Real Estate
Canadian Property Management
Winnipeg office and industrial markets chug on
Vacancy rates in both sectors are below the national average, while rents neither outshine nor dramatically trail those commanded in other major Canadian centres.
Canadian Property Management
Montreal and Toronto court data centre demand
Market analysts attribute Montreal's healthy status to low electricity rates and the arrival of "big-name" cloud providers.
REMI Network
Investors peg Dublin as a Brexit beneficiary
Dublin emerges as an investor favourite in recent surveys of the European and global commercial property markets.
Canadian Property Management
Toronto and Vancouver outperform market pack
Second quarter stats reveal a widening gap between Canada's prospering and struggling office markets, while investors continue to focus on downtown Class A properties.
Canadian Property Management
Canada sees industrial availability rates drop
Statistics for the second quarter of 2017 show generally healthy demand for industrial space in most major Canadian markets.
CondoBusiness
Ontario releases foreign buyer data ahead of housing forum
Foreign buyers were involved in roughly 4.7 per cent of residential and agricultural real estate purchases in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, new data shows.
Canadian Property Management
CPPIB to acquire Parkway REIT portfolio
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has entered a deal to acquire Parkway REIT's entire 19-property portfolio in Houston.
Canadian Property Management
Navigating the CRE career path
Delegates from 73 chapters in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom gathered in Toronto last week for the CREW Network 2017 Spring Leadership Summit.
CondoBusiness
Feds scrutinize real estate deals for tax compliance
The federal government is stepping up its scrutiny of real estate deals in a crackdown on tax cheating, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) reported last Friday
REMI Network
Cash deals prevail in smaller U.S. markets
International investors are predominantly paying cash for commercial acquisitions in mid-sized and smaller U.S. markets.
Canadian Property Management
Q1 sees milder decline in downtown Calgary
Nearly 142,000 square feet of downtown office space was returned to the market in the first three months of 2017, but this is well off last year's pace when 2.3 million square feet emptied out over the course of 12 months.
CondoBusiness
National home sales edge higher in March
Canadian home sales rose 1.1 per cent from February to March 2017, surpassing the previous monthly record set in April 2016, according to statistics released by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).
CondoBusiness
Average condo prices climb in Ontario and B.C.
A just-released Spring 2017 overview of 23 markets across Canada shows an upward trend in British Columbia and Ontario with modest declines in Alberta and Atlantic Canada.
CondoBusiness
Ontario passes home inspection legislation
Ontario passed home inspection legislation that will regulate one of few currently unregulated professionals that have a role in real estate transactions.
Canadian Property Management
CRE subpar for women in C-suites and on boards
An analysis of 62 companies reporting portfolios of at least 10 million square feet to Canadian Property Management's 2017 Who's Who in Canadian Real Estate survey finds two female CEOs, three COOs and 17 CFOs.
CondoBusiness
Brokerage first in Canada to take purchases digital
Canadian brokerage Casalova and Dream Maker Developments are the first in Canada to offer a digital purchase option for pre-construction condos.
CondoBusiness
Funds in federal budget to close gaps in housing data
The 2017 federal budget released last week allocates funds to shedding light on blind spots in national housing data.
