Property Management
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Summa Property Management: Professional property management done the right way
Managing a property is no easy feat. It requires a lot of time, attention, and money to maintain your property assets and provide tenant/owner/board satisfaction.
CondoBusiness
Tips for retaining condo staff and avoiding turnover
A high turnover rate disrupts the belonging that residents strive to foster, incurs unnecessary costs associated with recruitment and training, and may be an indication of a culture gone wrong.
Canadian Property Management
Retaliatory tariffs loom for buildings sector
Canada’s first round of proposed retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports includes a range of building materials and furnishings, and equipment and products used in operations, maintenance and housekeeping.
CondoBusiness
The pitfalls of shared facilities agreements
A shared facility agreement is often a quagmire of legal mumbo jumbo that is next to impossible to interpret.
Canadian Property Management
New look proposed for Ontario security guards
Ontario's Solicitor General is considering new stipulations for private security uniforms and vehicles to create greater visual distinction from police forces.
Canadian Property Management
Michelle Brown promoted to lead BGO Properties
Michelle Brown has been promoted to the helm of BGO Properties, tasked with overseeing Canadian third-party real estate management.
Canadian Property Management
How can property managers practice winter preparedness?
Winter brings a unique set of challenges for property managers as they work to keep their buildings performing their best by maintaining the building condition
CondoBusiness
Q&A: Security cameras and condos
An increasing use of security cameras in and around condo communities has come with more questions and issues condo boards, property managers and condo lawyers are forced to deal with.
CondoBusiness
Managing water leaks 101
The causes of water leaks are often related to materials, installation, maintenance and operational issues.
REMI Network
Condo associations seek changes to criminal code
Ontario’s leading condo associations are requesting the federal government to impose stricter sentencing measures on individuals who commit or attempt to engage in violent assaults against condo operators.
CondoBusiness
Promoting waste-conscious condos
Electronic waste is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world.
Canadian Property Management
Taxing debate awaits Toronto commercial parking
Debate about a proposed surcharge on commercial parking spaces in Toronto has been deferred until City Council begins to consider 2025 budget measures.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Tenant lounge reborn from vacant retail space
A former convenience store, adjacent to the lobby inside a downtown Toronto office tower, has been transformed into a private 1920s-style Art Deco lounge for tenant meetings and events.
CondoBusiness
Overhauling reserve funds in Ontario
As the landscape of aging condos continues evolving, the need for adequate reserve funds to pay for these repairs assumes greater importance.
CondoBusiness
A guide to understanding noise in condos
Resolving noise complaints requires an understanding of how sound moves through a building and the obligations of a condominium.
Canadian Property Management
IREM backs women aspiring to career advancement
The IREM Foundation, the charitable arm of the Institute of Real Estate Management, is offering a 2024 scholarship to support women working towards professional certification.
CondoBusiness
A look at the CAO’s draft anti-harassment rule
Harassment towards property managers, directors, contractors, and residents remains a significant problem within condominium corporations.
