Financial

A new study of Vancouver, Kelowna and Saanich confirm government costs consume as much as 29 per cent of an apartment purchase price and 33 per cent of average rent. A similar Ontario-based study finds government costs as high as 31 per…

Instead of being treated like a product that is cheaper in bulk, design professionals need to be hired for their talent and skill.

Hosting a major sporting event, such as the Olympics or FIFA World Cup is notoriously controversial, whereby the hosting prestige can, and often is, outweighed by substantial cost overruns for the organizers; a 2011 study by the…

I was a carpenter and contractor for decades during and in between university. In 2008 an old injury flared up, forcing me to start looking for something else to do. I had some pressing questions about how we build and use our homes, so I…

In a city well-known for its wide variety of historically and architecturally significant buildings, Montréal’s Olympic Stadium is truly in a league of its own. Like many of the city’s protected heritage buildings and landmarks, it…

You would have to be living under a rock all of this time if you have not yet heard that Canada is apparently the money laundering capital of the universe and that Canadian real estate is the asset class of choice for these currency…

Rhys Phillips chats with Amar Nijjar, co-founder and CEO of R2 Capital and Investments, about the birth, growth and evolution of both his firm and Fintech. What do you define as “Fintech for commercial real estate” and what are the…

Are CRE Fintech portals disruptive and transformative or just a wobbly niche?

With ever-evolving technologies and the needs of society shifting, how do public sector authorities effectively and efficiently deliver infrastructure?