Halifax landlords owning thousands of units report lower annual rent increases in 2025
Demand remains for its more affordable apartments across Canada, Killam says Andrew Lam CBC News Posted: Mar 23, 2026 Two large corporate landlords owning a combined 9,008 rental units in Halifax are reporting smaller annual increases in their average rents for 2025 than the previous year. Canadian Apartment Properties (CAPREIT) saw a steep decline, with the company’s average rent in Halifax of $1,713 at the end of 2025 being 3.9 per cent higher than the year before. That’s about...
read moreWhat government programs may be cut in Carney’s spending review
Here’s a breakdown of what could be slashed at four federal departments. By Matteo Cimellaro, Ben Andrews, Published Mar 22, 2026 While the federal government has gradually released more information about its budget cuts, public sector unions have sounded the alarm over the impact those reductions could have on social programs. With the release of departmental spending plans on March 13 came more details about what programs may be cut in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s spending review....
read moreThe Property/Casualty Insurance Market – Soft!
Andreas Schwartze, MBA, CIP The insurance buyer is in charge again! It happens when economies falter and there’s no question that the Canadian economy is stalled badly. Gross domestic product is growing at under 1%, productivity is falling and, most disturbing, the engine of our economic prosperity is rooted in the world of small business. The number of small businesses that are closing currently exceeds the number of new businesses being registered, many of which are self incorporations...
read moreBILD: Let’s not miss a historic opportunity to create lasting change
Reforming the development charge system would give new homebuyers better access to more affordable housing Dave Wilkes, Published Mar 06, 2026 As Canada’s housing industry continues to grapple with affordability pressures, record-low new home sales, supply constraints, and slow policy implementation, there comes a rare silver lining in the form of a massive opportunity to make lasting change to how we fund growth in Ontario. Announced in the fall federal budget, the government has earmarked...
read moreWidespread RTO Mandates to Spur Tight Office Market Conditions
By: Monte Stewart, February 27, 2026 Return-to-office mandates across Canada are expected to tighten office-market conditions in major cities this year, according to a new report from Royal LePage Commercial. The brokerage said the office sector continues to evolve as long-term pandemic impacts and shifting workplace strategies reshape how and where businesses operate heading into 2026. “Much like the residential real estate sector, broader economic uncertainty has weighed on commercial real...
read moreOttawa working with provinces to reduce developer fees, says housing minister
Housing Minister Gregor Robertson deflects on past statement that average home prices must fall in Canada Jami Makan, Feb 20, 2026 The federal government is in discussions with the provinces to jointly fund housing infrastructure and bring down developer fees, Canada’s housing minister told an industry audience Friday. The two levels of government could jointly invest up to $25 billion to fund infrastructure such as water, transit and community centres, Housing Minister Gregor Robertson told a...
read moreSeniors housing entering new phase after recovery in 2025
Transaction activity set to rebound on strong fundamentals Howard Chai, Feb 12, 2026 There’s always optimism at the start of a new year, but those in the seniors housing sector are feeling particularly bullish as a result of market trends and a set of core fundamentals. “Seniors housing has been one of the top-performing commercial real estate sub-asset classes, but it has not taken a linear path here,” said Sean McCrorie, vice-chair and practice leader for Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.’s...
read moreMacklem says loss of CUSMA would mean recession for the Canadian economy
But that’s not the Bank of Canada’s base-case scenario, despite a recent flare up in trade tensions By Jordan Gowling Published Feb 06, 2026 The Canadian economy would likely fall into recession if the country loses preferential trade access to the United States under the Canada-United-States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), but that is not the Bank of Canada‘s base-case scenario despite a recent flare up in trade tensions, governor Tiff Macklem said this week. In an interview with the...
read more‘Bad news’ GDP puts Bank of Canada’s growth estimates in the crosshairs, economists say
‘The monthly data for November is grimmer than it first appears’ By Gigi Suhanic Published Jan 30, 2026 The Canadian economy could struggle to meet the Bank of Canada‘s latest predictions for growth after gross domestic product (GDP) for November undershot estimates, say economists. Economic growth was flat in November, slightly undershooting estimates for GDP to rise 0.1 per cent, but better than the 0.3 per cent contraction in October. Statistics Canada estimates the economy...
read moreAfter Years Of Remote Work, Toronto’s Office Market Is Heating Up
The RTO trend is reversing years of near-stagnant activity in the downtown commercial real estate scene, but the road back to the office hasn’t been seamless. Teagan Sliz January 23, 2026 In early January, the Ford government’s return-to-office (RTO) mandate took effect, ordering 60,000 public servants back to the office. The move culminates more than a year of RTO mandates from big names in tech and finance, reaching a fever pitch in late 2025, and has put a significant amount of pressure on...
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