by REM Editorial Team | Oct 29, 2020 | News
For the third consecutive year, eight of 11 cities surveyed in an annual report have a commercial tax rate that is at least double the residential tax rate. This means that a commercial property would incur property taxes more than twice the amount of an equally...
by Don Procter | Sep 11, 2019 | Featured
Canadian real estate investment trusts (REITs) are “better positioned” to outperform most of their counterparts around the world over the next year. That is the word from a number of experts at the 15th annual RealREIT conference held at the Metro Toronto Convention...
by Sohini Bhattacharya | May 1, 2018 | Featured
“I don’t want my girls to be prevented from getting to the top. I don’t want them to face any artificial barriers and intimidations. I want them to have a path where if they have the merit, they get to the top. And that’s why I’m here,” said Michael Brooks, CEO of...
by REM Editorial Team | Nov 3, 2017 | Featured
A new report says that in eight of the 10 Canadian cities surveyed, commercial tax rates were at least double those of residential tax rates. For the 10th consecutive year, Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal posted the highest commercial-to-residential ratios in the...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 6, 2016 | Boards & Associations
A coalition of real estate industry groups has formed to participate in the City of Toronto’s revenue tools conversation and evaluate upcoming proposals for new taxes, based on their impact on the city’s economic competitiveness. The Commercial Real Estate...