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July 16, 2025
Inflation, lack of policy clarity likely to keep Bank of Canada on an extended sabbatical
Much to the dismay of the real estate industry, the Bank of Canada is likely to extend its policy of holding interest rates steady following June’s core inflation readings.
July 16, 2025
Trends that boosted retail market’s resurgence won't last forever
Retail real estate has been enjoying a return to grace following more than a decade of comparative stigma, following the global financial crisis and concerns over the effect online retail would have on brick-and-mortar retail sales.
July 15, 2025
Toronto’s industrial market seems healthier than recent headlines suggest
Despite the prevailing narrative of a cooling industrial real estate market in Toronto, the city continues to outperform its peers in some key fundamentals. While rental rates are undergoing a correction, this shift follows an unprecedented bull run, one that saw record-breaking growth in both demand and pricing. The current recalibration is less a sign of weakness and more a natural pause after years of extraordinary expansion that was unsustainable.
July 10, 2025
Ottawa commercial real estate sales remain in the doldrums so far in 2025
Ottawa’s real estate investment markets remain subdued. Like other Canadian markets, commercial property sales in the city fell in the first quarter of 2025 compared to 2024 levels. Transaction activity remained low during the second quarter as well. Both quarters represented a roughly 50% drop relative to average quarterly property sales volumes since 2019.
July 10, 2025
Montreal's second-quarter property sales recover from first-quarter drop
After three successive declines in quarterly property sales, Montreal’s real estate investment sales market showed signs of recovery in the second quarter of 2025. This comes after a very weak first quarter, in which property sales activity plunged 36% below the quarterly market average since 2019.
July 7, 2025
Risk premium may be too tight for comfort in Toronto’s multifamily market
The risk premium may be too tight for comfort in Toronto's multifamily property market.
June 30, 2025
Toronto’s top buyers drive market momentum in 2025
Toronto’s commercial real estate investment sales market has softened in 2025 compared to recent years.
June 27, 2025
US, Canada hotel performance picks up as summer season begins
U.S. hotel room demand and revenue per available room made an about-face for the week of June 15-21 with both measures increasing following three weeks of decline.
June 25, 2025
Housing market faces perfect storm of slowing demographic growth, rising unemployment
Toronto's housing market, long buoyed by rapid population growth and a booming real estate market, is currently navigating turbulent economic waters.
June 25, 2025
Greater Golden Horseshoe’s property sales increasingly concentrated in a handful of top buyers
Property sales across the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of southern Ontario have softened in terms of overall sales volume compared to the low-interest rate environment in place when the market emerged from the COVID pandemic. However, recent transaction volume does fall in line with historical averages when a slightly longer time frame is considered.
June 25, 2025
'Time to say goodbye' to Hamilton’s old Copps Coliseum as city invests to revitalize its downtown core
FirstOntario Centre, an arena in Hamilton, Ontario, that has hosted a variety of events from hockey games to major concerts for more than three decades, is undergoing a dramatic $290 million transformation led by Oak View Group in partnership with the city of Hamilton and the Hamilton Urban Precinct Entertainment Group.
June 25, 2025
As Windsor’s auto employment declines, logistics may offer a lifeline
Windsor, Ontario, a city known as the automotive capital of Canada, may be at a crossroads.
June 24, 2025
Slowdown in apartment rents cools overall inflation
Canada’s headline Consumer Price Index inflation came in at 1.7% on an annualized basis in May, maintaining the pace from April and in line with expectations for a 1.7% year-over-year print.
June 13, 2025
Retail building permit approvals off to strong start for national leader Calgary
Development of retail properties in Calgary surged at the start of the year, jumping 23% from the end of the year to nearly 2.5 million square feet under construction, a level that is just 5% shy of peak 2019 levels.
June 13, 2025
Housing shortage crisis has quickly turned into an oversupply problem
In 2022, amid a material acceleration in population growth, near record-low interest rates, and double-digit increases in home prices, it appeared that Canada was in the midst of a major housing shortage crisis. With an election looming, policymakers sprang into action as the federal government pledged to build as many as 500,000 new housing units a year to fill the supply gap.
June 12, 2025
Increased demand for energy could underpin sustainability initiatives in industrial real estate
As industrial tenants increasingly adopt automation, robotics and AI-driven systems, access to reliable and scalable power has emerged as a critical driver in site selection. What was once a secondary consideration is now a top priority, as energy-intensive technologies have become central to modern logistics and manufacturing.
June 10, 2025
Quebec's housing supply staging a recovery after five difficult years
After five years of limited housing construction, provincial housing supply in Quebec is starting to increase again.
June 9, 2025
Former Nordstrom Vancouver store plans show possibilities for urban Hudson's Bay spaces nationwide
A new application for the long-shuttered Nordstrom in downtown Vancouver could provide a glimpse into potential retail alternatives for former urban Hudson's Bay locations after the iconic Canadian retailer officially shuttered all its stores earlier this month.
June 2, 2025
Edmonton may see its industrial vacancy rate go from the highest to lowest in the nation in just two years
Industrial building construction in Edmonton has fallen to an eight-year low. Just 1.1 million square feet of new industrial space is underway across the market, down from 5 million square feet just two years ago.
May 29, 2025
Supply and demand in Toronto’s residential market are at a stalemate
The Greater Toronto Area has experienced remarkable population growth in recent decades, significantly outpacing global averages. The GTA's population stood at approximately 6.22 million at the end of 2024, a 35% increase since 2010. This population growth has been a key driver in demand for housing. It should also be bolstering development proformas for residential construction across the city.

Inflation, lack of policy clarity likely to keep Bank of Canada on an extended sabbatical

Trends that boosted retail market’s resurgence won't last forever

Toronto’s industrial market seems healthier than recent headlines suggest

Ottawa commercial real estate sales remain in the doldrums so far in 2025

Montreal's second-quarter property sales recover from first-quarter drop

Risk premium may be too tight for comfort in Toronto’s multifamily market

Toronto’s top buyers drive market momentum in 2025

US, Canada hotel performance picks up as summer season begins

Housing market faces perfect storm of slowing demographic growth, rising unemployment

Greater Golden Horseshoe’s property sales increasingly concentrated in a handful of top buyers

'Time to say goodbye' to Hamilton’s old Copps Coliseum as city invests to revitalize its downtown core

As Windsor’s auto employment declines, logistics may offer a lifeline

Slowdown in apartment rents cools overall inflation

Retail building permit approvals off to strong start for national leader Calgary

Housing shortage crisis has quickly turned into an oversupply problem

Increased demand for energy could underpin sustainability initiatives in industrial real estate

Quebec's housing supply staging a recovery after five difficult years

Former Nordstrom Vancouver store plans show possibilities for urban Hudson's Bay spaces nationwide

Edmonton may see its industrial vacancy rate go from the highest to lowest in the nation in just two years

Supply and demand in Toronto’s residential market are at a stalemate

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