This article originally appeared in RENX.ca – Real Estate News Exchange, under the title “Caveat Emptor – The Romans Had It Right” on May 2, 2013   “By the imposition, removal or alteration of land use controls a public authority may dramatically increase, or decrease, the value of land by changing the permitted uses which Continue Reading...

This article originally appeared in RENX.ca – Real Estate News Exchange, under the title “Let’s solve Canada’s infrastructure crisis by having less of it” on April 4, 2013. Major cities across Canada are choked by congestion and gridlock.  Most communities are faced with the challenge of rehabilitating crumbling infrastructure.  Every municipality is trying to stretch Continue Reading...

This article originally appeared in RENX.ca – Real Estate News Exchange, under the title “How can we avoid the need for $20B tax refunds?” on March 7, 2013   $17.44 billion. It’s a big number. Where is it from, you ask?   The source is the 2011 Annual Report from Ontario’s Municipal Property Assessment Corp. Continue Reading...