David Singelyn, President of Canadian Mini-Warehouse Properties Company, the general partner of Public Storage Canadian Properties announced that the Partnership has acquired a property located at 3545 St. Joseph Boulevard in Orleans, Ontario encompassing 10.6 acres of vacant land for a purchase price of approximately $889,000. The total cost to develop this property (including the [...]

Travellers heading to Belize this fall can now take advantage of four all-inclusive packages introduced at The Inn at Robert’s Grove as part of its 10th anniversary celebrations.
Available through Dec. 15, they include round-trip local air fare from Belize International Airport to Placencia airstrip, local ground transfer from Placencia to the resort, daily breakfast buffet, [...]

The property value of the Little River Casino Resort keeps growing as its size is being increased by 192 rooms and a 1,700-seat entertainment center.
The amount of money collected by its slot machines has not been matching that growth rate, and Manistee County Administrator Tom Kaminski is concerned that the local revenue sharing funds provided [...]

A hotel in Gatineau is the latest subject of controversy in the reasonable accommodation debate.
The Chateau Cartier is changing its rules to comply with the requests of an Orthodox Jewish group staying at the hotel over Passover, which takes place between April 2 and 10 this year.
The hotel agreed to guarantee the group exclusive use [...]

Early last year, The Preserve at Longleaf off Wickham Road in Melbourne was a new apartment complex all set to become a top-of-the-line condominium property, with units selling for more than $200,000.
Today, with Brevard County’s condominium market perceived as soft, Longleaf is staying as apartments, with leases starting at $900 a month for a one-bedroom, [...]

he Whistler Chamber of Commerce, a resort town in British Columbia, is petitioning to have the Canadian working holiday visa program extended to two years. They also wish to remove age restrictions.
If successful, the changes could have a huge impact on reducing labor shortages in Canada, especially British Columbia’s resort industry.
Chamber President Louise Lundy hopes [...]

Brookfield Properties Corporation announced that subject to receipt of all necessary regulatory and shareholder approvals it will proceed with the three for two division of its common shares by way of a stock split of the company’s voting securities as opposed to by way of a stock dividend as previously announced. Accordingly, the stock split [...]

Strong demand will drive up condo prices in the Toronto and Ottawa markets through the rest of the decade, according to a new report.
By 2010, average prices will hit $280,175 in Toronto and $206,587 in Ottawa, says the report from Genworth Financial Canada.
Average prices for 2006 were $239,816 for Toronto and $177,267 for Ottawa.
Genworth’s Metropolitan [...]

If history was to repeat itself, you would think our hot condo market would have crashed and burned by now.
Well, according to a new condo report by financial service provider Genworth Financial Canada, you had better think twice.
Their bullish outlook paints a healthy future for the market, even in Toronto where an abundance of [...]

Renowned Chicago-area Restaurateur and Chef Ted Cizma has been named Executive Chef of the award-winning, 900-acre Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, near Traverse City, Mich. In his new position, Executive Chef Cizma oversees all culinary staff and operations for the Resort’s food & beverage outlets including three restaurants, and all menu and food planning and [...]

FirstService Corporation today announced that it has completed two acquisitions to add strength and depth in its rapidly growing commercial real estate services division. The acquisitions are expected to add approximately US$25 million in annualized net fee revenues to FirstService and approximately US$4 million in annualized EBITDA. The terms of the transactions were not [...]

When Brad Lamb was 10, he used to steal the small national flags that adorned military graves in a cemetery near his house and sell them to neighbouring kids.
The celebrity condo salesman, developer and aspiring reality-TV star tells the story without a hint of shame. “I would gather them up and sell them for five [...]