Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) is acquiring all outstanding shares of Playa Hotels & Resorts NV (NASDAQ: PLYA) for $13.50 per share, or approximately $2.6 billion, including approximately $900 million of debt, net of cash. Playa is the owner and operator of...
Canada’s federal government and the provincial government of Quebec announced the construction of Le Philippe Phase 2, a 205-affordable housing complex which will provide a home for low- and moderate-income households in the City of Quebec. The complex will be built...
The new owner of an airport on Newfoundland Island owes $500,000 in property taxes – but the mayor of the town where the airport is based is shrugging off the delinquency while the local chamber of commerce leader is furious. CBC reports Ottawa businessman Carl Dymond...
The government of Vietnam is considering new taxes designed to limit real estate speculation that has been driving up prices. Vietnam News reports Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked the Ministry of Finance to draft new policies designed to improve oversight of...
A total of 3,847 homes were sold in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) through the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s (TRREB) MLS System in January, down by 7.9% from the 4,177 transactions recorded in the same period last year. Although sales activity was down, new...
The Bank of England followed the examples of the European Central Bank and the Bank of Canada by enacting a new rate cut. The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 7-2 to reduce Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 4.5%. The two dissenting members...
