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Listings up, sales down in slow GTA high-density land market: Myers
3/11/2024 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) condominium market has softened considerably since April 2022, especially during the past six months.
... MoreIndustrial to remain strong suggests Avison Young
2/8/2024 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Avison Young has released its Q1 Canadian cap rate and investment trends report, forecasting that although lenders will remain conservative in 2024, capital from lenders ... More
Why another challenging year could be ahead for Canada's office market
1/24/2024 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Empty office space is spiking as the pandemic fallout continues
... MoreIndustrial real estate remains tight despite record-breaking increase in new space
1/11/2024 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Industrial landlords list spaces early amid rising tenant demand and supply
... MoreCommercial real estate sector not in crisis, says analyst
10/19/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
'Turbulence' is the best way to describe the current challenges, according to executive
... MoreProperty taxes are out of step with CRE investors facing oversized costs
10/16/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Altus Group research finds commercial tax rates 3x higher than residential in more than half of cities surveyed
... MoreOffice vacancy rate could peak in 2024 as hybrid work models gain popularity: report
8/15/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
A new report by Colliers Canada predicts the national office vacancy rate could peak at approximately 15 per cent by the end of 2024 as the rise of hybrid work models prompt ... More
Are we gonna hit $2 million an acre?': Industrial land prices are soaring to new heights in Ontario
6/26/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Investors are currently shelling out an average of $11.89 per square foot or $517,928.40 per acre for industrial land
... MoreReport: Commercial market "held steady" in the first quarter
6/1/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Commercial activity in multiple asset classes held steady in Q1 2023 even as markets continued to labour under higher borrowing costs and sustained inflationary pressures, ... More
Cap rates still trend up, transaction activity stays slow: CBRE
5/3/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
While overall transaction activity remains relatively slow, private buyers continued to be more active than institutional investors in the first quarter, according to ...
... MoreMalls face catastrophic hit in Canada with unpaid rent surging
4/27/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Canada’s malls are facing a wave of skipped rents and could see vacancy rates triple by year-end, with the coronavirus poised to leave its scars on a fragile retail ... More
CBRE: Canadian commercial real estate set for $50 billion year
2/27/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Canada’s commercial real estate (CRE) sector could reach a record-breaking level of investment in 2020 according to CBRE.
... MoreIndustrial CRE an investor darling: Rents 'just exploded'
2/21/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
The industrial real estate sector’s 2019 rate of total return far outpaced any other on the MSCI/REALPAC Canada Annual Property Index, and it’s looking good in 2020 ... More
Former niche CRE investment is now big business
1/30/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Data centres are now a cornerstone of business and $100 billion has flowed into the asset class in the last decade according to a new report from Cushman & Wakefield.
... MoreCanadian CRE set to perform well overall in 2020
1/13/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
This year should be a good one for Canada’s commercial real estate sector with overall strong performance.
... MoreCommercial real estate outlook for 2020
12/9/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
As a result of the growth of e-commerce, industrial and storage space will increase next year
... MoreCRE executives say market fundamentals are strong
11/25/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Commercial real estate executives in the US are generally upbeat about the market as we head into 2020.
... MoreFlexible working to rise with benefits for outside-metro markets
11/20/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Co-working and flexible working spaces are set to continue their popularity and deliver a boost to local economies outside metropolitan areas.
... MoreWhy CRE investors should consider niche assets
10/22/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Cushman & Wakefield says transaction activity has "exploded" in recent years.
... MorePwC forecasts 2020 commercial market
9/20/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
The analysis forecasts Canada's industrial, office and retail sectors
... MoreCommercial cap rate compression around the corner
8/27/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Declining bond yields are putting downward pressure on cap rates and creating opportunity for investment in Canada’s commercial sector.
... MoreOffices and apartments are bolstering GTA commercial investment
8/12/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Offices and apartments were the major commercial asset investment drivers in the GTA during Q2 2019, according to Altus Group.
... MoreDynamism in GTA industrial's segment fuelled by e-commerce, logistics
7/24/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
The Greater Toronto Area’s surging industrial property market is largely impelled by sustained demand for e-commerce and logistics facilities.
... MoreOffice construction in Canada's major cities accelerates significantly
7/18/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Relative to the sizes of their respective markets, new office building construction in Canada is at a pace nearly twice that in the United States, according to a recent report ... More
CRE activity in the GTA dropped 15% year-over-year in Q2
7/15/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Commercial real estate in the Greater Toronto Area saw a slower pace of activity in the second quarter of 2019 compared to a year earlier.
... MoreGTA industrial market compares well to US leaders says Colliers
6/14/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Colliers says that with strong demand and a record low vacancy, the GTA’s industrial market will solidify its position as one of North America’s leaders.
... MoreIndustrial vacancy levels across Canada reach record lows
6/5/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Canada’s vacancy rate for industrial properties stood at a historic low of 3% during the first quarter of 2019, pointing to highly positive prospects for the asset class ... More
GTA commercial sales down 42% from a year ago
5/30/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
But residential lots and apartment development sites saw strong growth
... MoreCanada's industrial market will enjoy an exceptional 2019
5/9/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
A robust 2018 will serve as the foundation of the Canadian commercial/industrial property market’s strength for the foreseeable future, according to Avison ... More
Tech and ecommerce are reshaping Canada's CRE sector
4/2/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Burgeoning industries pushed industrial and offices to new highs in Q1.
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