8/15/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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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

Office vacancy rate could peak in 2024 as hybrid work models gain popularity: report

  8/8/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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As the market softens, tenants may have an opportunity to negotiate lower rents

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Canada's industrial market is slowing, but remains strong

  6/26/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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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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Are we gonna hit $2 million an acre?': Industrial land prices are soaring to new heights in Ontario

  6/8/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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Asset values have almost doubled since 2018, Land & Development Conference panel hears

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Rents keep rising, demand stays strong in GTA industrial sector

  6/1/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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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

  5/25/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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Transactions for high-density land in the Greater Toronto Area are down over 50 per cent from 2022 according to Bullpen Research & Consulting Inc. and Batory ... More

Q1 Greater Toronto Area high-rise land sales fall over 50%

  5/3/2023 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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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 ...

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

  4/27/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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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 ... More

Malls face catastrophic hit in Canada with unpaid rent surging

  4/22/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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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 Anabela Serra
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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.

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Commercial rent delays could turn into abatements if crisis drags

  4/13/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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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 ... More

Condo boom puts Toronto atop Crane Index ... again

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

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

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

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

  2/21/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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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 Anabela Serra
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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 ... More

GTA commercial market strong in 2019

  1/30/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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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.

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Former niche CRE investment is now big business

  1/21/2020 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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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.

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Toronto has slipped again in global CRE investment rankings

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

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Canadian CRE set to perform well overall in 2020

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

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Top-10 CRE transactions in Toronto/GTA during 2019

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

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Commercial real estate outlook for 2020

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

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CRE executives say market fundamentals are strong

  11/20/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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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.

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Flexible working to rise with benefits for outside-metro markets

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

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Why CRE investors should consider niche assets

  10/18/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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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 ... More

Toronto commercial taxes far outstrip residential rates

  9/23/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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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.

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

  9/20/2019 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Anabela Serra
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The analysis forecasts Canada's industrial, office and retail sectors

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PwC forecasts 2020 commercial market

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

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Commercial cap rate compression around the corner

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

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Offices lead GTA commercial property sales 24% higher
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