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December 9, 2025
Toronto's retail investment outlook turns less optimistic due to macroeconomic factors
Investment in Toronto retail properties has had a strong run, but signs of cooling are beginning to emerge in a reflection of both market dynamics and shifting investor priorities.
December 8, 2025
Why the housing correction won’t trigger a banking crisis
While the housing market is correcting, there are some specific reasons why it won't end up as a repeat of 2008.
December 2, 2025
The World Cup host markets that could see the biggest swings in hotel demand
Already popular leisure destinations and smaller host cities are expected to be the hotel markets with the most to gain from the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
December 1, 2025
Rive-Sud, Laval emerge as hotspots for Montreal property sales
Montreal’s off-island locations keep attracting significant investor interest this year, with about 50 cents of every dollar spent on investment property involving locations along the South Shore, Laval and other suburban areas with recent growth.
November 26, 2025
US commercial real estate prices rise, extending recovery trend
U.S. commercial real estate prices climbed in October, extending multiple gains over the past five months in a sign of stabilization after years of decline.
November 26, 2025
Toronto’s office recovery isn’t one size fits all
Investor sentiment toward the office market has become more positive, spurred by the Ontario provincial government’s worker mandate of five days of in-office attendance starting in January and major banks signaling a full return of staff to the workplace. But the office performance narrative is far more complex.
November 23, 2025
Office construction falls to its lowest level in a decade
Office development which has been declining precipitously since 2022, has reached its lowest level in a decade.
November 19, 2025
Cash registers are expected to be busy this holiday season
Policy choices over the last decade, combined with recent uncertainty resulting from the U.S. trade war, have hindered Canada’s economy. In fact, over the most recent decade, Canadians' standard of living has barely improved, while the cost of living continues to increase amid growing unemployment.
November 11, 2025
Montreal office tenants join trend of leasing smaller spaces
Montreal office lease deals continue to skew towards smaller blocks of space.
November 10, 2025
After a slow start to 2025, property sales activity recovering in Montreal
After a slow start, real estate sales activity has accelerated across Montreal since the second quarter of 2025.
November 7, 2025
Homebuyers with mortgages renewing next year face bleak interest rate options
The housing boom that took place in Canada during 2020–2021 was driven by historically low interest rates and pandemic-induced demand. In Toronto, home sales peaked in March 2021 with over 15,000 home sales, more than double the five-year average of 7,000.
November 4, 2025
Uncertain trade outlook prompts revision of property-level forecasts for Canada
CoStar recently revised its property-level forecasts for Canada. Although a general recovery was expected for most property types by 2026, the recovery has been pushed back due to the lack of progress in resolving trade issues with the United States and potentially negative population growth over the next year.
November 3, 2025
Edmonton's cooling housing market creates an opportunity for renters to become homeowners
Edmonton has long been one of Canada’s most affordable major cities for housing. However, despite its clear affordability, providing renters with an opportunity to become homeowners, several factors have worked to limit home-buying activity in the province.
October 31, 2025
Opportunity to become a homeowner in Vancouver appears increasingly difficult
Vancouver’s homeownership market is experiencing a rare period of declining home values with benchmark apartment pricing down roughly 4.4% from a year ago to $682,200, the first time it has dropped below $700,000 since the start of 2023. But that may not be a big help.
October 31, 2025
Signals point to Montreal’s commercial real estate sector turning the corner
Montreal’s commercial real estate market continues to adapt to various challenges. Yet after several difficult years, including a pandemic, the most rapid interest rate hiking cycle in modern times, and a trade war with the U.S., the city’s real estate markets appear to be finding their footing.
October 24, 2025
Canadian hotel industry continues its robust performance growth in third quarter
Canada's hotel industry continues its healthy performance run with year-to-date revenue per available room — or RevPAR — up 4.7% through September, driven primarily by a 3.9% increase in average daily rate, or ADR.
October 23, 2025
When it comes to inflation, is 3% the new 2% for the Bank of Canada?
Canada’s headline inflation rate once again came in ahead of expectations in September, increasing to 2.4% from 1.9% the month before. Meanwhile, the Bank of Canada’s preferred measure of inflation, CPI trim, rose to 3.1%, just above the central bank’s inflation target range of 1% to 3%.
October 23, 2025
A World Series commercial real estate showdown
It's October, and sports fans are focusing on baseball's World Series. This year, the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers face the Toronto Blue Jays in the fall classic.
October 20, 2025
Prognosis starts to improve for Toronto’s office market
The gap between the vacancy and availability rates in Toronto’s office market has narrowed back to pre-COVID averages, a promising sign of stabilization.
October 17, 2025
There's a silver lining to Canada's limited new supply of logistics space
While both Canada and the U.S. are contending with the elevated availability of big-box industrial warehouses catering to the logistics sector amid a cyclical slowdown in their economies and a trade war, the industrial space market in Canada appears better positioned than the U.S. to address this situation.