Canada Will Soon Spend 1 in 3 Dollars on Debt & Elderly Benefits
Stephen Punwasi, May 7, 2026 Canada’s debt problems are approaching the point of no return, likely cementing the end of the low-rate era. The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) broke down federal spending and revenue for 2026-27. While critics focus on corporate welfare and loose spending, the real issue is much worse. The data reveals that over a quarter of revenue is already allocated to debt and elderly benefits. That amount is set to surge to over a third of all revenue by the end of the...
read moreCanadian Office Vacancy Expected To Hit Pre-Pandemic Levels By 2029
The national office vacancy rate in Canada peaked in 2025 at 14.9%, but is now on the decline again. Howard Chai, May 08, 2026 Six years later, office markets across the country (and beyond) are still feeling the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which changed the world forever by making remote work mainstream. But things are on the upswing. In Q1 2020, at the onset of the pandemic, the national office vacancy rate was just under 8% according to commercial real estate services firm Colliers....
read moreCanada’s mid-size cities are growing like big ones — and running into the same fights
From Halifax to Kelowna, denser housing is reshaping mid-size cities to grow up, instead of out Colin Butler · CBC News · Posted: May 06, 2026 For generations, growth in many Canadian cities meant the same thing: new subdivisions at the edge of town, detached homes, longer roads and outward expansion. Now, rising land costs, changing affordability pressures, population growth and public policies have pushed builders to add more multi-unit housing, not just newer subdivisions at the edges of...
read moreCutsey to Succeed Kenney as CEO of CAPREIT
By: Monte Stewart, May 8, 2026 Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (CAPREIT) has announced that president and CEO Mark Kenney will retire on July 2 and be succeeded by Brad Cutsey. Kenney will also resign from the board, with Cutsey set to join it on the same date. “I have greatly enjoyed the nearly 30 years I have spent with CAPREIT,” said Kenney. “I would like to thank our board and management for their collaboration and partnership throughout my time as CEO. I know...
read moreWEEK OF MAY 11, EVENTS WITH JILLIAN KATZENBACK
Events for the week of May 11, 2026 2026 RHC Conference – HDAA Meeting – The Brott Music Festival – 2026 BILD Awards Show – 2026 HDAA Golf – 2026 Greenwin Cares Golf Classic – 2026 FRPO Charity Golf Classic – 2026 NAIOP Golf – 2026 Cohen Highley Charity Golf – 2026 RHPNS Awards Gala, Dinner and...
read moreNearly 1 In 19 Greater Toronto Rental Units Sit Vacant—More On The Way
Stephen Punwasi, May 1, 2026 Greater Toronto’s rental shortage is now a distant memory, but the rents have yet to adjust. Urbanation data reveals the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) has seen a sharp uptick in rental vacancies in Q1 2026. The sticker price of rents hasn’t moved much, but incentives are growing as landlords position the slump as temporary. That may be wishful thinking with record supply still in the pipeline. Nearly 1 In 19 of Toronto’s Rental Apartments Sit Vacant ...
read moreBrick-and-mortar retail resilient as macroeconomic storm clouds gather
Population growth drives retail traffic and demand for space Howard Chai, May 1, 2026 Online shopping has been the bogeyman of brick-and-mortar retailers since well before the COVID-19 pandemic forced everybody online. But the reports of the death of in-person retail were greatly exaggerated. “We’re always talking about the demise of retail because of e-commerce, but it’s persevered over the years,” said Raymond Wong, vice-president of data solutions with Altus Group. A survey of investment...
read moreMarket Factors: M&A activity and better returns ahead for the REIT sector
Scott Barlow, Market Strategist, Published April 29, 2026 This Market Factors starts by making income investors happy with a bullish, M&A-focused bull case for REITs and moves on to a bear case for developing world equities. The diversion covers a terrifying list of painful surgeries and there’s Quick Hits as always. Income investing Scarce REITs make takeout prices higher CIBC analyst Dean Wilkinson thinks investors should brace for more merger and acquisition activity in the REIT sector...
read moreBank of Canada flags condo glut as new drag on growth
Central bank warned housing slump and tariffs threaten Canada’s fragile recovery By Liezel Once, 01 May 2026 The Bank of Canada held its policy rate at 2.25%, but its April Monetary Policy Report put housing and a buildup of small condos at the centre of a weaker growth story for the next two years. Against a backdrop of US tariffs, trade uncertainty and the war in the Middle East, the central bank said residential real estate has shifted from an engine of expansion to a brake on the wider...
read moreWEEK OF MAY 4, EVENTS WITH JILLIAN KATZENBACK
Events for the week of May 4, 2026 2026 RHC Conference – HDAA Meeting – ARLA Trade Show – The Brott Music Festival – 2026 BILD Awards Show – 2026 HDAA Golf – 2026 Greenwin Cares Golf Classic – 2026 FRPO Charity Golf Classic – 2026 NAIOP Golf – 2026 Cohen Highley Charity Golf – 2026 RHPNS Awards Gala, Dinner and...
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