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Canada lost 1.01 million jobs in March

Jeremy Hainsworth

Private sector hit hardest, largest losses in accommodation, food services

‘Savvy’ U.S. firms boost Canadian expansion plans for 2020

More than half of U.S. firms in survey said they are considering setting up shop in Canada

Coronavirus outbreak could harm Canadian economy: RBC

Oil prices and international travel the most affected, especially as China-to-Canada travel has multiplied in recent years, warn economists

Canadian businesses need an Asian political primer

Geopolitics is increasingly a consideration for Canadian business interests in Asia: report

Canadian export prospects hinge on next U.S. presidential election

“If Trump continues, what type of oxygen is going to get sucked out of the foreign affairs and trade department?”

Pure Multi-Family Real Estate Investment

Pure Multi-Family REIT sold for $1.5BN to Atlanta firm

Vancouver-based real estate investment trust holds extensive U.S. rental building portfolio, mostly in the fast-growing Sun Belt

Canada’s office construction outpacing U.S.’s by nearly double: Colliers

Rate of building relative to size of office market is 87 per cent higher in Canada than U.S. – but why?

Lough Cutra Castle Ireland Marriott Homes and Villas

Marriott to take on Airbnb with new home-sharing business

Line between home-sharing and hotel industry increasingly blurred, as Airbnb adds hotel rooms to its short-term rental offerings

Which hot trends will affect the residential market in 2019?

Social needs, blurring of live-work boundaries, disruptive tech and short-term rentals among factors influencing how we buy and build homes

British Columbia

No discount on ‘green loans’ but signalling seen as a plus

July 9, 2020

First green loan approved: no financial break on the funding but it offers developer an opportunity to signal environmental credentials

Kelowna home starts surge 61 per cent

July 9, 2020

Okanagan city the outlier as province-wide new home construction flatlined in June and fell in Vancouver, according to CMHC

Alberta

Lowe's Canada new Calgary distribution centre

Lowe’s building $120M Calgary distribution centre

July 6, 2020

Construction has started on a giant Lowe’s distribution centre near the Calgary International Airport.

Alberta fast-tracks $10 billion stimulus plan

June 30, 2020

Hail Mary plan could create 50,000 jobs as infrastructure spending and corporate tax cuts ramp up, according to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney

Saskatchewan-Manitoba

Regina house for under $400,000 July 2020

Regina home prices will rise faster than in Vancouver: study

July 9, 2020

Regina’s home prices are less than a third that of Vancouver but prices in the Saskatchewan capital will increase faster this year, forecast says

Commercial eviction ban remains in place

Sask. first to lift eviction ban

July 7, 2020

But ban on commercial evictions remains in place for those landlords who don’t tap into government aid package

Multi-Family

Multi-family rentals virtually immune from coronavirus attack

March 23, 2020

Residential rentals could well be the focus of a “flight to safety” during a volatile economic environment

Silver lining? Investor demand surges for Metro Vancouver apartment buildings

March 16, 2020

Dramatic cuts in lending rates, due to coronavirus pandemic, have led to “insatiable appetite” from major players to invest in multi-family assets, says broker

Finance

THE NUMBERS

April 25, 2020

The number of Canadians who were unemployed increased by 413,000 (36.4 per cent) from February to March, the largest monthly change since comparable data became available ...