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Proposed Changes to Part 375 Remedial Program Regulations: Implications for Real Estate Developers and their Financing Institutions

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The public can… The post Proposed Changes to Part 375 Remedial Program Regulations: Implications for Real Estate Developers and their Financing Institutions appeared first on Sive Paget Riesel.

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Why Does Air Quality Matter for Real Estate?

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Perhaps the most popular words real estate professionals utter to potential buyers is “location, location, location.” In real estate, location is often a key factor in the selling process. Along with two environmental engineer friends, they decided to make air pollution visible and actionable in real-time.

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Flood Risk Disclosure: Model State Requirements for Disclosing Flood Risk During Real Estate Transactions

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This guide identifies states with the strongest flood risk disclosure requirements and provides a selection of their laws and disclosure forms as … Continue reading Flood Risk Disclosure: Model State Requirements for Disclosing Flood Risk During Real Estate Transactions.

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Statement: Leaked Document Shows Ontario Government Knew Expanding Urban Boundaries Would Make it Harder to Build More Homes

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ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE (environmentaldefence.ca): Environmental Defence is a leading Canadian environmental advocacy organization that works with government, industry and individuals to defend clean water, a safe climate and healthy communities. –

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Ontario Government Political Staff Directed Changes to Municipal Official Plans to Favour the Interests of Select Landowners

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The documents also offer evidence that Ministers’ offices, other than that of Housing Minister Steve Clark, were involved as early as January 2022, prior to the June 2022 election, and yet the government still kept Ontario voters in the dark. Of the four requests, two have now resulted in partial releases.

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Real estate worth $35B could be underwater in 2050

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A new analysis finds that local governments in coastal states will lose billions of dollars in local tax revenue as rising seas claim developed land. Read the full story at Climatewire.

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Statement: The Ontario Government’s So-Called “Get It Done” Bill Would Revive the Sprawl and Land Speculation Scandal

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The potential new law would reignite the Ontario government’s sprawl and land speculation scandal in three main ways : The bill being considered would backtrack on last year’s reversal of the corrupt settlement boundary expansions that were imposed on Golden Horseshoe regions in 2022.