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Year - 2008

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News Releases - 2008 

“Real Property Association of Canada develops Canadian "green" standard office lease for the commercial property sector”, News Release and Backgrounder [Click Here], June 1, 2008.

Ontario's Housing Industry Submits Poverty and Affordable Housing Solutions to Ontario Government - Read the News Release and report titled "Poverty Reduction and Affordable Housing", May 8, 2008

"Ottawa urged to encourage reinvestment in urban cores and rental housing", January 31, 2008

 Earned Media 2008

"Real Property Association of Canada develops Canadian Green Standard Office Lease for the commercial property sector" by Lawyer Central, June 3rd, 2008.

"Rural broadband? A chicken-egg question" by Angela Kryhul, Globe and Mail, October 14th, 2008.

"AACI (Hon) members recognized for outstanding contributions to profession" Canadian Property Valuation, Volume 52, Book 3, 2008.
 
"Commercial leases: Going the extra (green) mile" by Brock Johnston with Michal Jaworski, BCRElinks.com, October 7th, 2008.

"Lean and Green" by MaryBeth McTeague, Canadian Architect, October 2008.

"Increase you profits by cutting your energy costs"  by Mirimachi Leader, September 24th, 2008.

"Adding Green to the Black and White of Standard Leases" By Kevin Marron, Canadian Lawyer, September 2008.

"Measure for Measure" By Christopher M. Wright, Real Estate Portfolio, September 2008.

"REIT monitor: An analysis of CMBS maturities at risk" by National Bank Financial, The NBF Daily Bulletin, September 2008.

“IFRS Primer: International GAAP Basics”, by Irene Wiecek, University of Toronto, and Nicole Young, Saint Mary’s University, p.7, John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd., September 2008.

“Backroom player is ready for its close-up, Filmport project the latest example of TEDCO's evolution into a mover and shaker in commercial real estate” by ELANA SAFRONSKY, Special to The Globe and Mail (August 19, 2008)

"Green Leases Empower Environmental Action Plans: New Template to Guide Canadian Landlords”, by S. Michael Brooks, CEO, REALpac, Canadian Property Management Magazine, Vol.23, No.4, July 2008.

 “Green Leases Outline Responsibilities of Both Building Owners and Tenants”, by S. Michael Brooks, CEO, REALpac, Real Estate Forum Magazine, p.32, July 2008.

"The day after IFRS: Will NAV win the day?", by Michael Smith and Jimy Khing Shan, The NBF Daily Bulletin (July 10, 2008)

“Huntingdon REIT for sale Real estate value up, market down”, by Martin Cash, Winnipeg Free Press, page B4 (July 8, 2008)

“Green lease debuts in commercial real estate”, by Helen Burnett, Law Times, Focus On Real Estate Law, page 9 (June 16, 2008)

“REESA’s quest, Lynne Blundell investigates REESA’s latest work on standardising financial reporting across the world”, by Lynne Blundell, Property Australia, pp.54-57, Vol. 22, No.9 (June 2008)

“Green lease debuts in commercial real estate”, RENX Commercial News by Helen Burnett, Law Times (June 16, 2008)

"Zoolander Corporation announces management change", Fox Business, (May 28, 2008)

"Canada Green Building Council plans first-ever national summit: Organisation plans to focus on cutting building-source emisions of green-house gases", (May 12, 2008)

“Real Property Association of Announced “Green” Office Lease”, NAIOP Legislative News, Update (June 10, 2008)

“The Real Property Association of Canada (REALpac) has introduced the National Standard Green Office Lease, a new type of lease designed to facilitate and protect green office buildings”, KPMG Real Estate Newsletter (June 10, 2008)

"Environmentally friendly buildings get new lease”, Real Estate News Exchange (June 4, 2008).

“Real Property Association of Canada develops Canadian "green" standard office lease for the commercial property sector”, Yahoo! Finance (June 3, 2008)

“Real Property Association of Canada develops Canadian "green"...", Topix, http://www.topix.com/ca/redcliff-ab/2008/06/real-property-association-of-canada-develops-canadian-green (June 3, 2008)

“S. Michael Brooks (Counsel, Aird & Berlis LLP; CEO, Real Property Association of Canada) examines the "green" lease”, Practicing Law Institute (PLI) All-Star Briefing (May 22, 2008)

"Canada GBC strengthens its ties to commercial real estate", Real Estate News Exchange, www.renx.ca, (May 6, 2008)

"Latest News from Bullfrog Power", REALpac mentioned as one of Bullfrog's newest customers (May 7, 2008)

"Green Building Semimonthly", Canaccord Adams (April 21, 2008)

"REALpac Issues RFP for Research", NAREIT website, www.nareit.com, April 14, 2008.

"Opportunities in Canadian Real Estate, Real Estate Investment Trusts and Real Estate Operating Companies", by Michael Brooks, in Wealth Management Review 2008 - Volume 1, Spring 2008, Soverign Publications.

“Housing cycles; The market is sitting on the sidelines, waiting for a spring fling”, by Susan Down, National Post, Toronto Edition, PH2 (March 8, 2008)

“ Ottawa urged to defer capital gains on rental property sales”, by John Morrissy, Edmonton Journal (February 1, 2008)

"Primaris Retail REIT announces fourth quarter and annual financial results", March 5, 2008.

"Property investors first off the mark on lobbyist registry", New Brunswick Talk, www.nbtalk.com, February 2008.

"Property investors first off the mark on lobbyist registry", Financial Post, February 18, 2008.

"Tax changes sought to lift investment, Groups demand policy to promote urban reinvestment", Mario Toneguzzi, Calgary Herald, February 7, 2008.

(May 6, 2008)"Latest News from Bullfrog Power", REALpac mentioned as one of Bullfrog's newest customers (May 7, 2008)

"Green Building Semimonthly", Canaccord Adams (April 21, 2008)

"REALpac Issues RFP for Research", NAREIT website, www.nareit.com, April 14, 2008.

"Opportunities in Canadian Real Estate, Real Estate Investment Trusts and Real Estate Operating Companies", by Michael Brooks, in Wealth Management Review 2008 - Volume 1, Spring 2008, Soverign Publications.

"Defer rental-property capital gains, real estate groups tells Ottawa, Would expand availability", John Morrissy, Canwest News Service, February 1, 2008

"Defer rental-property capital gains, real estate groups tells Ottawa", John Morrissy, Financial Post, February 1, 2008.

"Ottawa urged to encourage reinvestment in urban cores and rental housing", RENX.ca, February 1, 2008

"Ottawa urged to change capital gains tax policy", Canadian Commercial Real Estate Newsletter, February 1, 2008. 

"Encouraging investment in urban cores and rental housing", The Montreal Real Estate Blog, January 31, 2008.

"Ottawa urged to encourage reinvestment in urban cores and rental housing", Canadian Federation of Apartment Associations website, January 31, 2008.

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