Other Regions

Canadian businesses need an Asian political primer

Chuck Chiang

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

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

British Columbia

North Vancouver is Canada's No. 1 'growth city' for U-Haul moves

January 27, 2020

Desirable mountainside and waterfront city sees nation's highest rate of U-Haul trucks coming in versus going out, reports U-Haul

Land-assembly investor sued over $40M Burnaby flip gets reprieve from judge

January 27, 2020

Judge who previously ordered businessman to pay $1.15M refuses to also make him pay special costs, as his conduct was ‘insufficiently reprehensible’

Alberta

Immigrants to Alberta have Canada's highest home ownership rates

January 22, 2020

Newcomers to province also most likely to believe buying residential real estate is a good financial investment, finds Royal LePage survey

Rental supply and demand both rise in Alberta’s biggest markets

January 16, 2020

Calgary’s rental vacancy rate remains unchanged while Edmonton’s drops further, as supply fails to outpace new and pent-up demand, says CMHC

Saskatchewan-Manitoba

Saskatoon's industrial market on its way to balancing

January 24, 2020

Sector is not there yet, but vacancy rate is ticking downwards as positive absorption rises

Winnipeg businesses chilled by parking hikes, bike lanes

January 21, 2020

Businesses in historic Exchange District fight back against city's inequitable parking prices and poor bike-lane design

Multi-Family

Metro Vancouver’s apartment building sales drop despite tight rental market

January 22, 2020

Multi-family property owners have seen value of assets eroded, finds Goodman Commercial

Canadian commercial real estate still a desirable asset

December 24, 2019

“Commercial real estate remained one of the most attractive and stable long-term investments in 2019 and will continue to attract interest from investors in 2020,” says ...

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

Is owning a food franchise the right fit for you?

January 23, 2020

Franchise expert Ken Wither shares his experience on what makes a franchise succeed or fail

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