A Saint John City budget for 2024 that will require residential property owners to pay $8.5 million more in property taxes, while large industrial properties pay less, is being blamed on provincial tax rules that limit how much municipalities can charge businesses. It’s also reigniting debate in Saint John over whether industry pays enough to support…
BiggerPockets CEO Scott Trench is a big believer in slow, “boring” investing — using tried and true ways to build wealth over a long period of time. When it comes to the stock market, that has meant simply putting money into index funds that track the broader market every month. In terms of real-estate investing,…
I’m the CEO and cofounder of RentSpree, and I write about real estate business. RentSpree is reimagining how people rent homes. getty Often seen as the “American dream,” a detached home with a white picket fence is an image deeply ingrained in our national psyche. Yet, this dream seems increasingly distant for many, particularly the…
Due diligence Legal due diligence Describe the legal due diligence required in the context of a real estate business combination and any due diligence specific to a real estate business combination. What specialists are typically involved and at what point in the transaction are the various teams typically brought in? The legal due-diligence exercise primarily…
A Halifax developer says his company’s plans to convert a 1970s-era office tower into residential units is on schedule and should be ready for tenants in two years. Elliot MacNeil of Sidewalk Real Estate Development acquired the Centennial building in August of 2021. Today 12 of the building’s 14 floors are mostly gutted with crews…
Home sellers won 1.8 billion dollars in a federal lawsuit on Tuesday. The verdict could upend the real estate business. ADRIAN MA, HOST: Now, it goes without saying that buying a home, for most people, can be super-duper expensive. But selling a home can be expensive, too. And that’s in part because of real estate…
