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TORONTO STARThe number of empty units in Toronto community housing has ``steadily increased'' in the last few months, despite efforts to fill those vacancies rapidly with people living in city shelters.While the agency reached a…

MONTREAL – The real estate arm of Quebec's pension fund manager has laid off about 50 people, mostly outside of Quebec, as it continues efforts to turn around the performance of its shopping centres.Ivanhoe Cambridge's latest…

Air filters have become big business in the age of COVID-19, for the HVAC companies that can get their hands on them.As indoor air quality becomes a major concern in places of business, HVAC companies are struggling to keep up with…

Canadian mall owners are well-positioned to acquire key retail tenants in their portfolios in the months ahead, said Bradley W. Snyder, a Tiger Group Executive Managing Director, during a retail-focused webinar hosted by Insolvency Insider.…

OTTAWA — Businesses struggling to pay the bills because of the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to start applying today for a long-awaited new commercial rent-relief program offered by the federal government.The new Canada Emergency Rent…

OTTAWA — Seven provinces have signed on to a federal rent assistance program created as part of the national housing strategy, newly released documents show.So far, the Liberals have only announced deals with four provinces to deliver…

Procore Technologies, Inc, published the latest worker hours report for the Canadian construction industry. The report showcases how construction activity continues to recover in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic after an initial drop in…

The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) has reported that home sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) were up again year-over-year for the fourth month in a row. According to TRREB, its members made 10,563 sales as reported through…

Vancouver home sales were up 29 per cent compared with a year ago in October, making it the second-best October on record, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver said Tuesday.The board said its agents sold 3,687 homes last month, up…