement that would carve out exemptions from 'Buy American' conditions for Canadian companies bidding on U.S. state contracts should be handled with skepticism, not all-out celebration, warns…

Ontario's colleges leading the way in adopting energy-efficient technologyMany people believe the answers to climate change will emerge from within the walls of academia. But few people realize the innovative technologies already being…

The new LEED Gold certified Activa Group Sportsplex will provide Kitchener with an enviable facility complete with a world class twin pad arena and boxing training resources and the first LEED certified arena in Canada. In terms of…

Two of five condominium buyers (40 per cent) in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) indicate they would have purchased from another builder if given a second chance, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Canadian New-Condominium…

Dow Building Solutions’ facility in Varennes, Quebec, that manufactures STYROFOAM Brand Extruded Polystyrene (XPS) Foam Insulation, has converted to its new zero ozone-depleting, no-VOC (volatile organic compound) foaming agent…