Investment
Canadian Property Management
Energy exposure fuels Calgary office woes
Energy firms drove Calgary office leasing deals in the first quarter of 2019, but in a way that had few landlords celebrating. The largest transactions involved companies relocating and downsizing into smaller spaces.
Canadian Property Management
Canada inconspicuous in Global Property Index
The 2018 total return on Canadian real estate assets was in the back half of the pack among 25 national markets, but Canada is part of a smaller group of 12 that can boast an improvement over 2017 results.
Canadian Property Management
BentallGreenOak officially emerges
Bentall Kennedy's merger with GreenOak Real Estate is now in place, extending the newly formed entity's worldwide reach and bringing approximately USD $46 billion worth of assets under management.
Canadian Property Management
Buildings in mix for breakthrough energy fund
Clean energy developers may secure up to $3 million or 50 per cent of project costs for the advancement of manufacturing, electricity, transportation or buildings related innovations with the potential to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Canadian Property Management
Montreal enjoys investment volume upswing
Investors snapped up $6.5 billion worth of property in Montreal last year, accounting for nearly 12 per cent of deals valued in excess of $1 million Canada-wide.
REMI Network
Central banks offer climate risk guidance
The Bank of Canada is one of the newest members of the Network for Greening the Financial System, which has released global recommendations on climate-related risk assessment, monitoring and data sharing.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Ottawa-Gatineau tapped for value-add potential
The partners will invest in in-suite and common area upgrades with the aim of generating more revenue from the units, which are located in the downtown cores on both sides of the Ottawa River.
Canadian Property Management
ESG guides prominent global real estate players
ESG provides a framework to set priorities, steer action and monitor progress toward more resilient assets, with 93 per cent of respondents reporting that criteria linked to sustainability, supporting local communities and shunning corruption influence their investment decisions.
Canadian Property Management
Blackstone eyes Bentall Centre for the long term
Vancouver's iconic Bentall Centre is set to have prominent new ownership.
Canadian Property Management
Pension funds trade trio of Toronto buildings
OPTrust now has an ownership stake in the office tower that houses its own corporate headquarters.
REMI Network
Foreign investors attuned to currency swing
Recent MSCI analysis suggests outsiders can suffer a more painful hit or enjoy a better recovery from a geopolitical shock, depending on their timing and the strength of their domestic currency.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
US multifamily deals top office again in 2018
Canadian investors acquired USD $9.8 billion worth of multifamily properties in the United States last year, but that's a fairly small portion of the sector's USD $167.5 billion transaction volume.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canada invests in Canadian Centre for Architecture
The Government of Canada is providing more than $1.2 million in funding for the Canadian Centre for Architecture through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New CBTU program aims to increase women apprentices
Canada’s Building Trades Unions have announced the launch of provincial Offices to Advance Women Apprentices in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia.
Canadian Property Management
Brookfield initiates substantial issuer bids
The Brookfield Property Partners offer contemplates a price in the range of $19 to $21 per unit/share and invites prospective vendors to submit tenders by March 25th.
Canadian Property Management
Some drag in buoyant 2018 investment returns
A surging industrial sector helped to counterbalance slipping retail values and push up 2018 investment returns on Canadian commercial real estate.
CondoBusiness
Canada funds first net-zero multi-res building in London
The Government of Canada is investing $3.9 million toward the construction of Canada’s first net-zero, mixed-use, multi-unit residential building in London.




