Real Estate
Canadian Property Management
Michelle Brown promoted to lead BGO Properties
Michelle Brown has been promoted to the helm of BGO Properties, tasked with overseeing Canadian third-party real estate management.
Canadian Property Management
Clinically fit space on the leasing agenda
A small but noteworthy cohort of tenants will be leasing specialized space as the Ontario government moves toward granting licences for new independently operated surgical and diagnostic clinics.
Canadian Property Management
New tax credits on CRE’s U.S. election wish list
New tax credits for investments in energy efficiency and office-to-residential conversions are on the wish list for commercial real estate ahead of the United States election.
Canadian Property Management
Canada aims to foster decarbonization capital
The Canadian government promotes a standardized approach for categorizing sustainable investment and verifying its credibility for market participants.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Investigators seek input on property controls
The Competition Bureau is continuing to examine the use of exclusivity clauses and land covenants in Canadian grocery retailing via a newly issued call-out for input from the real estate sector.
Canadian Property Management
Canadian GRESB participation up again in 2024
Canadian participation in the GRESB global assessment and benchmark for the ESG performance of commercial real estate portfolios grew in step with worldwide trends in 2024.
Canadian Property Management
Slate Asset Management sheds office holdings
Slate Asset Management will sell its interest in an 11-building office portfolio located in midtown Toronto and Ottawa, in keeping with a sharpened focus on what it defines as “essential” real estate.
REMI Network
CDPQ to back decarbonization fund for U.S. CRE
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Nuveen Green Capital have launched a USD $600-million fund to finance decarbonization and resiliency projects in U.S.-based commercial real estate.
Canadian Property Management
New supply pads office and industrial inventory
More than 5.7 million square feet of office space and nearly 21 million square feet of industrial space have been newly delivered to the national market during the the first three quarters of 2024.
Canadian Property Management
Fastidious work lies ahead of AI advancement
Early adopters and enthusiasts in the commercial real estate industry cite AI's possibilities for portfolio management, risk management, valuation and assessing investment performance.
Canadian Property Management
Canada highly transparent for CRE investors
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.
Canadian Property Management
Real estate underperforms in pension fund mix
The real estate asset class is currently taking its turn as the underperforming piece in large Canadian pension funds' diversified mix of holdings.
Canadian Property Management
UK looks to investor role models in Canada
Canada’s largest pension funds have been identified as investor role models as the new government of the United Kingdom looks to catalyze economic growth.
Canadian Property Management
Canada’s share of global CRE value nudges up
Global investment property transaction volume dropped by 48 per cent last year, but deal-makers appeared somewhat more amenable in Canada, which posted one of the highest turnover ratios.
Canadian Property Management
OSCRE sets principles for AI in data management
The Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate underscores AI's potential to advance data management capabilities, provided it is grounded in an ethical, standardized, industry-approved approach.
Canadian Property Management
New green buildings strategy mostly a rehash
The Canadian government’s newly released green buildings strategy contains little that is actually new for commercial real estate or public sector facilities.
Canadian Property Management
Interest rate cut emits positive signal for CRE
Practical impacts on the cost of debt aren’t expected to flow through to the market for a few more months, but economists suggest the apparent momentum of falling rates should provide a psychological lift for investors.
