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RENX Top Story Picks for May 23, 2013 - Updated 17:55

Majestic Algonquin Resort reopening after multi-mi...

The Algonquin Resort, recognized as one of Canada's top 20 resorts a year ago by Conde Naste Traveler Magazine, majestically overlooks New Brunswick’s scenic Passamaquoddy Bay. The historic hotel dominates a hilltop in the town of St.-Andrews-By-The-Sea. No fewer than three American presid...

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Majestic Algonquin Resort reopening after multi-million dollar facelift

Property Biz Canada Thu May 23 2013

CMLS Financial enters residential mortgage business

Property Biz Canada Thu May 23 2013

Home ownership less affordable in Vancouver, Toronto

Toronto Star Thu May 23 2013

Auction the answer for Muskoka time share

Property Biz Canada Thu May 23 2013

Low rates help keep home affordability stable: report

Globe and Mail Thu May 23 2013

Oxford investing in France while Ivanhoe plans its departure

Property Biz Canada Thu May 23 2013

Death and taxes: Don’t let one force your hand with the other

Value: Weighed and Measured Thu May 23 2013

Boston Pizza rebounds after crash-and-burn expansion effort

Globe and Mail Thu May 23 2013

Slate Properties buys GE Real Estate Toronto portfolio

Property Biz Canada Thu May 23 2013

Developers call on province to okay larger wood-frame buildings

Toronto Star Thu May 23 2013
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Better Buildings Breakfast Ottawa

The occupants' experience of green buildings
- For the April 29th Better Buildings Breakfast we are honored to have Dr. Guy Newsham, Prin... Sun Mar 24 2013
To rate or not to rate? An update on BOMA BESt and LEED.
- For the March 7th Better Buildings Breakfast we are honored to have John Smiciklas, Direct... Sat Feb 09 2013
Ecodistricts: A Capital Idea
- For the January 24th, 2012 Better Buildings Breakfast we are honored to have an outstandin... Mon Dec 17 2012
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Property Biz Canada

Slate Properties buys GE Real Estate Toronto portfolio
- Slate Properties Inc. purchased the Toronto real estate portfolio of GE Capital Real Estat... Thu May 23 2013
Auction the answer for Muskoka time share
- Touchstone On Lake Muskoka, a five-star fractional ownership resort, has hit upon a novel ... Thu May 23 2013
CMLS Financial enters residential mortgage business
- Vancouver-based CMLS Financial, which has carved out a niche for itself as one of the coun... Wed May 22 2013
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The Legal Corner

Does Size Really Matter? “Fixtures” (not removable) v. “Trade Fixtures” (removable)
- A 2013 Newfoundland Court of Appeal decision <i>Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corp. v.... Thu May 09 2013
A Landlord’s Duty of Care in a Commercial Lease and the Occupier’s Liability Act: Follow Up
- Is a commercial landlord liable for accidents that occur on its tenant’s premises? I wrot... Thu Apr 25 2013
Stepping back in time - additional rent re-adjustments and a change in the landlord
- Rent reconciliations by landlords are common and many net leases provide for them after a ... Thu Feb 28 2013
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BOMA Canada

BOMA BESt program a priority for Association President in year one
- When Benjamin Shinewald joined BOMA Canada in early 2012 as the association’s new Presiden... Thu Jan 31 2013
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Value: Weighed and Measured

Death and taxes: Don’t let one force your hand with the other
- It’s that time of year again, to settle accounts with the tax man and consider how a littl... Thu May 23 2013
Caveat emptor: The Romans had it right
- “By the imposition, removal or alteration of land use controls a public authority may dram... Thu May 02 2013
Let’s solve Canada’s infrastructure crisis by having less of it
- Major cities across Canada are choked by congestion and gridlock. Most communities are fac... Thu Apr 04 2013
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How High & Why

Victoria's Capital City Centre evolves into a leaner, phased-in vision
- Lean manufacturing principles are being applied to the planning and construction of a $1 b... Tue Apr 17 2012
Property Development Trumps Acquisitions as 2012 Growth Strategy
- Property companies across Canada are expanding their development departments to address bu... Mon Dec 19 2011
Ken Greenburg to Guide Strategic Planning for Ottawa's Downtown Transit Corridor
- Is it better to engage one of the world’s most renown urban planners to review a downtown ... Mon Nov 07 2011
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Property People

Rare Canuck on BOMA International Executive Committee
- There is some Canadian content at the top of BOMA International following the election of ... Mon Aug 20 2012
Karen Barry - Creating the Edge in Commercial Sales
- Karen Barry is renovating a hundred year old property minutes from downtown Calgary - the ... Mon May 07 2012
CREW Network Study Measures Status of Women in Commercial Real Estate
- Commercial real estate is unquestionably an industry that is dominated by men however wome... Tue Mar 27 2012
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RENX Blogs

Burnin` Down the House
There is a lot of divergent opinion in Canada about the state of the housin...
Tue Mar 06 2012
Editorial: Canadian Hi-Speed Rail & Foreign Pension Fund Investment
In November of 2011 the Government of Canada, along with the governments of...
Tue Jan 17 2012