Investment
Canadian Property Management
Q3 brings gains in industrial net absorption
The national industrial availability rate fell 30 basis points, to 5.2 per cent, in the third quarter of 2026, reflecting 10.3 million square feet of net absorption across Canada's major markets.
Canadian Property Management
Maple Fund partners commit to Canadian projects
CPP Investments and Brookfield Asset Management have jointly launched the Maple Fund, committing up to $50 billion of equity capital to support large Canadian projects.
Construction Business
Municipal infrastructure boosts Canada’s economy
Investments in local infrastructure are among the most effective ways to boost Canada's economy and create jobs.
Canadian Property Management
La Caisse and Beedie pursue industrial assets
La Caisse and Beedie are aiming to acquire up to $2 billion worth of Canadian industrial properties through a newly launched joint venture.
Canadian Property Management
Canada opportune for tech sector investors
Investors in Canada’s tech sector can generally expect more favourable operating costs than in comparable markets in the United States.
Canadian Property Management
Canada in step with real estate bounce back
Canada dropped a notch in the rankings of the world’s largest professionally managed real estate markets last year, even while regaining asset value since 2024.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Prima Living expands Ontario presence
Prima Living completes a $118-million deal to acquire nine seniors residences, encompassing 689 suites, from Chartwell Retirement Residences.
Construction Business
Vancouver approves $3.5 billion capital plan
Vancouver City Council has approved the 2027–2030 Capital Plan, a $3.5 billion investment in renewing infrastructure and public amenities.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Multifamily rent growth rests on renewals
On average, Canada’s private rental housing stock delivered roughly $1,093 of monthly operating income per unit across a universe of 533,000 units in 12 major markets during Q2 2026.
CondoBusiness
Ontario to tweak rules for mortgage brokers
Proposed new rules could free Ontario’s mortgage brokers from redundant due diligence when dealing with sophisticated clients and ensure they promptly report compromising professional circumstances.
Canadian Property Management
Acquisitions propel credit rating actions
An uptick in acquisitions underpins a flurry of credit rating actions and a generally upbeat assessment of the North American corporate real estate market in Q2 2026.
REMI Network
India poses hyperscale draw for CPP Investments
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has joined forces with the India-based data centre operator, CtrlS, to develop hyperscale campuses across that country.
REMI Network
Buyer behaviour shifts across Ontario’s housing market
First-time buyers accounted for the largest share of Ontario's housing market demand in 2025.
Canadian Property Management
Hazelview greets Presima leadership and clients
A newly inked deal will see the boutique REIT advisory, Presima, transfer its asset management contracts and leadership team to Hazelview Investments.
Canadian Property Management
CRA to speed up delivery of clean tech rebates
The Canadian government's spring economic update confirms new priorities and staffing at Canada Revenue Agency, along with an increased tax deduction for tradespeople.
REMI Network
First Capital portfolio on deck to be divvied
First Capital REIT’s board of trustees has endorsed a $9.4-billion deal that would see Choice Properties REIT and KingSett Capital divvy up the portfolio of open-air, grocery-anchored retail centres.
Canadian Property Management
Class B potential poised for extraction
A new stream of incentives to extract energy saving potential in Class B and C buildings dovetails with projections about their future competitiveness in a recovering office market.
