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If there’s one phrase I’ve heard more than any other over the past 12 months, it’s, ‘How do we use AI?’ It’s understandable. Every conference agenda, strategy meeting and board discussion seems to centre around artificial intelligence. Organisations are racing to adopt it, vendors are racing to sell it and everyone is understandably worried about…

The fate of ownership at Worldwide Plaza remains up in the air, but there’s been a quiet change in day-to-day management. Cushman & Wakefield replaced SL Green as the property manager at 825 Eighth Avenue, Bisnow reported, citing court filings. A judge approved the change, which needed to take place by July 1, though it…

That finding carries significant implications for 2026. According to the Robert Half 2026 Canada Salary Guide, 44 per cent of Canadian professionals plan to look for a new job in the second half of 2026 – up sharply from 26 per cent just 12 months prior – with better benefits and perks (38 per cent) tied with career advancement opportunities as…

A smart acquisition strategy has made Bristol-Meyers, which has bought seven companies since October 2007, a big player in the cancer-treatment industry. Its purchase of Medarex in July added a key drug for metastic melanoma that’s in Phase III trials. The drug has possible multiple indications – industry jargon for its ability to treat more…

“We have a ton of refinances right now,” Sarah Albert (pictured top), a New Brunswick-based broker with Premiere Mortgage Centre, told Canadian Mortgage Professional. “We’re basically resetting mortgages to 25, 30 years, consolidating some debt and actually saving them some money each month where they can kind of maintain their lifestyle.” The renewal wave has…

The issuance of U.S. private-label commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) reached $76.2 billion in the first seven months of the year, with single-asset, single-borrower (SASB) deals accounting for more than 75% of total issuance, according to a report from Trepp. Office sector borrowing accounted for $17.3 billion, or 22.7% of total issuance, the largest of any…