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Altrio launches new deal sourcing and screening platform

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Altrio launches new deal sourcing and screening platform

Property technology firm Altrio — which provides software and data solutions to the global real estate investment, lending and brokerage industries — is launching a new artificial intelligence-driven product called Altrio Pro to improve the efficiency of deal sourcing and screening.

Allied Properties REIT sells seven assets for $197M

In a continued effort to sell non-core assets in order to deleverage itself, Toronto-based Allied Properties REIT (AP-UN-T) completed $197 million in sales in Q2 2026, according to its latest financial report.

Population surge fuels Edmonton's industrial boom

Edmonton has been on a growth curve recently, logging significant increases in population and investment over the past five years. This in turn has led to strong demand for industrial space.

Vancouver retail continues to be resilient: Colliers

Despite unending tariff threats putting stress on retailers, fears of inflation and a decrease to B.C.'s population, Metro Vancouver retail continues to be a resilient asset class, according to Colliers’ Greater Vancouver Retail Report Mid-Year 2026.

50,000+-sq.-ft. Safeway to open at Oakridge Park

More than six years after Safeway closed at the old Oakridge Centre mall, the Sobeys-owned grocery store is finally ready to make its return. Safeway's new flagship grocery store at Oakridge Park mall will officially open on Aug. 27.

As condo presale market slows, do-it-all firms pivot

For many years, B.C. was one of the capitals of the world when it came to preselling homes. There were 1,426 presold homes released to the market in July, 2021, but only 572 in July, 2025. This July? There's 42.

Disciplinary hearing ordered for former RECO chair

Last Wednesday, the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) posted notices on its website referring both Katie Steinfeld, broker of record for On the Block Realty Inc., and her brokerage to the discipline committee. 

Five settlements advance highrise towers across Toronto

The fifth in UrbanToronto’s series covering Toronto City Council’s extra-large July planning docket turns to five of the developments appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal, with council supporting settlements for them. The five settlements advance 3,041 residential units.

5,000-unit London subdivision clears first hurdle

London City Council’s planning committee approved a proposal for a massive new subdivision that would add more than 5,000 new residential units to the city’s rapidly growing southwest, including a mixture of low-, medium- and high-density residential areas.

Tenants say federal cash will go to demolishing their homes

Since receiving notice nearly four years ago that their 15-storey midtown Toronto apartment building would be demolished for condos, tenants have lived under uncertainty, hoping it would stall. Now they’re angry federal funding is supporting the redevelopment.

Algonquin Power moving head office to Chicago

The six-storey glass building beside the Oakville GO station, the one with the Algonquin and Liberty signs near the roofline, is losing its headline tenant. Algonquin Power & Utilities is moving its head office from 354 Davis Rd. to Chicago.

Equiton takes multifamily strategy south of the border

Equiton has launched the US Apartment Fund (Equiton US Residential Income Fund Trust), opening the door to some of North America's highest-potential multifamily markets for Canadian investors. It's Equiton's first open-ended private real estate fund focused on the U.S.

Fermi secures Project Matador tenant in $6.5B deal

Fermi has finally secured its first lease for Project Matador, its upcoming Texas data centre campus. AI cloud provider TensorWave signed a 15-year lease at the campus, expected to generate more than US$6.5B in revenue.

Ari Emanuel invests in Broadway with $6B theatre buy

Hollywood mogul Ari Emanuel has agreed to acquire ATG Entertainment in a deal that would make him one of the largest landlords on Broadway. The deal is valued at an estimated US$6B.

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