Real Estate
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Multifamily rent slippage deemed temporary blip
Multifamily assets posted the largest year-over-year decline in net operating income among the four major sectors in the Canada Annual Property Index, while delivering a 7 per cent total return on investment for 2021.
Canadian Property Management
Soaring industrial gains buoy investment returns
A 7.9 per cent total return across 2,367 directly held real estate assets in the Canada Property Index represents a 12 per cent improvement over 2020.
Canadian Property Management
Updated model green lease attuned to the 2020s
REALPAC’s newly updated model green lease for Canadian office buildings introduces measures aligned with the broadening demand for ESG reporting and performance outcomes.
Canadian Property Management
Q4 2021 sees investors broaden search for yields
Low yields on industrial and multifamily properties had more investors turning to office, retail and alternative asset classes in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Canadian Property Management
Nexus rebrand to reflect REIT’s portfolio focus
Nexus Real Estate Investment Trust plans to rebrand as Nexus Industrial REIT to better reflect its portfolio focus.
Canadian Property Management
Office markets recover lost ground
After six consecutive quarters of declining occupancy, some of Canada’s office markets began to recover lost ground in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Canadian Property Management
Industrial rental rates continue upward climb
Colliers Canada's Q4 2021 snapshot of 12 metropolitan areas finds industrial vacancy rates below 1 per cent in five markets, and between 1 and 5.4 per cent in the seven others.
Canadian Property Management
CRE’s demographic imbalance shifts tentatively
A majority of survey respondents are intent on broadening the industry's base of employees, but, for now, white men still fill the decision-making echelon to a disproportionate degree.
Canadian Property Management
Nothing average in premium office rent data
The priciest office space in Toronto and Montreal is deemed "mid-level" among 127 global markets, while Vancouver is in a larger group said to offer "value" to premium tenants.
Canadian Property Management
Real estate lending set to ramp up in 2022
More than two-thirds of Canadian lenders participating in CBRE’s recent annual survey indicated plans to increase allocations to real estate, equating to an estimated 10 to 20 per cent boost in availability of capital.
Canadian Property Management
Climate change and ESG pervade CRE projections
Climate change is more ominous than the spectre of regulations and taxes for a small majority of commercial real estate leaders responding to REALPAC’s recent survey of their expectations for the next decade.
Canadian Property Management
Stricken asset classes now shaking off COVID
Office and retail were diagnosed as stricken asset classes early in the pandemic, but after 20 months on the disabled list, conventional venues for labour and shopping are rallying to fight for market share.
Canadian Property Management
Ivanhoé Cambridge unveils innovative financing
Ivanhoé Cambridge has embraced innovative financing to advance its quest for a carbon-neutral commercial real estate portfolio by 2040.
Canadian Property Management
GRESB validates real estate’s ESG credentials
Canadian participants accounted for less than 3 per cent of the entire GRESB database in 2021, but make up nearly 5 per cent of the 5-star cohort, which achieved the top 20 per cent of scores through the assessment.
Canadian Property Management
Cominar REIT deal conveyed to unit-holders
Canderel Real Estate Property Inc. is leading an investor consortium intent on acquiring Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, with plans to then sell the REIT's industrial holdings to Blackstone.
Canadian Property Management
Real estate gender splits outdo TSX benchmark
Women are somewhat more conspicuous in commercial real estate’s executive suites and boardrooms than is the average for Canadian companies that disclose such information to regulators and unit/shareholders.
Canadian Property Management
Accelerator program not as Canadian as touted
Canadian proptech companies comprise just half the slate newly named to the 2022 REACH Canada accelerator program, chosen through a competitive process sponsored by the U.S. National Association of Realtors.
