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Great property management requires an understanding of the big picture to help create a long- term vision for a property. Some people do it without thinking about it but if you can define it as an objective at all levels, it has more impact and can become one of the most satisfying parts of the management function.

In this day and age documents seem to move somewhat dangerously around the e-world with reckless abandon. Confidential files are usually sent by email as attachments and are often not encrypted and therefore not secure. Our requirement to maintain a high level of confidentiality is therefore compromised by the limited means by which most people can move a document or receive one.

Once again I attended the real estate forum in Toronto and once again I was not surprised by the content or cleverness of the speakers. It was plainly evident that there is no consensus about the near term future of real estate, interest rates, cap rates or other critical factors affecting our industry.

Welcome to Colonnade Management’s new web site and first official blog. We are embarking on a new and exciting transition from an Ottawa-based property management company to a national company. We thought it might be interesting to take everyone that wants to listen along for the ride.