Hamilton again tops in corporate construction Our economic diversification index is the best in Canada Hamilton has topped the country in corporate construction projects for the second year in a row. The city logged 35 corporate...

Renters: what $1200/month gets you in Calgary vs. elsewhere Calgary is second only to Vancouver when it comes to average monthly rent for a two-bedroom apartment ($1,202). We compare Calgary to other major centres to see what $1,200 gets you across Canada - from one bedroom in Vancouver to...

Calgary region sees total housing starts decline in August but single-detached market increases CALGARY ` Total housing starts in the Calgary region were down in August, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. The agency reported Tuesday that starts of 982 in the Calgary...

Amid rental crunch, hundreds of students struggle to find homes With lectures and orientations gearing up this week, hundreds of post-secondary students are still struggling to find homes amid Calgary`s tight rental market. Student leaders plan to pressure candidates in the upcoming...

DOWNTOWN: A Place to call home a cumulative review of residential development in downtown Edmonton OVERVIEW & OBJECTIVES Three major features contribute to a strong and vibrant Downtown: (i) many skilled and diverse residents, (ii) the presence of local amenities and businesses, and...

Metrolinx studies relief line to ease TTC crowding There`s no money to pay for a `downtown relief line` yet. But Metrolinx will begin public consultations this fall as part of a preliminary study to be released in the spring on options for alleviating crowding on the Yonge subway. A...

Ottawa`s newest landlords It wasn`t so long ago that local firms owned most of Ottawa`s commercial real estate. That`s all changed now with the influx of out-of-town companies hoping to get in on the action. `It`s really taken a move towards some of the top markets globally...

Down Tower Already slated to be the tallest building in town, developers predict skyscraper could reach 55 storeys It was already massive by Winnipeg standards, and now a $200-million skyscraper planned for downtown Winnipeg has become even bigger ` a staggering 55 storeys in height...

Real Estate owners eye development of apartments Some of Canada's biggest real estate owners, from pension funds to REITs to insurers, are showing more interest in developing new apartment buildings in major cities than they have in decades, a phenomenon that could change the way renters...

How to make money investing in real estate Don Campbell thinks everyone should consider real estate. Of course, you`d expect him to think that given his firm has advised clients on real estate purchases of more than $4 billion. The senior analyst at the Real Estate Investment Network in...

July building permits hit record, housing tame Canada's construction sector showed surprising strength in July, mainly because of a sudden jump in plans for commercial buildings, with housing showing just a modest rise, according to Statistics Canada data released on Monday. The...

Rental apartment construction set to boom Some of Canada`s biggest real estate owners, from pension funds to REITs to insurers, are showing more interest in developing new apartment buildings in major cities than they have in decades, a phenomenon that could change the way renters live...

Green acres: The soaring value of Canada`s farmland In a lifetime of farming, Dwight Foster has never seen anything grow like the value of his land over the past five years. The price of a plot in and around North Gower, Ont., south of Ottawa, where he has 6,000 acres, has more than tripled...

Immigration boosting housing sector: report With every report of continued strength in the remarkably stubborn Canadian housing market (and we have had more such indications this week), the question gets asked: How can Canada`s housing sector possibly keep this up? National Bank...

Edmonton-area housing market still strong EDMONTON - Edmonton-region home prices showed a moderate upswing in August compared to a year ago, according to statistics released Wednesday by the Realtors Association of Edmonton. `Our market continues to exhibit strong fundamentals,` said...

Canada to slash federal debt-to-GDP ratio to 25 per cent by 2021: G20 summit ST. PETERSBURG, Russia ` The Conservative government is trying to stick to its economic agenda at a G20 summit being dominated by the crisis in Syria, announcing Thursday it plans to reduce Canada`s federal...

Lure of jobs in Alberta not enough to get workers to stay: StatsCan CALGARY - A Statistics Canada study suggests that the lure of jobs in Alberta's energy sector isn't enough to persuade out-of-province workers to make a permanent move. The study found there were plenty of people...

New container inspection facilities for BC DELTA, British Columbia`Canada`s largest container terminal will be part of a multimillion-dollar expansion to include new facilities for inspection of offshore cargo arriving at two Vancouver-area ports. Besides the Roberts Bank coal terminal...

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Toronto real estate prices jump with condos helping rise in sales It`s been a surprisingly hot summer for real estate across the GTA, with sales up 21 per cent in August over a year earlier, according to figures released by the Toronto Real Estate Board Thursday. It`s been a...