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Title Properties finds success in challenging Calgary office market
Title Properties finds success in tough Calgary office market
At a time when many major institutional players were pulling back from Calgary’s downtown office market, a relatively new player – Vancouver-based Title Properties – saw opportunity where others saw retreat.
Foreign student cuts hit Vancouver office leasing market
Post-secondary educational institutions, which had been helping drive new leasing and lower office vacancy rates in prime Vancouver buildings, are now putting large chunks of space onto the sublet market in the wake of government cuts to foreign student quotas.
KingSett buys downtown Montreal office building for $101M
KingSett has acquired the office building at 1200 McGill College for $101 million from Busac. The 24-storey downtown building comprises 240,000 square feet of office space and 73,000 square feet of retail space.
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Residential developers cut jobs as downturn deepens
Mattamy Homes, Great Gulf, Polygon Realty Ltd. and Wesgroup Properties are among developers that have cut jobs. Preconstruction sales brokerages such as Hirsch & Associates, MLA Canada Realty and Rennie & Associates Realty Ltd. have also laid off staff.
TikTok races the clock against Canada-wide shutdown order
TikTok says Vancouver-based employees and cultural funding are at risk while the company hopes to meet with the federal government to reverse a shutdown order of all operations in Canada. The company has offices in Toronto and Vancouver.
Unemployment rate surprisingly drops to 6.9% in June
Canada’s unemployment rate surprisingly dropped a tick to 6.9 per cent in June as employment increased in wholesale and retail trade and health care and social assistance, data showed on Friday.
Logistics firms take interest in Metro Van. industrial leasing
The second quarter of this year saw logistics tenants taking an interest in industrial leasing. But a Q2 industrial report from Cushman & Wakefield reveals vacancy rising to 3.9 per cent.
B.C. mall sale shows investor interest in secondary markets
Retail properties have led investment activity across B.C. over the past 18 months, and the boom recently hit Salmon Arm. The Mall at Piccadilly, a 226,213-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping centre, sold May 23 for an undisclosed sum.
Canada Goose’s private equity backer weighs stake sale
Canada Goose Holdings' controlling shareholder, Bain Capital, is considering a sale of its stake in the luxury parka-maker. Bain is working with advisers as it considers selling part or all of its holding. Canada Goose has 74 stores worldwide.
Vancouver approves two-tower plan for McDonald's site
Vancouver City Council unanimously approved the rezoning application to redevelop the 1.15-acre McDonald's property at 1527 Main St. into a mixed-use development entailing a 21-storey tower and a 17-storey tower, connected by a seven-storey podium.
Simple Life aims to build sustainable prefab housing - quickly
Delivering sustainable homes at speed is the driving mindset for Simple Life Homes, a growing Brighton, Ont.-based prefabricated homebuilder that seeks to serve a range of customers.
Investors eye multifamily properties in Northern B.C.
Recent deals for purpose-built rental buildings in Prince George point to the opportunities for multifamily investors in secondary markets. “Yields make sense in Prince George,” said Peter Seed of NAI Commercial.
First of three towers in Kelowna is welcoming residents
The first of what are expected to be three towers within the Water Street by the Park development is welcoming its first residents. Project founder Anthony Beyrouti said the first buyers in the 24-storey tower received their keys Tuesday.
CRE titans prominent on list of 25 richest people in Quebec
A billion dollars – that's the entry price for The Gazette’s inaugural Rich List, which ranks the province’s 25 wealthiest individuals and families. At the top is Alain Bouchard, whose estimated $9B fortune began with a single store in 1980.
Ex-MLSE head denies U.S. bid-rigging allegations
Former Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment head Tim Leiweke is contesting allegations in the U.S. that he conspired to rig bidding for a Texas university arena, saying that having discussions with another company about a business partnership is not illegal.
U.S. warehouse vacancy at highest point in 11 years
President Donald Trump’s tariff battles and trade policies have sent a chill across the U.S. industrial real estate market, with vacancies hitting a high not seen since 2014. The overall U.S. industrial vacancy rate reached 7.1 per cent in Q2.
Ferrero to buy cereal giant WK Kellogg in $3.1-billion deal
Italian confectioner Ferrero, known for brands like Nutella, is buying the century-old U.S. cereal company WK Kellogg. The transaction includes the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of WK Kellogg Co.’s portfolio of breakfast cereals across the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.
Los Angeles office sales maintain strong momentum
Los Angeles carried forward the solid pace it established last year, according to the latest Yardi Research data. Investor appetite remained steady through the first five months of the year, with sales volume surpassing US$1 billion.
Pretium walks away from $1.4B U.K. portfolio deal
A U.S. private equity firm has walked away from a US$1.4B (£1B) deal to buy a major portfolio of U.K. single-family rental homes and the company that manages them due to macroeconomic uncertainty.
Industry Events
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CRE.Converge 2025
Sep 08 2025
to Sep 10 2025
Sheraton Centre Toronto
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Canadian Apartment Investment Conference
Sep 11 2025
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
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BOMEX Halifax 2025
Sep 15 2025
to Sep 17 2025
Halifax Convention Centre
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Ottawa Real Estate Forum
Oct 09 2025
Rogers Centre, Ottawa
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Saskatchewan Real Estate Forum
Oct 16 2025
TCU Place, Saskatoon
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