November 11, 2025
Re/Max Canada hires real estate veteran to oversee commercial business
Re/Max Canada has hired veteran commercial property professional Damon Conrad in Toronto to oversee the growth of its commercial business.
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October 30, 2025Knight Frank hotels roundtable 2025: Budget headaches, the bid-ask gap and the year ahead
Knight Frank hosted its annual hotels roundtable at its Baker Street offices, with a panel of experts discussing the key themes affecting the sector. CoStar News moderated a lively debate on topics including what the Chancellor should introduce in the upcoming Budget, and what the challenges are for operators and investors.
October 20, 2025Inside the circular nature of OpenAI’s blockbuster data center deals
OpenAI's ambitions for its ChatGPT artificial intelligence platform are rising out of the Texas brushland in Abilene, where a complex the size of New York's Central Park embodies the firm's plans to spend at least $1 trillion on data centers to meet exploding demand.
October 9, 2025Three Morguard office properties to serve as testing centres for advanced building technology
Morguard said it formed a Living Lab partnership with Nokia Canada and Canada’s Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks, or CENGN, to open Smart Building Living Labs in three Morguard-owned office buildings in Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa.
October 9, 2025Change is in the air: What's on the minds of the world's real estate investors
There was a tangible sense the commercial property industry isn't just ready for better times but witnessing them at this year's Expo Real conference in Munich. It was boosted no doubt by an increase in delegates and almost chaotically busy scenes at the leading brokerage's stands.
October 8, 2025Cogir expands outside Quebec with acquisition of Toronto-based Bayfield Realty Advisors
Cogir Real Estate has acquired Bayfield Realty Advisors, a commercial property management and development company with a portfolio of 18 properties that contain a total of more than 2.54 million square feet of retail space.
October 3, 2025Number of nation's REITs to thin further as InterRent moves closer to being acquired, delisted
InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust received approval under the Investment Canada Act to be bought by Carriage Hill Properties Acquisition Corp., a newly formed investment entity backed by Ottawa-based real estate asset manager CLV Group and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, a move that will further thin the number of the nation's publicly traded REITs.
October 2, 2025Labour shortages threaten several ambitious projects that could shape Quebec's biggest city
Visitors at a real estate exhibit in downtown Montreal got the chance to peer at sculpted models of planned neighbourhoods complete with high-rises, residential complexes, office towers and parks that developers hope one day make their mark on the local skyline.- September 25, 2025
Construction workers union, major investor create $800 million building fund
Skilled construction workers are playing a leading role in a nationwide investment initiative as Fiera Capital Corp. partners with the Canadian District of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America to launch the Canadian Built Opportunities Platform. 
September 24, 2025Long-distance runner seeks to generate returns in real estate over the long term
Developer Jérémy Savoie is aiming to complete a real estate project that he hopes will be easier than running from Montreal to Quebec City during bitterly cold temperatures in a blizzard.
September 24, 2025Canada developer Geosam expands into US Midwest office market
Canadian real estate developer George Armoyan and his family are expanding their United States investments into the Midwest part of the country through a new partnership with New York City-based Group RMC that plans to revitalize and add new uses to office property.
September 22, 2025Sunoco clears US hurdle in effort to acquire Parkland
The proposed US$9.1 billion purchase of Canada's largest independent gas station chain, Parkland Corp., by Dallas-based Sunoco LP has cleared a U.S. regulatory waiting period, while the Canadian government still deliberates in a time of trade tensions between the two countries.
September 22, 2025Goodwill Industries scouts Southern Ontario in widespread expansion
Goodwill Industries is planning a large-scale expansion across southern Ontario, seeking to add dozens of new thrift stores and donation centres over the next few years.
September 18, 2025Colliers buys Canada consulting firm to beef up fast-growing engineering business
Global commercial real estate services firm Colliers is expanding its Canadian engineering capabilities with the acquisition of an Ontario-based consulting firm.
September 15, 2025UK office fit-outs: is the market past 'peak amenity'?
There has been an escalating battle when it comes to the level of fit-out and design at high-end offices.
September 10, 2025Avison Young UK president Nick Walkley leaving
Nick Walkley, principal and UK president of Avison Young, is set to leave the firm, the latest big-name departure at the top of UK real estate.
September 4, 2025Freddy’s Frozen Custard sold in latest private equity deal for a fast-casual restaurant chain
Yet another fast-casual restaurant chain is being gobbled up by a private equity firm that plans to expand it into new markets.
September 3, 2025Toronto's Slate Asset Management appoints C-level officer based in largest US property market
Slate Asset Management has hired former Goldman Sachs executive Neil Kaufman as chief administrative officer. He will be based in its New York City office.
August 27, 2025The Body Shop's resurgence in Canada continues with new outlets
The Body Shop, a global cosmetics chain that appeared to be struggling after filing for bankruptcy, is making a comeback in Canada.- August 21, 2025
Global real estate investment lifts slightly year-on-year
There was $380 billion invested in global real estate in the first half of 2025, a small rise on $376 billion in the same period last year, reports property services provider Savills.
