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“The economist notes $21-billion in commercial real estate assets sold last year, up from $10-billion in 2009. She says the short supply of projects coupled with demand has caused most regional markets to tighten over the past 12-18 months.” (Financial Post: July 12, 2012). Please click link below to view full article: http://business.financialpost.com/2012/07/12/canadian-commercial-real-estate-is-primed-for-growth-td-economist-says/?__lsa=9e362f37 We welcome […]
” Demand for commercial properties remained strong in major Canadian markets in the first half of the year and is expected to continue well into 2013, according to a new study released Wednesday by the realtor group Re/Max. The Re/Max Commercial Investor Report found that almost all markets saw an increase in commercial sales and […]
(Colliers International: October 2, 2012) Please click link to view full article. http://www.collierscanada.com//en/News/2012/Parking%20Survey%202012 We Welcome your comments below.
(Financial Post: October 2, 2012). Please click link to view full article: http://business.financialpost.com/2012/10/02/calgary-montreal-toronto-among We welcome your comments below.
“Ned Goodman, chief executive of Dundee Capital Markets Inc., has made a move into the residential sector with the purchase of Sotheby’s International Realty Canada by one of his companies. Mr. Goodman’s 360 VOX Corp. said it has entered into an agreement to acquire a group of real estate businesses in Canada known as Sotheby’s […]
“Russil Lea, portfolio manager at Nicola Wealth Management. ‘Extremely low benchmark bond yields are effectively motivating retail and institutional investors, such as pension funds and insurance companies, to pursue higher returns elsewhere,” Lea said. “We see investors directing more capital towards investments like real estate, which have the benefit of offering stable, high-yielding and inflation-protected […]
“Canadian real estate investment trusts have rallied to the highest levels in five years as rising occupancy and investor demand for yield outweigh concern the Bank of Canadawill raise interest rates to cool the market…. The investors in properties from shopping centers and office buildings to rental apartments have benefited as the 10-year Canadian bond yield […]
“Canadian apartment REITs are looking like an attractive opportunity, as the possibility of a housing correction in Canada continues to fuel investor concerns…. ‘Our analysis of the current debate around overvaluation of the Canadian housing market leads us to conclude that a correction would not be all that bad for the Canadian rental market,’ said […]
“Over the first 10 months of this year on equally weighted basis, the condo investments returned 7.4% while the REITs returned 21.4%. Going back the full five years, the two condos have returned 10.4% on equally weighted basis, impacted heavily by price declines in Calgary. Toronto condos returned 41.5% over the same period. Still the […]
“It’s just one month, but a new set of numbers from Toronto builders showing condo prices climbing just 2% on a year-over-year basis could make investors think twice. The condominium market in the city, the biggest of its kind in North America for that class of housing, is largely based on a capital appreciation. Most […]
