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New GTA Homes are Subject to Some of the Highest Government Charges in North America

Building Sep 23, 2019

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…

Building

Strong Pace of Hotel Activity in the Second Quarter Elevates First Half Volume: Report

Building Sep 3, 2019

The latest INNvestment Canada Hotel Report by Colliers International Hotels reveals approximately $830 million of hotels transacted across the country in the first half of the year, with an average price per room of $140,300.More than…

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Checking In

Kevin Powers Aug 30, 2019

For a time in early summer, the most intense political battle in Ottawa was taking place outside the House of Commons, 100 metres east of Parliament Hill. The site of the controversy was the neo-gothic Chateau Laurier hotel, a building that…

Building

Avison Young’s Global Office Market Report Reveals Positive Absorption in Canadian Office…

Building Aug 21, 2019

Avison Young's Mid-Year 2019 Global Office Market Report reveals a positive absorption in Canada's office market with 9 million square feet (msf) in the 12 months ending June 30, 2019."Despite increasing headwinds and political…

Real Estate

Canadian Real Estate Association reports home sales climbed higher in July

Ian Bickis - The Canadian Press Aug 19, 2019

Canadian home sale rose in July in broad gains as markets start to recover from the stress test tightening last year, though economists say global concerns raise some uncertainties for the future.The Canadian Real Estate Association…

Sustainability

Carleton’s Cynthia Cruickshank Receives Funding to Create New Technologies That Reduce Emissions in…

Building Jul 26, 2019

Cynthia Cruickshank, Carleton University’s professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering — and director of CU-CABER, has received $5.1 million in funding from the NRCan Energy Innovation Program, and the Ontario…

Real Estate

PM’s official residence becoming a costly ‘debacle,’ say Conservatives

By Terry Pedwell – THE CANADIAN PRESS Jul 22, 2019

OTTAWA – Nearly four years after Justin Trudeau opted not to move into the prime minister's official residence over concerns about its crumbling state, the building remains vacant – except for staff who continue to use the kitchen to…

Real Estate

Average Monthly Rents in Canada Increase For Second Straight Month: Rentals.ca Report

Building Jul 17, 2019

Since late last year, the average size of units for rent in Canada has been slowly declining, from 1,010 square feet (sf) in October 2018 to 933 sf in June 2019, according to Rentals.ca’s July National Rent Report.The report reveals…

Architecture

Controversial Chateau Laurier Expansion Not Good Enough, McKenna says

David Reevely — The Canadian Press Jul 12, 2019

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Catherine McKenna wants the owners of the iconic Chateau Laurier by Parliament Hill to come up with another plan for an addition to the historic hotel even after Ottawa's city council approved the controversial…

Architecture

Ottawa City Council Gives Controversial Chateau Laurier Addition Go Ahead

Christian Paas-Lang - The Canadian Press Jul 11, 2019

OTTAWA — A controversial addition to the historic Chateau Laurier was approved Wednesday, but Ottawa's city council will meet again Thursday to vote on it one more time.In a 14-9 split, councillors voted down a motion that would have…

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