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Exclusive: Infrastructure Ontario Buys Toronto Office Tower From H&R REIT For $81.5M
The 21-storey office tower at 25 Sheppard Avenue West in Toronto. (Cushman & Wakefield)
Toronto-based H&R REIT (TSX: HR.UN) has completed the sale of a high-rise office tower in Toronto, according to transaction data obtained by The Realis...
Townline Wins Bid To Complete Insolvent Moonlight Sonata Project In Burnaby
KingSett Capital placed Symphony Homes’ Moonlight Sonata project at 3588 Wayburne Drive under creditor protection earlier this year.
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Vancouver Real Estate Rundown: Sept 28 - Oct 4, 2026
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Primaris REIT Buys Ontario’s Upper Canada Mall For $411M From Oxford Properties
Upper Canada Mall at 17600 Yonge Street in Newmarket, Ontario. (Oxford Properties)
Toronto-based Primaris REIT (TSX: PMZ.UN) has acquired Upper Canada Mall in Ontario, according to an announcement published late Wednesday, the latest high-...
BGO Buys The James At Harbour Towers In Victoria From Nicola Wealth For $102M
The James at Harbour Towers is located at 345 Quebec Street in Victoria and the sale is one of the largest multi-family transactions in BC this year.
The James at Harbour Towers in Victoria has officially changed hands in one of the larges...
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