6/1/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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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

Report: Commercial market

  5/3/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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While overall transaction activity remains relatively slow, private buyers continued to be more active than institutional investors in the first quarter, according to ... ... More

Cap rates still trend up, transaction activity stays slow: CBRE

  4/27/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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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 ... More

Malls face catastrophic hit in Canada with unpaid rent surging

  4/22/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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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 ... More

Commercial sector to become more valuable post COVID-19

  4/21/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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One quarter of small businesses can't make April lease or mortgage payments — and it won't get much better any time soon. ... More

Commercial rent delays could turn into abatements if crisis drags

  4/13/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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The booming Greater Toronto Area has again taken top spot on the North American Crane Index, with the region hosting an astounding 27 per cent of the cranes counted in 14 of the ... More

Condo boom puts Toronto atop Crane Index ... again

  2/27/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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Canada’s commercial real estate (CRE) sector could reach a record-breaking level of investment in 2020 according to CBRE. ... More

CBRE: Canadian commercial real estate set for $50 billion year

  2/26/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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The last three months of 2019 provided further momentum for the Greater Toronto Area’s commercial real estate market. ... More

GTA commercial sales up 4% in 2019 as fourth quarter sizzles

  2/21/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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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

Industrial CRE an investor darling: Rents 'just exploded'

  2/4/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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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 ... More

GTA commercial market strong in 2019

  1/30/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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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. ... More

Former niche CRE investment is now big business

  1/21/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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Strength in the US and core markets in Asia are driving growth in commercial real estate transactions according to a new report. ... More

Toronto has slipped again in global CRE investment rankings

  1/13/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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This year should be a good one for Canada’s commercial real estate sector with overall strong performance. ... More

Canadian CRE set to perform well overall in 2020

  1/6/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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Transactions in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) once again dominated Canada’s commercial real estate activity in 2019. ... More

Top-10 CRE transactions in Toronto/GTA during 2019

  12/9/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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As a result of the growth of e-commerce, industrial and storage space will increase next year ... More

Commercial real estate outlook for 2020

  11/25/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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Commercial real estate executives in the US are generally upbeat about the market as we head into 2020. ... More

CRE executives say market fundamentals are strong

  11/20/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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Co-working and flexible working spaces are set to continue their popularity and deliver a boost to local economies outside metropolitan areas. ... More

Flexible working to rise with benefits for outside-metro markets

  10/22/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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Cushman & Wakefield says transaction activity has "exploded" in recent years. ... More

Why CRE investors should consider niche assets

  10/18/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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Toronto's commercial property tax rate is at “unreasonable” levels, clocking in at almost four times higher than the residential rate, according to a new analysis ... More

Toronto commercial taxes far outstrip residential rates

  9/23/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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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. ... More

Real estate will thrive in cities that adapt to new economic models

  9/20/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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The analysis forecasts Canada's industrial, office and retail sectors ... More

PwC forecasts 2020 commercial market

  8/27/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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Declining bond yields are putting downward pressure on cap rates and creating opportunity for investment in Canada’s commercial sector. ... More

Commercial cap rate compression around the corner

  8/20/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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There were strong gains for commercial real estate sales in the Greater Toronto Area last quarter. ... More

Offices lead GTA commercial property sales 24% higher

  8/12/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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Offices and apartments were the major commercial asset investment drivers in the GTA during Q2 2019, according to Altus Group. ... More

Offices and apartments are bolstering GTA commercial investment

  7/24/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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The Greater Toronto Area’s surging industrial property market is largely impelled by sustained demand for e-commerce and logistics facilities. ... More

Dynamism in GTA industrial's segment fuelled by e-commerce, logistics

  7/18/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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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 ... More

Office construction in Canada's major cities accelerates significantly

  7/15/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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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. ... More

CRE activity in the GTA dropped 15% year-over-year in Q2

  7/15/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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Demand for offices in Toronto and Vancouver has squeezed the vacancy rates of both, making them the joint tightest markets in North America. ... More

Toronto, Vancouver tied for lowest office vacancy rate in NA

  7/9/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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The shift towards flexible working has been changing the demand of office tenants over recent years and a new report shows the strength of the ... More

Toronto among fastest-growing flexible workspace markets

  7/3/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jason Codell
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The Greater Toronto Area will see approximately 2.2 million square feet of new office space by the end of the year, but this would not be nearly ... More

GTA's office market will remain hard-pressed to keep up with demand

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