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CMHC-insured loans for multi-unit rental housing have surged in recent years, driven by high interest rates and federal policies aimed at boosting rental supply.

Commercial real estate still faces headwinds after the Bank of Canada’s move to lower interest rates, according to some experts, with others expecting the move to spur ... More

The Canadian commercial real estate market is heading into 2025 with cautious optimism following a year of interest rate relief, according to Avison Young’s latest Q4 ... More

What does today’s 50 basis point interest rate cut mean for the Canadian commercial real estate market?

Canada’s commercial real estate sector saw positive momentum in the second quarter of the year, according to a new report, which notes further reductions in borrowing ... More

The bottom is in sight for commercial real estate valuations, though there’s probably more room for office values to continue their decline.

2024 transaction pace is for about $10B in sales, one-third of the activity in 2022

Morguard report shows declines in all major commercial real estate sectors

The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) condominium market has softened considerably since April 2022, especially during the past six months.

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

Empty office space is spiking as the pandemic fallout continues

Industrial landlords list spaces early amid rising tenant demand and supply

'Turbulence' is the best way to describe the current challenges, according to executive

Altus Group research finds commercial tax rates 3x higher than residential in more than half of cities surveyed

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

Investors are currently shelling out an average of $11.89 per square foot or $517,928.40 per acre for industrial land

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

While overall transaction activity remains relatively slow, private buyers continued to be more active than institutional investors in the first quarter, according to ...

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.