Conundrum, Manulife to grow multi-res platform

Conundrum, Manulife to grow multi-res platform

Conundrum Capital Corporation’s Q Management LP (QMLP) is taking a step up from being a boutique multi-family asset and property management platform with the sale of a 49 per cent stake to Manulife Asset Management Private Markets.

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Canderel’s Bentall Centre win a game changer

Montreal-based real estate firm Canderel Group of Companies this month celebrated a British Columbia game changer, landing the mandate to act as property and leasing manager for Vancouver’s huge Bentall Centre.

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Spotlight on Green Building Councils around the world

There are almost 100 Green Building Councils around the globe, and the leaders of four of them spoke on Tuesday at the Canada Green Building Council’s “Building Lasting Change 2016” conference.

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SITES rating system for sustainable landscapes

Sustainability has become an increasingly important factor for new and existing buildings, and the people who inhabit them, in recent years. The Sustainable SITES Initiative and rating system is looking to create the same awareness when it comes to developing sustainable landscapes.

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Mainstreet Health seeking Canadian investments

Mainstreet Health Investments Inc. raised $95 million in an initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange early this month that will be used to acquire senior housing and care properties.

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The sky is not falling in Saskatoon

I had a conversation with a small contractor this week whose view of the commercial real estate market was a little off to me. He indicated that landlords should be bowing to tenants and taking whatever offers they can, given Saskatoons current vacancy.

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A ‘tsunami of inheritances’ more likely to be a recipe for disaster

Surging home prices and soaring consumer debt are not problems you can solve simply by throwing money at them, even if some leading economists seem to think so. I read with interest a story recently that suggested a “tsunami of inheritances” could ease the challenges young Canadians face.

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The superhero secret-power of women in real estate

About a month ago I was asked to attend the UDI Women Celebrating Women event in Vancouver, and to write this story about what I saw there. As a man, I was a little afraid to accept, to be honest, because I was worried about what I could write without sounding sexist and dumb.

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Six months ago: Top Canadian pension funds major RE players: Study

Canada’s 10 largest pension funds are far more heavily invested in alternative-asset classes such as real estate, infrastructure and private equity than smaller domestic peers and that strategy has paid off. The top 10 class of pension giants has seen its assets under management triple since 2003 and has generated $600 billion in net investment returns from 2003 to 2014 according to the study by Boston Consulting Group.

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One year ago: Final new ONroute service centre now open

The 20th ONroute service centre opened near Innisfil on Monday, capping off a six-year, public-private partnership project catering to drivers on Ontario highways 401 and 400.

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