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 digital ... 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

The amount of office sublease space on the market in downtown Toronto has quadrupled during 2020 to almost 2.5 million square feet, and there’s no short-term turnaround in ... 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 research ... 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 nearly ... More

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

Market conditions are now similar to what they were during the Great Financial Crisis, Colliers said in its new report. ... More

The rise in office vacancy levels nationwide is showing no signs of stopping amid a second wave of COVID-19 infections, according to CBRE Canada. ... More

Experts are warning that the biggest risk for a spike in defaults may not come from mortgages, but from a smaller number of loans made to vulnerable businesses. ... More

TRREB Commercial Network Members reported 3,502,022 square feet of leased space through TRREB's MLS® System in Q2 2020 for all lease ... More

The Liberal administration will be extending its pandemic fiscal assistance program for small businesses to help beleaguered ventures cover September rent costs. ... More

The ban, which will be made retroactive to Sep. 1, will now last until the end of this month ... More

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

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced sovereign wealth funds to think the previously unthinkable. ... More

The second quarter saw the resulting impact from the rapid spread of COVID-19 and mandatory lockdowns that began in mid-March. Working from home became the new normal, streets ... More

Why US major retailers choose bankrupcy protection? Coming very soon to Canada ... ... More

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

Toronto’s commercial segment continues to labour under adverse conditions, with the downtown market recently seeing a spike in office vacancies. ... 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 Bank ... More

Toronto city council voted to make masks mandatory in enclosed, public places last week following recommendations from the medical officer of health. Most of the GTA is moving in ... 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. ... More

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. ... More

The financial situation of every rental property is as different as a fingerprint. Every operator applies their level of experience, understanding, operating sophistication and ... More

A decline in the value of Greater Toronto Area land transactions for multifamily development sites during Q1 2020 can be attributed to the location of the properties, not the ... More

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 about ... 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 sector ... 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. ... More