Real Estate
Canadian Property Management
PSP Investments to acquire digital infrastructure
The USD $3-billion deal will take Radius Global Infrastructure, a multinational aggregator and owner of properties leased to wireless communications operators, private.
CondoBusiness
Alberta to tackle land titles registry backlogs
Alberta will automate and digitize the provincial land titles registry in an effort to reduce the transaction backlogs that have been plaguing the paper-based system.
Canadian Property Management
New Brunswick revises disaster relief formula
New Brunswick properties will be flagged on the provincial land registry and denied further disaster relief once they’ve received $200,000 in assistance for any one type of natural incident.
Canadian Property Management
CPP names new global head of real assets
Maximilian Biagosch has been appointed global head of real assets for Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and will also continue to serve as CPP Investments' European head.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
DEI pilot targets CRE procurement channels
Seven prominent industry associations have formed the Commercial Real Estate Diverse Supplier (CREDS) Consortium to build connections with more minority- and women-owned businesses.
Canadian Property Management
Modest investment returns posted for 2022
Newly released 2022 annual results of the MSCI/REALPAC Canada Property Index peg the total return on standing real estate assets at 1.3 per cent.
Canadian Property Management
Key leadership change set for Allied Properties
Allied Properties REIT has announced the pending turnover of key leadership positions through its board renewal and succession plan.
Canadian Property Management
CRE’s professional profile hinges on retention
An uptick in women and people of colour in the junior and mid-level ranks of commercial real estate belies the leakage of underrepresented groups higher on the career ladder.
Canadian Property Management
Calgary enjoys rising industrial market in 2022
In a field of all round upbeat results, Calgary stands out as Canada’s rising industrial market of 2022, posting 11.6 million square feet of positive absorption.
Canadian Property Management
B.C. ponders commercial space for cannabis use
Newly released findings from British Columbia’s public consultation on cannabis lounges unsurprisingly confirm that recreational cannabis users are most likely to find the concept appealing.
Canadian Property Management
Hines names two new CEOs for Americas regions
Steve Luthman has been promoted to lead real estate investment and development activity in Canada and the U.S. Midwest and Southeast, while Syl Apps takes the helm in South America.
Canadian Property Management
Office market setback a national trend for Q4
The fourth quarter of 2022 saw the office vacancy rate climb to 17.1 per cent across 10 major Canadian markets, accompanied with 2.1 million square feet of negative absorption.
Canadian Property Management
Dream Office REIT sells Class B Toronto building
Dream Office REIT has announced the $135-million sale of 720 Bay Street, an 11-storey Class B building in the Queen’s Park vicinity of Toronto.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Student and seniors housing prospects in favour
A survey of top executives in the student and seniors housing sectors finds most are planning to expand their portfolios in 2023 through acquisitions and new development.
Canadian Property Management
Few dramatic reversals foreseen in CRE trends
REALPAC’s 2022 Prospective Survey was conducted in late October, posing questions to chart the commercial real estate industry’s anticipated course over the next five years.
Canadian Property Management
Lender confidence varies by CRE asset class
Logistics warehouses, multifamily rental buildings, data centres and life sciences labs are tapped as favoured assets in CBRE Canada’s newly released survey of lenders' sentiment.
CondoBusiness
Condo project financing confronts new math
More cautious criteria for condo project financing could upend some development pro formas and potentially constrain housing starts in the coming months.
