Reinvesting in Canada’s existing office buildings for the future of work
As the vacancy gap widens between prime and legacy space, owners must prioritize capital reinvestment Peter Costa and Anthony Fallone, QuadReal Property Group, October 21, 2026 GUEST SUBMISSION: Canada’s workplace is evolving. As organizations adapt to changing employee expectations and cities continue to grow, conversations about the future of office have largely focused on what comes next. New developments, emerging workplace trends and evolving tenant expectations continue to shape...
read moreBILD: Why a sustainable and predictable housing market should be our goal
We need elected officials who are pro-housing Dave Wilkes, Published Oct 16, 2026 On October 26, voters across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) will decide who they think will best represent them and their interests over the next four years within municipal government. Ahead of any election, I use this space to discuss important housing matters and perspectives that impact GTA residents. Given that this will be my last column ahead of election day, my final message to voters is to remember that...
read moreRESCON: True cost of a housing crisis runs deep
The result is not merely economic hardship. It is persistent stress, insecurity and a diminished quality of life. Author of the article: Richard Lyall, Published Oct 09, 2026 The real cost of Canada’s housing crisis can now be measured in something far more important than dollars and cents: the health, stability and well-being of Canadians. Often, the magnitude of the problem is gauged by the price of a home, the cost of renting or number of residential starts. But while these metrics matter,...
read moreCollapse of an affordable housing dream
John Lorinc, Toronto, Special to The Globe and Mail, Published October 1, 2026 It was, and may still be, the home-building industry’s version of the chicken-and-egg quandary. When Leith Moore, an architect and infill developer, in 2021 decided to take a run at constructing modular housing, his firm tapped into a stream of small-scale affordable projects backed by governments or non-profits aiming to build quickly. Their “volumetric” components – rooms, effectively – could be built in a...
read moreFederal government looks to usher in new students as 700K tradespeople expected to retire by 2030
By Adrian Ghobrial, Updated: September 24, 2026 WHITBY, Ont. – With a wrench in hand, second-year Electric Vehicle Technician students at Ontario’s Durham College are hoping that all their hard work will help them fasten their future career choice. The program is only in its second year, though its gaining plenty of buzz around campus and enrollment demand has risen year over year. “It’s the direction that everything is going,” proclaims Durham College Hybrid Electric Vehicle Professor,...
read moreThe $500B Push That Could Redraw Canada’s CRE Map
By: Joel Bowey, September 18, 2026 By the end of the Canada Investment Summit this week, the number attached to Canada’s latest investment push had climbed to nearly $500B. Adam Jacobs was looking somewhere else: the map. “I think we might see some legitimately new markets emerge,” the head of research in Canada at Colliers told Connect. The federal figure is not $500B of construction spending. It includes investment commitments and lending capacity across infrastructure, energy, critical...
read moreTariffs on U.S. homebuilding materials will raise costs, industry warns
Rachelle Younglai, Real Estate Reporter, Published September 11, 2026 Stainless steel sinks, plywood and other homebuilding products from the U.S. will be hit with tariffs up to 50 per cent because of the trade war, driving up construction costs when the building industry has already been dealing with years of rising expenses. The Canadian countertariffs on $28-billion of U.S. goods took effect on Tuesday and cover hundreds of items, including key homebuilding components such as heating and...
read more‘Eviscerated’: US President Donald Trump fumes over defiant Canada’s move
The one country that called Donald Trump’s bluff and didn’t blink is hopelessly outnumbered – and yet somehow still winning. By Jamie Seidel, August 30, 202 ANALYSIS “They are one of the worst countries in the world to deal with … and this has gone on for many years,” US President Donald Trump accused. Canada’s being difficult. Prime Minister Mark Carney is refusing to “bend the knee”. But he’s being polite about it. “We cannot accept what the US has offered,” he writes, “and we will not give...
read moreBank of Canada Research Warns Rate Cuts Can Worsen Housing Affordability
By: Stephen Punwasi, August 21, 2026 A new independent staff study from Canada’s central bank aims to help clarify the impact of low rates on housing. Bank of Canada (BoC) researchers found that supply and demand both get a boost with rate cuts. Demand responds almost immediately, but supply follows nearly two years later. If affordability is the goal, monetary policy is the wrong tool, warns the researchers. BoC Finds Lower Rates Stimulate Demand Faster Than Supply Central banks lower...
read moreCanada’s housing market to ‘remain subdued’ for rest of year: CMHC
Economic uncertainty weighs on home buying decisions. By Joel Schlesinger for the Calgary Herald, Published Aug 13, 2026 Slow population growth, high borrowing costs and economic uncertainty are likely to continue weighing on Canada’s housing market for the remainder of 2026, a new report has forecast. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. released its 2026 Housing Market Outlook Mid-Year Update in late July, noting that several market and economic headwinds will dampen demand for housing across...
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