REALpac
Canadian Property Management
New sustainability report deciphers CRE concerns
REALPAC's newly updated 2024 sustainability report discusses a range of issues that are increasingly being raised in investment decisions and regulatory compliance.
Canadian Property Management
DEI progress harder to see in 2023 survey
A jump in participation makes progress harder to see in findings from the third global survey of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the commercial real estate sector.
Canadian Property Management
Prominent sponsors join CRE’s global DEI survey
An expanded list of industry associations has signed on for the 2023 global survey of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in commercial real estate, more than doubling the slate of sponsors from two years ago.
Canadian Property Management
Range of CRE stakeholders demand ESG metrics
Canada’s leading commercial real estate players are increasingly turning to ESG metrics to track responsiveness to a range of emerging risks and business imperatives.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The path to “Better and More” housing
REALPAC has launched a new campaign highlighting the essential role Canada's rental housing market plays in filling housing need.
Canadian Property Management
Few dramatic reversals foreseen in CRE trends
REALPAC’s 2022 Prospective Survey was conducted in late October, posing questions to chart the commercial real estate industry’s anticipated course over the next five years.
Canadian Property Management
Commercial leases attract political attention
Both the NDP and Green parties float concepts for standardized lease agreements and rent control guidelines in their recently released platforms for the June 2 Ontario election..
Canadian Property Management
Updated model green lease attuned to the 2020s
REALPAC’s newly updated model green lease for Canadian office buildings introduces measures aligned with the broadening demand for ESG reporting and performance outcomes.
Canadian Property Management
Climate change and ESG pervade CRE projections
Climate change is more ominous than the spectre of regulations and taxes for a small majority of commercial real estate leaders responding to REALPAC’s recent survey of their expectations for the next decade.
Canadian Property Management
Accessibility carries a simple business case
Many commercial real estate operators are making the simple business case for buildings that are functional for all potential users. It’s a quest that can begin with simple investigations, simple low-cost measures and simple mindfulness.
Canadian Property Management
Bill Davis held rare BOMA membership status
Former Ontario Premier Bill Davis was an honorary member of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Greater Toronto.
Canadian Property Management
A fine-tune for effective benchmarking
The 2021 versions of REALPAC's normalization methodologies for calculating energy- and water-use intensity address issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and lower occupant densities in office buildings.
Canadian Property Management
CERS uptake falls short of potential
Removing landlords from the application process hasn’t necessarily made the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) more accessible for commercial tenants experiencing pandemic-related financial stress.
Canadian Property Management
COVID-19 clips 2020 investment performance
A ten-year run of capital growth abruptly reversed, resulting in a 7.8 per cent loss of value across the 2,356 assets that the 44 portfolios represented in the Canada Annual Property Index hold.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Multifamily assets surpass 2020 index average
Newly released 2020 investment results find industrial and multifamily assets on the positive side of the national average total return for 2,356 directly held standing assets, which registered -4.1 per cent.
Canadian Property Management
Investment confidence awaits vaccine boost
A surging second wave of COVID-19 tempered investment confidence in commercial real estate during the fourth quarter of 2020.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Landlords would welcome vaccination clinics
Prominent commercial landlords are offering free space to accommodate COVID-19 vaccination clinics and related support services in malls, conference centres, office buildings and other well-located sites throughout Canada.
