Viewpoint Articles
Rental Apartment Fundamentals Remain Resilient Amid a Changing Housing Market
The Canadian housing market is experiencing a period of adjustment. A surge of new supply and a temporary softening in home prices and rents in some major markets have [...]
A New Condo Cycle Is Here: Why Some Developers Are Already Pulling Ahead
In recent years, Canadian condominium apartment developers have demonstrated impressive resilience, overcoming significant financial and planning-related challenges. Despite the pressures of high interest rates, elevated construction costs, and lengthy [...]
What an America-First Trade Policy Could Mean for Canadian Private REITs
The only thing predictable about the current trade war with the U.S. is that it is in a state of flux. The recent upheaval surrounding U.S. trade policy has [...]
End Users’ Growing Influence in the Toronto Condo Market is an Opportunity for Investors
The Toronto new condo market is experiencing a noticeable shift. Historically dominated by investors and speculators, the landscape is evolving as a growing share of end users — those [...]
2025 Canadian Multifamily Investment Trends
As 2025 approaches, Canadian real estate investors are seeing a clarity nearly two years in the making. Interest rates have charted a downward trajectory through the year, [...]
GTHA Rents in Flux? Why Purpose-Built Rentals Remain Resilient
Recent headlines about declining Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) rents have prompted Canadian real estate investors to look closer. While high interest rates have slowed overall rent growth [...]
What Sets Resilient Developers Apart in Uncertain Times for the Condo Market
Canada's real estate market has seen a total of $803 million in distressed property sales in the first half of 2024, according to Colliers International Group, a figure that has [...]
Know Your Alts: A Canadian Perspective on Investing in Foreign Alternative Funds
It’s no secret that foreign private alternative funds have their sights set on Canada. According to a recent study, asset fund managers from the U.S. and Europe are increasing [...]
Faster Approvals, Higher Density: Will Recent Policy Changes Deliver More Homes?
The ever-widening imbalance between Canadian housing supply and demand has the potential to evolve into a generational issue. The affordability of private housing has eroded, putting homeownership out of the [...]
2024 Rental Market Outlook: Key Takeaways from a Record Year
2024 Rental Market Outlook The purpose-built rental market in Canada broke new ground in 2023. Rental vacancy rates fell to a 35-year low, according to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing [...]