The types of amenities that were once popular in condos have changed.

Resolving noise complaints requires an understanding of how sound moves through a building and the obligations of a condominium.

While the monthly fees and mortgage process can differ slightly from traditional property ownership, condos are an opportunity to grow with your community and have a say in maintaining the structure, amenities and more.

Timely maintenance and improvements will play an important role in securing favourable coverage terms and avoiding delays in the renewal process.

Fallout from higher interest rates may continue to subdue multifamily development, but lenders express more confidence in prospects for new purpose-built rental and high-rise condominium projects next year.

A new spin on the concept of stacked townhomes is promised to boost missing middle housing typologies in the Greater Toronto Area.

The first step is to have a landscape architect draft up a preliminary plan for the terrace or balcony renovation.

AI in condominium property management can have several legal implications, depending on how it is implemented and used. Here are some important legal considerations:

n a city bereft of affordable housing and access to healthcare, two condo projects are setting out to combine these uses under one roof.

Viable conversion candidates must begin with a basic structural prerequisite, but construction costs, location, surrounding amenities and assumptions about future office values all influence the business case.

The Canadian Institute of Actuaries’ latest insight statement on the longevity of condo infrastructure explores several risks.

Canada’s tornado risk is more widespread than once thought, according to a growing body of research that, for the first time, tracks the occurrence and aftermath facing property owners across the country.

In low-rise homes, including condos, up to 35 per cent of heated air can be lost through the windows during the heating season.

Industry analysts cite Canada’s demographic trends and seemingly chronic housing supply-demand imbalance as fundamentals that should drive robust returns on new purpose-built rental projects.

Although the Canadian real estate market has cooled slightly, affordability remains a major problem – especially when compounded by inflation.

In the last couple years, the interior design space has witnessed a shift where lobbies were no longer valued as they were seen as unused spaces.

More cautious criteria for condo project financing could upend some development pro formas and potentially constrain housing starts in the coming months.