Brookfield lines up heavyweight backers for financing of GGP deal, sources say
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, a CBRE Group Inc. unit, Future Fund and TH Real Estate have agreed to invest in select GGP malls, sources say
Monthly Archive: April 2018
Builders scrapping pre-sold Toronto condo projects as costs escalate, leaving buyers in the lurch
Soaring construction costs and condo values have spurred developers to cancel projects they started when construction was cheaper and pre-sales were less lucrative
IBAO welcomes start-up brokerages with lower membership fee
Pricing was a barrier for newly licensed brokers, who bring entrepreneurial spirit and tech to the business Life Insurance Blog
Crawford & Company unveils online business interruption calculator
New tool designed to help manage business interruption losses Life Insurance Blog
One click means DIRTT Environmental’s redacted information becomes unredacted
It seems that when it comes to redacting information, either the gang at DIRTT Environmental Solutions or the entity that does their online filings needs a little help
Canadian airline profits will fall in 2018 on higher costs: Conference Board
MONTREAL — The Conference Board of Canada says the growth of the country’s airline industry will slow in 2018 as profits are forecast to decrease from last year’s peak primarily because of higher fuel and labour prices. It says airline pre-tax profits should drop 27 per cent to $1.32 billion as increasing costs outpace higher […]
Dashing to make a flight? Order food to your gate through a delivery app
TORONTO — P.J. Mastracchio is used to dashing through airports only to arrive at his gate and have a terrible feeling start to sink in: hunger pangs. The frequent business traveller’s routine rush often leaves him with no time to grab a bite. Now, he’s betting his experience is so common it will help get […]
‘Multigenerational living’ may be the new old solution to sky-high housing prices
Haider-Moranis Bulletin: If housing prices refuse to adjust to what buyers can afford, buyers may increasingly have to adjust their lifestyles to housing prices
The internet giants are losing our trust. That’s not good for anybody
Kris Klein: Our willingness to trade our individual personality traits will only work as long as there is a workable, trustworthy, balance built into our system
Cell phones, biometrics fuel jump in bank account ownership
NEW YORK — Roughly seven out of every 10 adults worldwide now have some form of a bank account, the World Bank said Thursday, largely due to the proliferation of cellphone-based bank accounts and other simple bank account programs in places like India and Sub-Saharan Africa. The finding is a sign of the improved financial […]