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Over the past six months, Vancouver-based Square One Insurance has talked to over 4,000 house owners across Canada and has found over 14 per cent of them rent out a portion of their home to non-family members. B.C. has the highest rate at…

A unanimous panel of the British Columbia Court of Appeal upheld the BC Supreme Court decision to award $9-million in construction insurance coverage to the clients of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), Acciona Infrastructure Canada and Lark…

Laneway homes were first legalized by the City of Vancouver in 2009, and has grown to see more than 1,100 laneway home building permits issued in the past six years. The Planning Department indicates that another 221 building permits were…

Continued weakness in housing demand will limit downward pressure on supply levels and cause prices to ease in the second half of the year, CREB said in its 2015 mid-year forecast. Despite this anticipated retraction, Calgary's benchmark…

The latest example of Canadian politicians' (in)action in regard to real estate prices getting out of control is the recent decision by the B.C. Premier Christy Clark, to reject the idea of raising taxes for overseas investors -- despite a…

Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited has acquired Progressive Home Warranty, based in Edmonton, and Pacific Home Warranty, based in Surrey, British Columbia. Both provide home warranty insurance programs for construction…

Today Heritage Toronto and Toronto Historical Association released their State of Heritage Report assessing the city's heritage sector.This report, released every four years after the municipal election, aims…

The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC), a professional association representing the Canadian steel industry, issued a press release today expressing grave concerns about what it sees as a growing negative impact of…

Green building pioneer Stephen Carpenter was presented with the Order of Canada on September 12, 2014 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Carpenter, P.Eng, was recognized for "for his visionary leadership in the development and stewardship of…

Canada's overall office market softened during the 12-month period ending at mid-year 2014, while the U.S. office market experienced strengthening tenant demand, positive net absorption and falling vacancy rates. Despite rising slightly,…