Commercial real estate sector not in crisis, says analyst
10/19/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
'Turbulence' is the best way to describe the current challenges, according to executive ...
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Property taxes are out of step with CRE investors facing oversized costs
10/16/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
Altus Group research finds commercial tax rates 3x higher than residential in more than half of cities surveyed ...
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Canada's industrial market is slowing, but remains strong
8/8/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
As the market softens, tenants may have an opportunity to negotiate lower rents ...
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GTA industrial sector seeing consistent growth in rental rates: report
7/28/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
The region's most attractive spaces remain scarce according to a new report. ...
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Canadian CRE investment remains slow says Altus Group
7/10/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
Investors remain cautious amid rising rates and inflationary pressures ...
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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 Jessi Sandhu
Investors are currently shelling out an average of $11.89 per square foot or $517,928.40 per acre for industrial land ...
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Report: Commercial market "held steady" in the first quarter
6/1/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
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, ...
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Cap rates still trend up, transaction activity stays slow: CBRE
5/3/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
While overall transaction activity remains relatively slow, private buyers continued to be more active than institutional investors in the first quarter, according to ... ...
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Malls face catastrophic hit in Canada with unpaid rent surging
4/27/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
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 sector ...
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Commercial sector to become more valuable post COVID-19
4/22/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
Acquisition of expansive properties has fallen to the wayside, but commercial real estate is poised to become an even more desirable choice for investment after the coronavirus ...
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Commercial rent delays could turn into abatements if crisis drags
4/21/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
One quarter of small businesses can't make April lease or mortgage payments — and it won't get much better any time soon. ...
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CBRE: Canadian commercial real estate set for $50 billion year
2/27/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
Canada’s commercial real estate (CRE) sector could reach a record-breaking level of investment in 2020 according to CBRE. ...
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Industrial CRE an investor darling: Rents 'just exploded'
2/21/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
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 ...
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GTA commercial market strong in 2019
2/4/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
Altus Group Limited has released its 2020 GTA Flash Report, which provides a comprehensive review of the real estate market in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) based on 2019 Altus ...
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Former niche CRE investment is now big business
1/30/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
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. ...
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Toronto has slipped again in global CRE investment rankings
1/21/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
Strength in the US and core markets in Asia are driving growth in commercial real estate transactions according to a new report. ...
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Canadian CRE set to perform well overall in 2020
1/13/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
This year should be a good one for Canada’s commercial real estate sector with overall strong performance. ...
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Top-10 CRE transactions in Toronto/GTA during 2019
1/6/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
Transactions in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) once again dominated Canada’s commercial real estate activity in 2019. ...
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Commercial real estate outlook for 2020
12/9/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
As a result of the growth of e-commerce, industrial and storage space will increase next year ...
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CRE executives say market fundamentals are strong
11/25/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
Commercial real estate executives in the US are generally upbeat about the market as we head into 2020. ...
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Why CRE investors should consider niche assets
10/22/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
Cushman & Wakefield says transaction activity has "exploded" in recent years. ...
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Real estate will thrive in cities that adapt to new economic models
9/23/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
The cities where commercial real estate will thrive will be those that can adapt to the emerging demands of corporates and investors according to a new report. ...
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PwC forecasts 2020 commercial market
9/20/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
The analysis forecasts Canada's industrial, office and retail sectors ...
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Commercial cap rate compression around the corner
8/27/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
Declining bond yields are putting downward pressure on cap rates and creating opportunity for investment in Canada’s commercial sector. ...
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Offices and apartments are bolstering GTA commercial investment
8/12/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
Offices and apartments were the major commercial asset investment drivers in the GTA during Q2 2019, according to Altus Group. ...
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Dynamism in GTA industrial's segment fuelled by e-commerce, logistics
7/24/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
The Greater Toronto Area’s surging industrial property market is largely impelled by sustained demand for e-commerce and logistics facilities. ...
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Office construction in Canada's major cities accelerates significantly
7/18/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
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 by ...
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CRE activity in the GTA dropped 15% year-over-year in Q2
7/15/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
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. ...
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GTA industrial market compares well to US leaders says Colliers
6/14/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
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. ...
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GTA commercial sales down 42% from a year ago
5/30/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
But residential lots and apartment development sites saw strong growth ...
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