3 REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT IDEAS, IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD A HOUSE The housing markets in Toronto and Vancouver continue to sizzle, but you don't have to buy a house to make money in Canada's real estate sector. Many of Canada's REITs continue to offer good value to investors, says Andrew Moffs, Senior Vice President at Vision Capital. A detached house in Toronto now sells for about $1.2-million, putting the dream of home ownership out of reach for many millennials, says... [read more]

FORMER HUDSON'S BAY PRESIDENT BONNIE BROOKS IS SELLING HER SWANKY YORKVILLE CONDO Steve Kupferman, Toronto Life Image courtesty of: Sotheby's International Realty As president and, later, vice-chair of Hudson's Bay Company, Bonnie Brooks helped transform the chain from a tired mall retailer into a national fashion brand powerful enough to swallow Saks whole. Although she resigned her role at the company in 2016, she still has a number of high-profile positions, including a... [read more]

LATER LAST CALL COULD BRING IN BILLIONS FOR TORONTO, BAR OWNER TELLS COUNCILLORS Bar and club owners say that Toronto isn't taking advantage of its night economy where billions can be made a year and told city council's economic development committee Monday that a later last call would help rake in those billions.  "We don't know the exact value of the night economy in Toronto," said nightclub owner Spencer Sutherland, who also chairs the business... [read more]