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CondoBusiness
Insight into window replacement in condos
Window replacement can be expensive, involved and intrusive. It's important to answer four questions before beginning this kind of project in a condo.
REMI Network
CREA upwardly revises home resales forecast
The Canadian Real Estate Association has upwardly revised its forecast for home resales activity and average prices for 2015 and 2016.
CondoBusiness
Key luxury real estate markets to heat up this fall
Luxury real estate will be in high demand in the Toronto and Vancouver markets this fall, outpacing available inventory, forecasts Sotheby's in a report.
CondoBusiness
Accommodating mental illness in condos
Accommodating mental illness in a condominium setting is no trifling obligation. Cases show that the courts prefer creative solutions over forced sales.
CondoBusiness
Canadian home sales held steady in August
National home sales activity held steady in August, posting a 0.3-per-cent month-over-month increase, reports the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).
CondoBusiness
The long-term costs of lowering maintenance fees
Maintenance fees are currently a hot topic. Some suggest lower fees improve affordability and resale value; others warn of potential long-term consequences.
CondoBusiness
Calgary home resales retracted again in August
Calgary's residential resale housing market saw absorption rates slow in August due to slower sales activity, according to the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB).
CondoBusiness
Automated doors aren’t just for accommodation
With automated doors on the upswing, an electrician explains how to successfully manage the installation of operators.
REMI Network
Fortress acquires Collier Centre project in Barrie
Fortress Real Developments has arranged to acquire the Collier Centre in Barrie, Ontario, a mixed-use building that began construction in 2012.
Construction Business
GTA home sales continue at record pace in June
Realtors have reported 5,661 GTA home sales through the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) MLS System between June 1 and 14.
CondoBusiness
How a condo board divided can remain united
A common goal can help foster a healthy space for debating the merits of various options — even if a condo board decision is ultimately made by a 3-2 vote.
REMI Network
First-time buyers big drivers of housing market
First-time buyers are significant drivers of the current housing market, according to CAAMP's new spring report.
REMI Network
Condo fire causes $16.3-mil in damage
Edmonton Fire Chief Ken Block is raising awareness about the risks of smoking materials on balconies after a condo fire caused $16.3-million in damage.
REMI Network
Arrest made in alleged $4.1-mil condo fraud
A St. Catharines man has been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged defrauding of 13 local condo corporations of $4.1-million.
REMI Network
Local condo investors take long view: CMHC
A majority of local condo investors in Toronto and Vancouver reported plans to hang onto the last secondary condo unit they bought for more than five years.
CondoBusiness
GTA new condo sales slow in Q1 2015: report
According to the latest market report from Urbanation Inc., a total of 4,432 new condominium units were sold in the GTA during the first quarter of 2015, a decline of 10 per cent from the year prior. At the same time, unsold condos in pre-construction fell 16 per cent to 8,781 units and condos under construction fell to 7,059 units, a nine per cent year-over-year decline.
CondoBusiness
Monde condo breaks ground on T.O. waterfront
Monde, one of the first residential buildings to be built in Toronto’s East Bayfront community, has officially broken ground under the leadership of developer Great Gulf Residential. The 44-storey condominium will be built to Waterfront Toronto’s Mandatory Green Building Requirements, aiming for a LEED Gold certification. It is designed by world-renowned architect Moshe Safdie.