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Caisse de Depot to sell European properties

Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec is selling some of its European property and redeploying proceeds in assets such as infrastructure while the euro-area economy shrinks, chief executive officer Michael Sabia said. About 20 per cent of the Caisse’s C$18 billion of real estate assets ...

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Caisse de Depot to sell European properties

Bloomberg Wed May 22 2013 - Globe and Mail - Wall Street Journal - Montreal Gazette

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to open Hong Kong office

Ottawa Citizen Wed May 22 2013

Toronto developers plan for a downtown tower in Winnipeg

Winnipeg Free Press Wed May 22 2013

Core grocer a challenge in Winnipeg, real estate expert says

Winnipeg Free Press Wed May 22 2013

Commercial real estate leaders' pessimism reaches 2009 levels

Canada Newswire Tue May 21 2013

Slate Properties buying GE Capital Real Estate's 79 Toronto properties

Bloomberg Tue May 21 2013 - Stockhouse

Calgary, Edmonton outperform Canadian commercial real estate market

Calgary Herald Fri May 17 2013

Tanger Outlet Centers and RioCan REIT break ground on Cookstown expansion

Yahoo! Finance Fri May 17 2013

Target a game-changer for retail, but e-commerce changing industry

Property Biz Canada Fri May 17 2013

Interview with Mayor Hazel McCallion, City of Mississauga

Property Biz Canada Fri May 17 2013

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

Majestic Algonquin Hotel set to reopen following multi-million dollar facelift
- The Algonquin Hotel, recognized as one of Canada's top 20 resorts a year ago by Conde Nast... Wed May 22 2013
Oxford Properties Group's big plans have a French flavour
- Blake Hutcheson of Oxford Properties Group has high hopes for the company this fiscal year... Tue May 21 2013
Target a game-changer for retail, but e-commerce changing industry
- The arrival of Target is a game-changer for Canadian retail, but it is the massive growth ... Thu May 16 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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Branding Buildings Better

A Long Farewell - With a Twist
- Flashback to August of 2009, when this column, Branding Buildings Better first made an app... Tue May 08 2012
The art of low-control branding in real estate.
- Absolute control of your real estate brand is now out of your hands. Don't fight it: belie... Mon Apr 16 2012
Why brands are good for homebuyers.
- Regardless of what is going on in the economy, some people will always want a new home. Th... Wed Apr 11 2012
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Value: Weighed and Measured

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
The trouble with brownfields and red ink
- I’ve been working on a file where an old building must be demolished, but the cost of demo... Thu Mar 21 2013
How can we avoid the need for $20B tax refunds?
- $17.44 billion. It’s a big number. Where is it from, you ask? The source is the 2011 An... Thu Mar 07 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