Investment
Canadian Property Management
Canadian investors escape super BEAT down
International negotiations have given Canadian investors a reprieve from threatened higher costs of doing business in the United States commercial real estate market.
Canadian Property Management
New owner for Hamilton’s Lime Ridge Mall
Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust has agreed to acquire the Lime Ridge Mall in Hamilton, Ontario, in a $416-million combined cash and equity deal with Cadillac Fairview.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Swedish multifamily a fit for Ontario Teachers’
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has entered the Swedish multifamily market with an agreement to acquire two newly built properties encompassing 425 rental residential units.
Canadian Property Management
Oxford takes full ownership of office portfolio
Oxford Properties Group has taken full ownership of seven office towers in Calgary and Vancouver that were previously held in 50-50 partnership with CPP Investments.
REMI Network
Legal setback deemed not fatal to U.S. tariffs
A legal setback for the United States government’s tariff strategy fulfills predictions from insiders versed in that country’s constitutional and law-making intricacies.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
CLV Group poised to expand multifamily portfolio
Ottawa-based CLV Group is poised for a 74 per cent expansion of its multifamily portfolio through an agreement to purchase InterRent REIT and take it private.
Canadian Property Management
Property values not yet reflecting market pause
Property values held fairly steady in the first quarter of 2025, while commercial real estate transaction volume dropped nearly 17 per cent from the comparable period in 2024.
Canadian Property Management
Climate perils inspire new investment products
Climate perils are pushing insurers to explore new ways to diversify risk, likewise inspiring new investment products.
Canadian Property Management
Data centre investment rests on solid energy
Canada could be well positioned to capture more data centre investment if the United States government continues to antagonize its trade partners.
Canadian Property Management
Hedge status ascendant for U.S. real estate
Real estate economist predicts mounting investor appetite coupled with a “once-in-a-generation buying opportunity” as distressed properties flood into the marketplace.
Canadian Property Management
U.S. manufacturing renaissance an iffy prospect
The U.S. government’s new tariff regime comes with a vision for a mass influx of manufacturing that would take many years to realize even if the tricky conditions to achieve it were all to fall into place.
Canadian Property Management
Lenders exhibit decarbonization disconnect
Canadian lenders may be reassessing the urgency of decarbonization, but they still express enthusiasm for the sustainable assets and impact investments that appear to be losing cachet in the United States.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
U.S. REIT to acquire Amica Senior Lifestyles
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has agreed to sell the portfolio of 38 high-end seniors residences to Wellltower Inc. for CAD $4.6 billion.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Multifamily consistently delivers for investors
Multifamily assets were consistent performers again last year for institutional investors represented in the MSCI/REALPAC Canada Property Index.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
U.S. CRE investors ponder tariff implications
Threatened tariffs could almost immediately translate into a 7.5 per cent premium on construction materials, while tariff-related inflation is expected to have an impact on interest rates and financing.
Canadian Property Management
Classic portfolio management set for comeback
Retail was the best performing asset type in 2024 for institutional investors represented in the MSCI/REALPAC Canada Property Index, but all property sectors showed year-over-year improvement.
Canadian Property Management
BCI bids for global firm’s infrastructure assets
Luxembourg-based BBGI Global Infrastructure's holdings include the Golden Ears Bridge in B.C.'s Fraser Valley, and Women's College Hospital in Toronto.
