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Q1 2022: Heightened demand for industrial product persists, while office market availability reports slight uptick

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

Canada’s commercial real estate (CRE) sector could reach a record-breaking level of investment in 2020 according to CBRE.

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

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.

This year should be a good one for Canada’s commercial real estate sector with overall strong performance.

As a result of the growth of e-commerce, industrial and storage space will increase next year

Commercial real estate executives in the US are generally upbeat about the market as we head into 2020.

Co-working and flexible working spaces are set to continue their popularity and deliver a boost to local economies outside metropolitan areas.

Cushman & Wakefield says transaction activity has "exploded" in recent years.

The analysis forecasts Canada's industrial, office and retail sectors

Declining bond yields are putting downward pressure on cap rates and creating opportunity for investment in Canada’s commercial sector.

Offices and apartments were the major commercial asset investment drivers in the GTA during Q2 2019, according to Altus Group.

The Greater Toronto Area’s surging industrial property market is largely impelled by sustained demand for e-commerce and logistics facilities.

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

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.

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.

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

But residential lots and apartment development sites saw strong growth

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

Burgeoning industries pushed industrial and offices to new highs in Q1.

Market was led in 2018 by strong performance of industrial.

Toronto has broken into North America’s top-five cities for tech talent as the city undergoes an economic boom.

Savills ranks Toronto among the world's leading tech cities, acknowledging the access to a deep talent pool and the city’s reputation as a global centre.

There was a slight dip in the value of commercial real estate sales in the Greater Toronto Area in 2018; but it was another strong performance following the previous ... More

The total value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities was up 6% (month-over-month) in December to $8.8 billion, with multifamily and commercial intentions ... More

The office vacancy rate in downtown Toronto has hit a record-low amid strong demand for work space by the burgeoning tech sector, according to a report by CBRE Group.

Industrial rents in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) jumped 15 per cent year-over-year ... More

The Greater Toronto Area continues to dominate Canada’s commercial real estate landscape heading into 2019 — with investment activity likely to set a record for the ... More

The appetite for Canadian commercial real estate assets steadily increased in 2018 and it appears that mentality is not going to change much in 2019, according to a report ... More