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June 23, 2025
Westmount ponders allowing high-rise residential towers in suburban area bordering Montreal
Westmount, one of Canada’s wealthiest cities, is planning new rules to permit developers to build residential structures stretching up to 29 floors high in an area where the high-end suburb meets downtown Montreal.
June 10, 2025
Canadian government gets just 2% of its office space to appropriate size, audit finds
Canada Auditor General Karen Hogan said the federal government is failing in its bid to address excess office space, with just 2% of its real estate footprint brought to an appropriate amount despite half being underused or vacant.
May 30, 2025
British Columbia rejects property industry call to ease short-term rental clampdown
British Columbia's largest real estate organization has called for more exemptions to short-term rental rules as the province begins to clamp down on listings by platforms such as Airbnb ahead of the busy summer travel season.
May 29, 2025
Verdun mayor invokes power to set aside petition and green-light residential project on Nuns Island
As the saying goes, 'What a difference a day makes.' This week in Montreal, a proposed 525-unit residential project on Nuns Island that was left for dead after being rejected by a borough mayor won a reprieve one day later.
May 28, 2025
Second Cup, firm controlling 170-shop global coffee chain, files for creditor protection
Financial problems are brewing for The Second Cup Coffee Company. The global chain that controls 170 coffee shops in 20 countries from Pakistan to Egypt has filed for creditor protection in Ontario after company directors said the firm cannot repay a $8.9 million debt owed to creditor Arbat Capital Group.
May 22, 2025
Empty homes tax comes to small town Canada
Some homeowners in the town of Canmore, Alberta, are bracing for new rules taking effect at the start of 2026 that require owners of houses occupied for less than 183 days to pay an extra $4,200 per year on average to the municipality.
May 22, 2025
Water systems, modular housing to receive funding in Ontario's new $232 billion budget
Canada’s largest province has a $232.2 billion budget that includes measures to increase housing for the estimated 16.2 million Ontario residents.
May 6, 2025
Hollywood hopes a federal lifeline can flip the script on declining movie production
The initial pitches for developing a national motion picture incentive program and a proposed U.S. tariff on foreign films are getting a red-carpet reception from some industry stakeholders who hope they could help reverse a yearslong decline in American entertainment production.
April 29, 2025
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney and Liberals may need help changing national housing policy
Canada's election of the Liberal Party and Mark Carney, a former chair of property investor Brookfield Asset Management and one-time head of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, to continue as prime minister could lead to changes in housing policy as the country faces affordability and supply challenges.
April 28, 2025
Canada takes aim at development charges
Development charges, the fees many Canadian municipalities levy on developers to cover the infrastructure costs associated with new projects, have been targeted by both major political parties in Canada during the election campaign after flying under the radar for many decades.
April 8, 2025
US lawmakers spar over what to do with aging, vacant federal buildings
In an aging, empty federal office building in Washington, D.C., members of Congress argued over the best approach to manage the government’s large real estate portfolio as a watchdog agency said new data is expected to be collected this year that could assist in major decisions on the properties.
March 24, 2025
Canadian federal election next month to involve debate over real estate, taxation issues
Canadians are set to go to the polls on April 28 as Prime Minister Mark Carney, a former chairman of major real estate investor Brookfield Asset Management, looks to lead the Liberal Party to a fourth victory in an election expected to include debate over property and taxation issues.
March 5, 2025
Canadian real estate industry braces for fallout from trade war with US
Christopher Wein isn't looking to boycott American products, but the chief operating officer of Canadian apartment developer Equiton says supporting business in his country matters more than ever now that the United States has officially started a trade war. So does having a supply chain he can count on.
March 2, 2025
Ontario Progressive Conservatives win third straight majority on promise to fight tariffs
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario cruised to a third majority government in Canada's largest province as Premier Doug Ford campaigned aggressively against the threat of tariffs implemented by the United States. The Conservatives also promised to deliver measures that would enable homes to be built more quickly.
February 27, 2025
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February 25, 2025
WeWork settles eviction battle at largest London office
WeWork and its landlord Almacantar have reached a settlement in a High Court battle over the co-working group's flagship 290,000-square-foot office in London.
February 18, 2025
These areas of the country are expected to lose the most from US tariffs
Upcoming tariffs on Canadian imports into the United States are anticipated to wreak havoc on some urban areas north of the border, while other cities can expect to feel less harm from the trade taxes set to take effect next month.
February 13, 2025
Avison Young CEO is 'surprised people are surprised' by Trump policies
Avison Young’s CEO Mark Rose doesn’t expect too much to change for real estate during the next four years as concerns begin to emerge in the industry about the potential effects of some of the new administration’s policies.
February 3, 2025
Canadian real estate executives and other business leaders brace for potential trade war
Updated with the announcement late Monday of the postponement of tariffs for at least 30 days.
January 31, 2025
Canada delays implementation of capital gains tax increase
Confusion surrounding Canada’s capital gains tax increase is now settled until at least next year, as federal Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the higher rate would not take effect until Jan. 1.

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Westmount ponders allowing high-rise residential towers in suburban area bordering Montreal

Canadian government gets just 2% of its office space to appropriate size, audit finds

British Columbia rejects property industry call to ease short-term rental clampdown

Verdun mayor invokes power to set aside petition and green-light residential project on Nuns Island

Second Cup, firm controlling 170-shop global coffee chain, files for creditor protection

Empty homes tax comes to small town Canada

Water systems, modular housing to receive funding in Ontario's new $232 billion budget

Hollywood hopes a federal lifeline can flip the script on declining movie production

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney and Liberals may need help changing national housing policy

Canada takes aim at development charges

US lawmakers spar over what to do with aging, vacant federal buildings

Canadian federal election next month to involve debate over real estate, taxation issues

Canadian real estate industry braces for fallout from trade war with US

Ontario Progressive Conservatives win third straight majority on promise to fight tariffs

CoStar World News for Feb. 27

WeWork settles eviction battle at largest London office

These areas of the country are expected to lose the most from US tariffs

Avison Young CEO is 'surprised people are surprised' by Trump policies

Canadian real estate executives and other business leaders brace for potential trade war

Canada delays implementation of capital gains tax increase

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