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Construction Business
U.S. home builders decry new tariff threat
A 25 per cent tariff on Canadian imports would further erode housing affordability in the United States, warn advocates for that country’s residential development industry.
Canadian Property Management
New tax credits on CRE’s U.S. election wish list
New tax credits for investments in energy efficiency and office-to-residential conversions are on the wish list for commercial real estate ahead of the United States election.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
U.S. clean energy spending flows to multifamily
U.S. multifamily investor calls government subsidies for energy and environmental upgrades a "return enhancer" in Class B rental housing stock.
REMI Network
CDPQ to back decarbonization fund for U.S. CRE
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Nuveen Green Capital have launched a USD $600-million fund to finance decarbonization and resiliency projects in U.S.-based commercial real estate.
REMI Network
SOS issued for Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Global leaders are calling for funds, equipment and hands-on technical expertise to help mend Ukraine’s besieged energy infrastructure ahead of winter.
Canadian Property Management
UK looks to investor role models in Canada
Canada’s largest pension funds have been identified as investor role models as the new government of the United Kingdom looks to catalyze economic growth.
REMI Network
U.S. real estate financiers look out to 2025
U.S. real estate financiers express somewhat less confidence in the country’s economy as summer takes holds, but foresee relatively stable conditions for commercial and multifamily real estate finance.
REMI Network
Report sheds light on prevalence of water leaks in EU buildings
European water management solutions provider, Smartvatten, has released a report showing the full extent of water leaks in both commercial and residential buildings.
REMI Network
CRE insiders feeling more optimistic in the U.S.
NAIOP’s newly released sentiment index reveals modest expectations for improved conditions over the coming 12 months, contrasting with last fall’s negative outlook.
REMI Network
Ukraine’s rebuilding efforts on Canada’s agenda
Canada has committed $216 million over five years to support Ukraine’s rebuilding efforts and is also exploring ways that reachable Russian assets might be cashed out to further that purpose.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
UK tenants face challenging rental market conditions
New research reveals that UK tenants are now paying 46 per cent more for their monthly rent than they were a decade ago.
REMI Network
Shelved takeover attempt resets hotel rivals
Choice Hotels International has retreated from its nearly year-long effort to take over Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, withdrawing its share purchase offer and slate of board candidates.
Canadian Property Management
Sustainable finance quest spurs global alliance
Green building proponents in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are joining forces to produce and promote guidance on sustainable finance options for real estate.
Canadian Property Management
All-male boards dwindling in real estate
In 2023, real estate made the best year-over-year progress in shedding all-male boards among the 11 industry sectors tracked in MSCI’s all-country world index (ACWI).
Canadian Property Management
Exposure to U.S. office loans grows unsettling
Regional and mid-sized banks in the United States are considered most vulnerable to losses on commercial real estate loans, particularly those tied to that country’s shaky office sector.
Construction Business
CRE construction activity tops 5-year U.S average
Combined spending on office, industrial and retail construction projects dropped below 2022 levels in the U.S. last year, but still surpassed the five-year average for the period since 2019.
REMI Network
Latinx real estate professionals to gather
Latinx real estate professionals can discuss career perspectives at an inaugural half-day forum sponsored by NAREIM, the U.S. National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers.