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Despite the recent arrival of the vaccine for the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report expects the first half of 2021 to be a continuation of 2020’s acceleration toward ... More

Canada's pandemic-weary economy is poised to "take off like a rocket" in the latter part of 2021, says CIBC World Markets deputy chief economist Benjamin Tal. His ... More

No matter when it ends, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial real estate will be far-reaching and long lasting, according to a group of industry professionals ... More

A new report from Morguard Corporation indicates that in the third quarter of 2020, the multi-suite residential and industrial sectors of Canada’s commercial real estate ... More

Canadians involved in the real estate industry are significantly more optimistic about its 2021 prospects than their American counterparts, according to PwC real estate ... More

The office market in Canada’s major cities experienced its largest negative quarterly net absorption in more than a decade during Q3 2020, according to JLL, totalling ... More

Altus Group says the commercial-to-residential tax ratio threatens businesses in several markets

Expect strong industrial demand through second wave of pandemic with continued challenges for the office sector.

Retail continues getting crushed, but investment in office space also softened in Q2

Latest data from Statistics Canada showed that e-commerce flourished in the months following the widespread implementation of COVID-19 mobility restrictions – leading ... More

A significant fraction of Canadian business tenants are expecting their revenues to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels within 12 months, according to a recent survey by the ... More

Market pause from COVID-19 will likely result in a drop-off in Canadian investment activity for the remainder of the year, although it’s still too early to tell.

The commercial segment will likely lose a significant portion of its tenant base, with small businesses being forced to go online, according ... More

Commercial rent collection will not immediately resume at its previous pace even after businesses nationwide have restarted their operations, according to Colliers Canada.

Some Canadian banks have frozen new lending for smaller commercial property purchases, in some cases withdrawing letters of intent, as the coronavirus crisis raises concerns ... More

Canada’s malls are facing a wave of skipped rents and could see vacancy rates triple by year-end, with the coronavirus poised to leave its scars on a fragile retail ... More

Acquisition of expansive properties has fallen to the wayside, but commercial real estate is poised to become an even more desirable choice for investment after the coronavirus ... More

One quarter of small businesses can't make April lease or mortgage payments — and it won't get much better any time soon.

Canada’s commercial real estate (CRE) sector could reach a record-breaking level of investment in 2020 according to CBRE.

This year should be a good one for Canada’s commercial real estate sector with overall strong performance.