Locations
Recent Articles
Stafford and DBS launch partnership for 744 rental units in Toronto
Stafford, DBS launch partnership on 744 GTA rental units
Stafford and DBS Developments are partnering on two Toronto purpose-built rental apartment projects, moving the mutual respect and friendship between the two companies’ principals into a physical manifestation.
RBC's asset management arm opposes H&R REIT takeover
Cole Smead, CEO at Smead Capital Management, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss growing opposition to the proposed takeover of the REIT. RBC's asset management arm and others have declared their intention to vote against the $6.7-billion deal.
Sienna buys Brighton retirement residence for $73.8M
Sienna Senior Living Inc. (SIA-T) has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Brighton Retirement & Active Living, a 165-suite retirement residence in Brighton, Ont., located approximately 150 kilometres east of Toronto, for $73.8 million.
 | CRE Talks Why Canada needs a new growth modelAdam JacobsSenior National Director, Research, Colliers Canada |
How an Ottawa office conversion ended up in receivership
The office building at 495 Richmond Rd. in Ottawa, owned by DOV Capital, was placed under receivership on Sept. 17 by Addenda Capital, after — according to filings in Ontario Superior Court — the conversion commenced without the lender's approval.
IG Wealth exit drives Winnipeg office vacancy past 19%
IG Wealth Management’s relocation of its headquarters from 447 Portage Ave. to 360 Main St. pushed Winnipeg’s class-B office vacancy rate from 13.8 per cent to 19.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2026.
Black Diamond prepares for nation-building boom
A Calgary-based provider of workforce housing says that Canadian efforts to approve and build nation-building infrastructure projects are boosting the need for their modular accommodations. Black Diamond currently has about $2 billion worth of bids submitted around the country.
Foreign homebuyer ban under review as expiry approaches
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the federal government is mulling its options ahead of the expiry of Canada’s foreign homebuyers ban at the end of the year. The federal government banned foreign purchases of residential real estate in 2023.
Couche-Tard acquires 52 Irving Oil sites in Quebec, Ontario
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (ATD-T) has entered into a definitive agreement with Irving Oil to acquire certain retail assets in Québec and Ontario. The transaction includes 50 retail sites already operated by Couche-Tard.
Wild Fork exits Canada, abandoning expansion plans
Wild Fork Foods is exiting the Canadian market and will close its four Ontario stores, ending an expansion effort that began less than four years ago and at one point contemplated a network approaching 30 locations across the province.
Luxury rental vacancies hit double digits, report says
High-end rentals in Canada have a vacancy rate of almost 17 per cent, according to a new report, far above the close to three per cent for more affordable rentals.
Real estate podcasts
The evolving role of government in housing delivery, TUC
What rising rates mean for CRE, CRE Podcast
Why Canada can’t just sprout new cities, Missing Middle Podcast
BOMA names Charlotte Grandy 2026 Emerging Leader
Grandy is the regional manager of property sustainability for BGO, based in its Mississauga office, where she oversees more than 170 office, industrial and retail properties in Ontario and Manitoba, covering approximately 26 million square feet.
Brookfield to buy ESR India warehouse parks in $444M Deal
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. said it has committed US$444 million (43 billion rupees) to acquire and develop ESR India’s portfolio in its first deal for warehousing-focused real estate in the country.
U.S. multifamily regaining its balance as supply wave tapers
The multifamily market is beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel as deliveries slow and rent growth begins to recover — albeit slowly. As multifamily overcomes a supply overhang, quarter-over-quarter rent growth reached 0.3 per cent.
Bridge-to-bridge bet holding off CRE's 'day of reckoning'
U.S. CRE owners stuck with loans they took out when money was cheap are buying time with another short-term loan — paying up now for the flexibility to refinance later — and that is leaving them exposed as borrowing costs climb.
Industry Events
-
Ottawa Real Estate Forum
Oct 20 2026
Rogers Centre, Ottawa -
Greenbuild International Conference & Expo
Oct 20 2026
to Oct 23 2026
Javits Center, NY -
Calgary Real Estate Forum
Oct 22 2026
BMO Centre Expansion, Stampede Grounds -
Global Property Market
Dec 01 2026
Fairmont Royal York -
Real Estate Forum
Dec 02 2026
to Dec 03 2026
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South
Locations
