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Canadian Apartment Magazine
What Altus Group’s Q3 investment trends survey tells us
Altus Group's Q3 investment trends survey for the four benchmark asset classes show that the Overall Capitalization Rate (OCR) was little changed at 5.14 per cent.
Canadian Property Management
Canadian developers navigate uncertainty
The bulk of findings in the newly released Altus Group Global Property Development Trends Report are tied to opinions collected in early 2020 before COVID-19’s full hit landed in the world’s commercial real estate markets.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Converting hotels into multifamily apartments
Given the uncertainty of the travel and tourism sector, could converting hotels into affordable apartments serve as an effective solution to the housing crisis?
Canadian Property Management
Investors express interest in seeking new deals
Pension funds and life insurance companies appeared most anxious to get back into the game, with more than 50 per cent of reporting they were pursuing acquisitions.
Canadian Property Management
Retail landlords absorb and counter economic hit
Results of a wide-ranging survey show many major Canadian commercial real estate players braced for the erosion of consumer confidence, tenant solvency and their own investment returns.
REMI Network
New housing slowdowns ahead in the GTA
Holdups in new housing projects across the Greater Toronto Area will have extensive impacts on supply in an already tight market, a new report reveals.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
On the road to recovery
New data from Altus Group, Morguard, and Rentals.ca show a slump in sales and declining rental rates as we ease our way down the road to recovery.
REMI Network
Q4 overflow spurs Montreal investment deal volume
Sales value topped $2 billion for the fourth consecutive quarter, albeit at a lower total than was achieved in the second to fourth quarters of 2019.
Canadian Property Management
Q1 stats reflect first quintile GTA investment
Arguably, Q1 stats more accurately reflect the first quintile of 2020 activity since COVID-19 skittishness placed a pause on the market in early March.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canada’s rental market in a post-COVID-19 world
Uncertainty rules Canada’s rental market as the novel coronavirus continues to spread, forcing business closures and stay-at-home orders to persist beyond initial forecasts.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Rental market outlook: March 2020
A look at what's influencing Canada's rental market in March 2020 and how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact property managers in the near and long term.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Deal-making functions migrate to proptech
Survey respondents foresee technology-enabled multifamily co-living will be the most significant disruptor to the status quo, while trends like office co-working, retail brandbox and industrial flex space cause upheaval in the other property sectors.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Apartment sector leads lagging Alberta investment activity
Altus Group’s latest report on investment shows that both Calgary and Edmonton’s commercial real estate sectors were down significantly in Q2, excluding the apartment sector.
REMI Network
CRE investment in Vancouver lagging: Report
Commercial real estate investment in Vancouver has declined across all sectors except for office, according to a new report from Altus Group.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Investor interest in rental properties remains high
Altus Group released its latest Housing Report, indicating investor interest in rental remained high in 2018. Almost 1,100 rental properties comprised of over 40,000 suites were sold in the markets tracked.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Apartment sector leads Montreal investment activity in 2018
The Montreal apartment sector posted an increase of $388 million in 2018 and continues to lead the commercial real estate industry as the city's most attractive investment opportunity.
CondoBusiness
GTA new home sales fell to 18-year low in 2018
In 2018, the GTA new home market saw the lowest total sales nearly two decades, according to the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD).