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May 1, 2025
Amazon to triple rural delivery network in face of tariff uncertainty
Amazon plans to triple its network of distribution hubs in rural U.S. areas to get deliveries to customers faster in the face of climbing consumer prices and tariff uncertainty.
May 1, 2025
Rosefellow to redevelop part of Laval shopping centre as distribution hub
The new owner of the northern section of the Mega Centre Notre-Dame plans to replace some existing retail space with new distribution centre space at the property.
May 1, 2025
Rent declines becoming ingrained in Vancouver’s industrial market
Market asking rents in Vancouver’s industrial market are showing signs of further slippage, which threatens to result in the region-wide estimated rent posting back-to-back quarters of declines.
May 1, 2025
Top industrial leases recognized for Vancouver
Prominent industrial leases signed by Industrial Electric Manufacturing, Intelcom Courrier Canada and Big Bus Tours negotiated by top dealmakers from Colliers and Avison Young are among the first-quarter industrial leases recognized by CoStar.
May 1, 2025
Top industrial leases recognized for Toronto
Prominent industrial leases signed by ID Logistics, Apps Transport Group and 18 Wheels negotiated by top dealmakers from CBRE, Metrus Properties and Colliers are among the first-quarter industrial leases recognized by CoStar.
May 1, 2025
Top industrial leases recognized for Edmonton
Prominent industrial leases signed by ChamClad, TnT High Pressure Waterworks and EZ DEF negotiated by top dealmakers from Avison Young and CBRE are among the first-quarter industrial leases recognized by CoStar.
May 1, 2025
Top industrial leases recognized for Montréal
Prominent industrial leases signed by Intelcom, Maersk Canada and Guilbeault Transport negotiated by top dealmakers from Rosefellow Developments and Savills are among the first-quarter industrial leases recognized by CoStar.
May 1, 2025
Top industrial leases recognized for Calgary
Prominent industrial leases signed by Princess Auto, Saputo and CoolIT Systems negotiated by top dealmakers from Enright Capital and Anthem Properties are among the first-quarter industrial leases recognized by CoStar.
April 28, 2025
Canada's largest REIT beefs up industrial portfolio
Choice Properties continues to benefit from its association with grocery chain Loblaw Companies Ltd. as Canada's largest real estate investment trust picked up an industrial complex from the grocer.
April 25, 2025
Congebec merges with competitor to create coast-to-coast refrigerated warehouse network
Two cold storage companies based at opposite ends of the country are uniting their operations as Quebec City-based Congebec has agreed to a tie-up with Bradner Cold Storage of Langley, British Columbia, to create a company with 16 facilities.
April 25, 2025
€5 billion in the marketing phase, under exclusivity or under promise in the Paris region office market
For the time being," says Arthur Loyd in its latest study, exclusively available to Business Immo, "the year-end forecasts remain valid. In other words: the market for investment in unmarked commercial real estate should reach between €13 and €16 billion by 2025, compared with just €12.5 billion last year.
April 23, 2025
CoStar World News for April 24
April 23, 2025
A strong dichotomy between real estate asset classes, according to IEIF
IEIF has just published a new version of its study on the comparative performance of investments over the long term, the aim of which is to "put real estate into perspective with other financial investments in terms of levels of performance and risk".
April 16, 2025
Prologis scales back outlook as tariffs hit warehouse leasing
The world's largest industrial developer and landlord said businesses in recent weeks have been hitting pause on what had been strong demand for leasing, delaying commitments to taking space at a time of economic disruption surrounding the Trump administration's shifting tariff policy.
April 16, 2025
Montreal industrial market braces for impact of Amazon closings
Amazon’s departure from seven Montreal-area industrial spaces and uncertainty surrounding tariffs are clouding the outlook for the region's industrial property market.
April 15, 2025
Expansion of Montreal’s Contrecoeur terminal could help absorb increased EU imports
The current U.S.-Canada trade dispute could result in Canada increasingly shifting trade away from the U.S. and towards other countries—all of which are located overseas. Such a shift would serve as a catalyst for increased container traffic at the nation’s leading seaports, such as the Port of Vancouver and the Port of Montreal.
April 11, 2025
Lease-up of spec builds creates a sharp turn in space availability in Vancouver’s logistics building market
At the end of last year, space availability in Vancouver's logistics market was 16%. This covers buildings over 100,000 square feet, with ample loading and ceiling heights of 28 feet or higher. Availability in the segment climbed from 2.5% over the last three years and from 7.5% since the start of 2024. Today, availability sits at 13%.
April 11, 2025
Nexus Industrial REIT sells interest in Quebec retail properties as it specializes in warehouses
Nexus Industrial REIT has all but reached its long-standing goal to become a purely industrial real estate industrial trust with the sale of its stake in 16 properties in Quebec.
April 10, 2025
CoStar World News for April 10
April 8, 2025
Edmonton’s industrial market in a stronger position to weather incoming challenges
The Edmonton industrial market has set itself apart from most other Canadian metropolitan markets. Steady performance in leasing activity, space absorption and property sales, combined with a conservative development community, has helped it become arguably today’s most predictable Canadian industrial market. Its conservative approach to adding new space will allow it to ride out the creeping tariff-related uncertainty.