August 2010

August 3

The London Free Press:

http://www.lfpress.com/money/2010/07/30/14877296.html
http://www.lfpress.com/news/weird/2010/07/31/14888521.html
The Star:
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/842574--energy-audits-for-homes-latest-ontario-retreat
Real Estate Magazine:
http://www.remonline.com/home/?p=6075
The Globe and Mail:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/brookfield-shuffles-real-estate-holding/article1657023/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/us-consumer-spending-stalled-in-june/article1660123/?cmpid=rss1
Market Watch:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/home-sellers-are-unhappy-with-real-estate-firms-2010-07-30?reflink=MW_news_stmp

July 2010

July 20

The London Free Press:
http://test.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/07/19/14760496.html
http://www.lfpress.com/money/2010/07/20/14769421.html
The Globe and Mail:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/top-business-stories/why-the-bank-of-canada-sees-the-rebound-slowing/article1645648/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/us-housing-starts-sink/article1645762/?cmpid=rss1

July 19

GlobeAdvisor.com - Despite warnings from market watchers, mortgage rates remain at historic lows, at least for now. http://bit.ly/dfxUar
CBC.ca - Mark Carney and the Rock and Roll economy http://bit.ly/azxdQi
CNW - Avison Young acquires Hodges Management and Leasing Company.  http://bit.ly/aj1QET

The London Free Press
http://www.lfpress.com/money/businessmonday/2010/07/19/14754376.html (scroll down to "Integrating Databases")
http://www.lfpress.com/money/2010/07/15/14720596.html
http://www.lfpress.com/homes/2010/07/15/14723336.html
http://www.lfpress.com/money/2010/07/16/14739251.html
The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/features/at-the-bell/housing-data-bank-rate-hike-mark-unusually-busy-week/article1644469/?cmpid=rss1
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/top-business-stories/foreign-investors-continue-their-love-affair-with-canada/article1644487/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/features/experts-podium/the-tyranny-of-the-capital-markets/article1644480/?cid=art-rail-marketing
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/health-bill-opens-doors-to-canadians-seeking-us-retirement/article1642297/?cmpid=rss1
Real Estate Magazine
http://www.remonline.com/home/?p=6013

July 14

The Province - High marks for Canada’s real estate market. http://bit.ly/9qUVSQ   http://www.joneslanglasalle.com/Pages/GRETI_home.aspx
Globe Investor - Understanding house prices. http://bit.ly/84GWCX
Globe & Mail - China's latest export: home buyers.  http://bit.ly/cSrj2g 

The London Free Press http://www.lfpress.com/comment/columnists/christina_blizzard/2010/07/13/14702681.html
The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canadians-biggest-foreign-buyers-of-us-properties/article1638310/?cmpid=rss1
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/markets/markets-blog/uh-oh-did-he-say-1-trillion/article698799/?cmpid=tgc
Real Estate Magazine
http://www.remonline.com/home/?p=5986

July 13

SearchWarp.com - A New Era in the Canadian Real Estate Market.   http://bit.ly/9zWcWk

July 12

The London Free Press
http://www.lfpress.com/money/2010/07/12/14684821.html
http://www.lfpress.com/money/businessmonday/2010/07/09/14661981.html
http://www.lfpress.com/homes/2010/07/09/14659666.html
http://www.lfpress.com/comment/columnists/rory_leishman/2010/07/09/14664256.html
http://www.lfpress.com/money/businessmonday/2010/07/09/14661961.html  (See "City Centre Work Finished")

The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/canadian-business-bullish-on-recovery/article1636805/?cmpid=rss1

CNW - Inflation and commercial real etate top concerns among assest managers: RBC Capital Markets Survey. http://bit.ly/9VjJbf
Blogsdn.com - The Best Time to Invest in Canadian Real Estate.  http://bit.ly/8Ztjy8
Globe & Mail - Altus experiences expansion through recession.   http://bit.ly/cgZoP6
CNW - First Capital Realty announces completion of its C$50 million offering of Series J senior unsecured debentures:... http://cli.gs/ubU9J
Washington Post - Discovering Canada's cool capital.  http://bit.ly/d0mD6J

July 7

Here are some of the headlines for Wednesday, July 7, 2010 / Voici quelques-uns des titres prévus pour  le 7 july 2010 :  

Globe & Mail - LePage expects home prices to remain steady.... http://tgam.ca/9zc
CNW - Après un premier semestre vigoureux, le marché immobilier du Canada connaîtra une accalmie   http://bit.ly/bC0EVm
lesaffaires.com - Immobilier : le ralentissement des saisies se poursuit au Québec.   http://bit.ly/cTTClr
buildersmerchantnews.co.uk - Wolseley's world markets slip.  http://bit.ly/9nhSQW
Le Devoir - La Chine est aux prises avec une bulle immobilière. http://bit.ly/9rjAuj
yourhome.ca - Toronto existing home sales fall by 23 per cent in June. http://bit.ly/bguSNh
Ottawa Citizen - Real estate market calms down: Listings, new home starts slip as Ottawa office vacancy rates get tighterhttp://bit.ly/cycbTj
London Free Press - June home sales off ’09 pace.  http://bit.ly/8Y1pGN
CNW-Le prix moyen des maisons à Montréal augmente pendant le deuxième trimestre et devrait demeurer stable pour le deuxième semestre de 2010http://bit.ly/ccyw95
Calgary Herald - Bow tower poised 2 eclipse Suncor Energy Centre as Calgary's tallest  http://bit.ly/beurpj
National Post - Brookfield cleared to buy Fairfield assets; US$19M deal   http://bit.ly/cogk3r
Globe & Mail - Thinking of investing in commercial real estate?  http://bit.ly/aZG0pB
RT @REM_Online: iPad real estate applications  - http://tinyurl.com/38sxvuo

June 2010

June 29th

The London Free Press http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/06/23/14486006.html?comments_page=3&id=14486006#/news/london/2010/06/23/pf-14485996.html
http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/06/24/14498751.html#/news/london/2010/06/24/pf-14498626.html

The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/hst-hits-ontario-and-bc-july-1-but-with-very-different-impact/article1621781/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/features/experts-podium/the-loonie-its-not-just-about-oil-any-more/article1622070/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/top-business-stories/why-paul-krugman-david-rosenberg-fear-a-looming-depression/article1622785/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/top-business-stories/financial-system-in-intensive-care-with-warning-of-relapse/article1621710/

June 28th

The Lawyers Weekly - Lawyers benefit from battle over Multiple Listing Service®.  http://bit.ly/d3W4qN
Globe & Mail - MLS® controversy: The fight for the right to speak.  http://bit.ly/d3B96f
RT @REM_Online: Sixty years of change - http://tinyurl.com/27uaqzf 

June 25th

Financial Post: Calgary market for luxury homes booms http://natpo.st/bJJPMF
Globe & Mail: Vancouver real estate gets a Second Life http://tgam.ca/5cE
daringminds.com - The Canadian Real Estate Market Is In Good Shape http://bit.ly/av5w8T
kelownacapnews.com - OMREB seeking contest nominations. http://bit.ly/aEmAaQ
Financial Post - Canada takes over the New Yorker http://natpo.st/dfOW4I

June 21st

Please find below today’s links to the most interesting media stories:
The London Free Press
http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/06/20/14458596.html
http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/06/20/14458631.html
http://www.lfpress.com/homes/2010/06/18/14440116.html
http://www.lfpress.com/homes/2010/06/18/14440366.html
http://www.lfpress.com/homes/2010/06/18/14440001.html
The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/tiny-homes-are-attracting-the-thrifty-and-the-green/article1235382/?cmpid=tgc
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/top-business-stories/how-canadians-are-growing-richer-but-deeper-in-debt/article1611330/?cmpid=rss1

June 18th

Financial Post - Canada's Competition Bureau wins praise.  http://bit.ly/dpHxic

The London Free Press:
http://www.lfpress.com/money/2010/06/16/14409986.html
http://www.lfpress.com/money/2010/06/16/14412801.html
http://www.lfpress.com/news/world/2010/06/17/14431981.html
http://www.lfpress.com/money/2010/06/17/14427311.html
http://www.lfpress.com/news/canada/2010/06/17/14429891.html
http://www.lfpress.com/comment/columnists/lorrie_goldstein/2010/06/15/14402321.html

The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/homeowners-sell-start-renting-instead/article1608650/?cmpid=rss1
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/top-business-stories/us-politicians-criticize-bp-over-nightmare-well-in-gulf/article1607523/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/in-vancouver-the-third-wave-hits/article1607761/

June 16th

Globe & Mail - Home sales sputter in May. http://bit.ly/9QZMWM
Calgary Herald - Calgary's residential MLS sales plummet in May. 18.7% drop almost four times the national average. http://bit.ly/bewHQi
RT @CBCCanada: Housing cools down in May http://bit.ly/9Azhj3
Financial Post - Existing home sales fall 9.5%  http://bit.ly/cy3jwi
Ottawa Business Journal - Home sales drop 14% year-over-year in Ottawa.

June 15th

CNW - Whiterock REIT Completes $34 Million Public Equity Offering And Reaffirms Expected Airway Centre Closing http://cli.gs/5jhzq
Brantford Empositor - Giving new life to abandoned industrial sites;  http://bit.ly/cl14Ah
AreaDevelopment.com - Mixed Signs of Recovery in Jones Lang LaSalle's Industrial Outlook  http://bit.ly/cHdT8M
CP - Evton Capital pays $20 million to buy Toronto office building.  http://bit.ly/bRvLb1
RT @OREAGR: Changes to Occup Health and Safety Act re: workplace violence and harassment come into effect today (June 15) http://ow.ly/1YIyk

June 14th

The London Free Press
http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/06/11/14358476.html
http://www.lfpress.com/money/businessmonday/2010/06/11/14352856.html

The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/home-cents/should-first-time-home-buyers-leap-in-or-ait/article1599495/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/funds-and-etfs/funds/great-west-life-lets-investors-brback-out-of-real-estate-fund/article1602719/?cmpid=rss1

June 7th

London Free Press
http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/06/06/14285311.html
http://www.lfpress.com/homes/2010/06/03/14252111.html
Statistics Canada:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/100607/dq100607a-eng.htm?WT.mc_id=twtB0126  
Calgary Herald - Calgary tops Canada for real estate investment.  http://bit.ly/aiOToa marketwire - Toronto-Dominion Centre Strikes Gold.  http://bit.ly/czqJUo / L'or pour le Centre Toronto-Dominion  http://bit.ly/d0B0hA

June 2nd

CREA's Chief Economist explains the revision for the 2010 resale housing forecast. http://bit.ly/5MG6Ui
RT @financialpost: CREA lowers housing forecast as market weakens http://natpo.st/cpcQtG
Calgary Herald-Alberta MLS sales forecast marked down for 2010: CREA: Home sales to drop by 2.9% in province this year http://bit.ly/dAImMD
Globe & Mail-House prices to fall next year: 'Demand-driven' downturn to pull prices lower, updated CREA forecast says. http://bit.ly/bHlAF0
NY Times - Bank rate increase "is unlikely to significantly slow the demand for housing." says CREA's Chief Economist.  ttp://is.gd/czA95
Bank of Canada raises interest rates: Canada becomes first country in G7 to hike http://bit.ly/d7Bxel

June 1st

Please find below the  links to a few recent articles from the London Free Press, the Toronto Sun and the Globe and Mail that I found to be relevant for the real estate industry:
London Free Press:
http://www.lfpress.com/money/businessmonday/2010/05/31/14198336.html
http://www.lfpress.com/money/2010/05/31/14202711.html
http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/05/20/14025946.html#/news/london/2010/05/20/pf-14025701.html
http://www.lfpress.com/money/2010/05/19/14009831.html
http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/05/17/13979036.html
Toronto Sun:
http://www.torontosun.com/money/2010/05/31/14202736.html
The Globe and Mail:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/top-business-stories/why-mark-carney-decided-to-go-for-it-despite-uropes-woes/article1587597/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/markets/markets-blog/so-long-ultralow-rates/article1587734/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/art-leaps-from-the-boardroom-to-the-streets/article1587111/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/realtors-to-canadians-chill-out/article1581807/