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

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

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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?

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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

The world’s priciest property ever? Yours for a cool US$1B

If you think Vancouver real estate is expensive, check out The Mountain of Beverley Hills – and you don’t even get a house

Canadians find safety – and savings – in Mexican resort

Developed by a Calgarian, Vivo Resorts checks all the boxes for recreational and retirement living in luxury

Vancouver-based Nicola Crosby Real Estate acquires first Arizona property

The five buildings, 96 per cent leased, sold for US$11,375,000

Ivanhoé Cambridge invests in Indian real estate

The Canadian fund manager has dedicated US$250 million in equity to India-based residential development

Canadian Pension Plan board purchases $545M New Zealand property portfolio

The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board joins the Public Sector Pension Investment Board in co-owning commercial real estate investment in N.Z.

British Columbia

Metro Vancouver’s bricks-and-mortar retail property sector rebuilding

November 21, 2019

Region's ‘bad retail' disrupted by online sales and poor locations, but well-placed malls are thriving

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Cannabis facility in Pemberton back up for sale after clearing permit hurdles

November 21, 2019

Property of 135 acres first hit the market in summer 2018, offering a facility capable of producing more than 10 tonnes of cannabis a year

Alberta

Lowe’s Canada’s 34 closures to include six Alberta stores and three in B.C.

November 21, 2019

Home improvement chain undergoes second round of closures in a year due to “underperforming” stores

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Albertan group launches national dialogue on resources, economy, alienation

November 18, 2019

Face to Face program is series of talks across country that aims to resolve Canada’s regional divisions

Saskatchewan-Manitoba

HITT Zone athletic facility brings action to old Sears site in Regina

November 15, 2019

Developers spent $350,000 retrofitting former warehouse space to be able to accommodate the city’s young athletes, says Avison Young

Winnipeg's iconic Fort Garry Hotel may fetch up to $40M

November 5, 2019

“It’s time for a new group to take it to the next level" says broker as one of the city's best-known landmarks is put on market

Multi-Family

Cap rates for multi-family rentals are lowest of all CRE sectors

August 27, 2019

High demand and low supply of multi-family apartment buildings keeps cap rates suppressed, says CBRE report

Landlords dodging ‘CAVE people’ by investing in B.C.'s regional rental markets

August 26, 2019

Landlords and investors shift action away from Metro Vancouver to Okanagan and Island as “citizens against nearly everything” stall projects

Finance

Business fund expects to back more Western Canadian companies

October 8, 2019

Toronto-based Canada Business Growth Fund has found bright opportunities in entrepreneurial British Columbia, Saskatchewan

Financial institutions reluctant to bankroll cannabis entrepreneurs

September 30, 2019

Small business owners struggling to secure business accounts and loans

Franchises

Free franchise expo to offer expert advice and industry connections

October 30, 2019

Huge event in Vancouver this weekend has 11 educational seminars and wide array of exhibitors including most major franchise brands

Sobeys expands FreshCo grocery banner to B.C.

May 6, 2019

First Western Canadian FreshCo opens in Mission, with 11 more planned by year's end