
Ottawa commercial real estate investment levels up 10.5% in Q2
Brokerage firm CBRE said some $339.5 million worth of properties changed hands in the second quarter, up 10.5 per cent over the same period


Real estate investors, take heed
It might be time for Toronto and Vancouver real estate investors to think about selling.
“What I can say with absolutely certainty is, as we

Renovations represent a significant chunk of construction spending - report
The latest edition of the Altus Group Housing Report stated that residential renovation spending in Canada reached an estimated $77.7 billio


Minto acquires Manor Village in Nepean; plans ‘renewal’
An investment arm of one of Ottawa’s largest real estate companies say it’s purchased a 111-unit townhouse complex and plans to extensively

Inflated property values at the heart of syndicated mortgage case
Documents newly obtained by CBC News provided a clearer picture of just how thoroughly investors were defrauded in several syndicated mortga


Here's how investors can pass the stress test
Real estate investors typically pay higher interest rates than end-users, and now they have the mortgage stress test to contend with. Fortun

More lender regulations could be on the horizon
Earlier this week, the OSC’s chair sounded the alarm on the growth, and potential perils, of syndicated mortgages and MICs.
Given the sweepi


Can technology make syndicated mortgages safe again?
Fundscraper arranges bridge financing for professional property investors, developers, contractors, renovation projects and fix-and-flippers

Canadians remain ambivalent over the desirability of grow-ops – poll
The latest survey conducted by real estate data portal Zoocasa found that 47% of the respondents said that even a legal amount of marijuana

Fortress Real fiasco underscores FSCO's impotence
Syndicated mortgage fraud, and the consequences its unscrupulous players are beginning to reckon with, has put the Financial Services Commi