Searching for ""
LG leases almost 1M sq. ft. in Nicola’s King City business park
LG Electronics Canada has leased 984,176 square feet in the King Jane Business Park in King City, Ont. to serve as its distribution hub, a transaction which represents Nicola Real Estate’s largest leasing, to date, by square footage.
Westcliff pushes west with Kingsway Mall acquisition in Edmonton
Westcliff Management Ltd. announced this morning it has acquired Kingsway Mall in Edmonton, expanding the Montreal-based real estate development, investment and property management firm's national retail footprint.
Ishak new CIO at Teranet; Lefebvre promoted at BTB; Samuels named COO at Tribe and more
Teranet appoints a new CIO, while BTB is promoting a new EVP, CFO and COO. Other announcements include Tribe’s COO, a new co-head for Firm Capital, a VP for CBRE’s Toronto office and a new trustee for Margaux REIT.
Oxford buys class-A office complex in Boston Seaport for $599M
Oxford Properties Group has acquired One Marina Park Drive — an 18-storey, approximately 500,000-square-foot class-A office building in Boston’s Seaport District — from Clarion Partners for roughly $599 million (US$435 million).
The data used to make CRE decisions is more important than ever
In this column, I usually provide a number of data points and insights to digest as you look across office, industrial, retail and multi-residential real estate.
Canadian cities take 6 of top-15 spots in ranking of tech talent markets
Eight Canadian cities rank among the top 50 North American technology employment markets, including six in the top 15, in CBRE’s 13th annual Scoring Tech Talent report.
Automotive Properties REIT Q2 revenue jumps 22.8% to $30.2M
Automotive Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (APR-UN-T) generated strong year-over-year growth in rental revenue, cash net operating income (NOI) and adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) in the three- and six-month fiscal periods ended June 30.
Tilt to multifamily in Southwestern Ontario is testing traditional residential models
GUEST SUBMISSION: Purpose-built rental housing has become a dominant form of new housing in Southwestern Ontario, especially in London. The next phase will reward developers who understand local demand, not those who simply add more doors.
Avison Young expects new capital infusion to put it on growth track
Avison Young has reached a deal for an infusion of capital from a group of mostly Wall Street-based investors to help strengthen the company's finances and provide what it expects to be fresh liquidity for growth, profitability and long-term value.
Wine and warehouses with Prologis’ Bill Bates
Jean-Marc Dubé and Arnold Fox sit down with Bill Bates, vice president, investment officer with Prologis, to discuss the changes, challenges and future Canada's industrial and logistics market is facing.
Margaux REIT tops 1,000 storage units with Saint-Basile acquisition
Margaux REIT (ALFA-UN-X) has invested $12.5 million to purchase Mini-Entrepôt St-Basile, a self-storage property in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, on Montreal’s South Shore. The 500-unit facility is fully leased with a waiting list.
Denciti leans into workforce housing with B.C. multires offering
Denciti Development Corp. is readying for residents this fall at its new purpose-built rental community in Esquimalt, B.C. The 135-unit Anchor is geared toward the needs of healthcare, defence and skilled trades workers in the Greater Victoria area.
GWLRA unveils plan for downtown Toronto’s Canada Life campus
GWL Realty Advisors (GWLRA) is submitting a rezoning application to the City of Toronto for the Canada Life campus of buildings in the city’s downtown core to allow for potential future intensification with new residential and commercial uses.
Peakhill Opportunity REIT acquires its first two properties
Peakhill Capital’s Peakhill Opportunity REIT (P-REIT), which launched in January to acquire and manage income-generating apartment assets across the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding regions, has closed on its first property purchases.
Montoni industrial condos a 'strategic advantage' for SMEs
Montoni has launched a line of industrial condos — commercial buildings typically between 60,000 to 100,000 square feet that can be laid out like a townhome community — with small- and medium-sized businesses in search of flexibility as the target audience.
Buildings built for yesterday: Designing for a future that refuses to repeat the past
As Canada's climate changes, CRE owners are beginning to rethink the assumptions behind their buildings. The summer air is alive with the sound of cicadas. The sun hangs high, relentless and unfiltered, warming rooftops, pavements and everything in between.
Altrio launches new deal sourcing and screening platform
Property technology firm Altrio — which provides software and data solutions to the global real estate investment, lending and brokerage industries — is launching a new artificial intelligence-driven product called Altrio Pro to improve the efficiency of deal sourcing and screening.
Elysium moving forward with Toronto PBR projects of 36 and 70 storeys
Elysium Investments has received Toronto city council approval for two highrise purpose-built rental developments. The 70-storey project on Isabella Street and the 36-storey building on Glenavy Avenue will offer a combined 928 units.
GO REIT-led group to acquire H&R REIT for $6.7 billion
Toronto-based H&R REIT is to be acquired in a $6.7B deal which will see its portfolio divided amongst a group of buyers in Canada and the U.S. The transaction will create Canada's second largest publicly traded residential REIT.
McGill launches new analyst program revolutionizing CRE recruiting
McGill doesn't offer a dedicated CRE program, so its students built one themselves. The McGill Real Estate Club's inaugural Junior Analyst Program put 16 students through a real deal-analysis gauntlet, ending with a live pitch inside Scotiabank's Montreal CRE office.
Ottawa is rethinking the foreign buyer ban; it should look at where the money flows
GUEST SUBMISSION: Canada’s foreign buyers ban was sold as a protection for Canadian buyers, and while the rationale was valid at the time, it’s done little to correct the market’s larger structural problems.
Metro Vancouver industrial demand drives new Grosvenor lease
Grosvenor Property Canada has signed a 10-year lease with construction company Doka for a 15-acre industrial site on Annacis Island, the latest in a pair of major transactions that underscore continued demand for industrial space in Metro Vancouver.
Two new VPs at Leyad; Teranet CEO retiring; CFO transition at Altus and more
Two new seniors VPs for Leyad and the CEO of Teranet will step down after 13 years at the top. Other appointments include a new CFO for Altus, new Toronto VP for Prologis; new executives at Partner and Fiera.
Forum acquires first properties with newly created PBSA fund
Forum Student Living Fund I, along with sponsor Forum Asset Management, have closed its inaugural capital raise after securing $46.7 million in total gross equity proceeds in about two months.
Ontario needs a better way to finance the infrastructure that unlocks housing
GUEST SUBMISSION: Ontario’s housing debate rightly focuses on supply. Zoning, approvals, construction costs, interest rates and development charges all matter. But a less visible constraint matters just as much: how we pay for the infrastructure that makes new communities possible.
Industry Events
-
Canadian Apartment Investment Conference
Sep 09 2026
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North -
RealREIT
Sep 16 2026
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North -
Winnipeg Real Estate Forum
Sep 17 2026
RBC Convention Centre, MB -
BOMEX Ottawa 2026
Sep 22 2026
to Sep 24 2026
Rogers Centre Ottawa -
Québec City Real Estate Forum
Sep 29 2026
Québec City Convention Centre
