Canada is ranked fifth among 89 countries and deemed to be highly transparent in JLL’s biennial survey of openness, integrity and credibility in global real estate markets.

Multifamily properties continue to be an investment favourite worldwide, with Canada perhaps demonstrating the hyper version of what’s happening in markets elsewhere.

Mortgage tech is the top draw for tech sector venture capital in Toronto and Vancouver, contrasting with the investment emphasis in major U.S. markets.

Canada outpaced the U.S. in adding per capita grocery retail space last year, with new stores mostly in the discount segment of major players' multi-brand portfolios

Canada's construction industry will face strong demand, modest cost growth, stable prices and continued labour shortages in 2024.

Distressed asset sales were a nominal and relatively consistent fraction of the Canadian commercial investment property market in the first half of 2023.

More than half of hyperscale sites worldwide are located in the United States, but Canada is among nine other countries where JLL analysts identify a development surge underway.

The number of hotel transactions hit a record high globally in 2022, but came with a high proportion of single-asset deals for lower-budget properties.

Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal are categorized as “value” markets, but share that status with nearly 60 per cent of the 134 global markets ranked in JLL's annual survey.

Canada retains its fifth place ranking and its status as a highly transparent real estate market in JLL’s newly released 2022 Global Real Estate Transparency Index.

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.

Canada's multifamily investment volume is up 36 per cent on the 5-year quarterly average, according to JLL’s 2021 mid-year report.

Canadian hotels still aren’t making the Dean’s list for investment performance, but market analysts appear confident that rallying conditions are pushing the sector in a positive direction.

Under COVID-19-induced pressure, investors, lenders and public markets are signalling a preference for multifamily assets. The asset class was the top attractor of investment dollars in Canada’s commercial real estate market during the first half of 2020.

Canada once again places in the top tier of “highly transparent” nations in the newly released 2020 edition of the JLL/LaSalle Global Real Estate Transparency Index.

Commuters’ willingness to jump on the bus, light-rail car or subway is expected to be a driving factor in repopulating office space in some major North American markets, including Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

Fewer than 18 per cent of survey respondents report they have been more productive in home workspaces during the COVID-19 lockdown, but a majority conclude they are at least 80 per cent as productive as in a formal office setting.