Retailers face tougher search for space as construction drops to 10-year low: JLL
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press, published Oct. 2, 2026. TORONTO — Store owners might be having a harder time finding rental property as the amount of retail space under construction in major Canadian markets dropped to its lowest level in a decade. Commercial real estate firm JLL says retail construction starts amounted to 1.5 million square feet in the first half of this year. That was down from 2.7 million square feet a year prior and 5.3 million square feet in the first half of 2016....
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 moreOffice demand surges, but Canada’s older buildings miss the rebound
A widening split in Canada’s office market carries fresh risks for commercial lenders By Liezel Once, 02 Oct. 2026 Canada’s office market logged a fifth straight quarter of positive demand in the third quarter of 2026. The recovery, however, is concentrating in the country’s best buildings and leaving older stock behind, according to new data from commercial real estate firm CBRE. Net absorption, which measures the change in occupied office space from one quarter to the next,...
read moreRental developers put projects on hold as costs rise, CMHC survey finds
A CMHC survey finds rising costs are prompting developers to delay projects and reduce unit sizes, even as new supply helps ease pressure on rents. Written by CMT Team September 29, 2026 New rental supply is helping cool rents in parts of Canada, but rising development costs are making the next round of projects harder to build, according to a survey commissioned by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Some 72% of respondents said they had paused or cancelled projects in their pipelines in...
read moreWEEK OF OCTOBER 5, EVENTS WITH JILLIAN KATZENBACK
Events for the week of October 5, 2026 MAC Awards – ARLA Webinars – RHPNS Women in Industry Luncheon – 2026 Informa Buildings Show – CCI Race to the AGM – 2026 ACMO – CCI Condo Conference – CREDA Lunch & CREDA CRE8 Summit – ULI Toronto Annual Trends in Real Estate – CHBA National Awards – 2026 Alberta Buildex...
read moreDespite Montreal’s shortage of rental housing, developers struggle to fill units in new buildings
High vacancy rates raise questions about whether the right housing is being built and whether it’s too expensive. By Leora Schertzer, Last Updated: September 23, 2026 Competition in Montreal’s rental market has tightened over the last decade, yet many apartments in new buildings sit empty. According to a survey from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., the vacancy rate in 2025 for rental units in new builds (constructed between 2022 and 2025) across Montreal was 8.4 per cent. That was...
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 moreVaughn Palmer: First few days of B.C. campaign a disaster for David Eby
Opinion: NDP calls an election two days after Findlay quits, then complains Conservatives are running with an interim leader By Vaughn Palmer, Published Sep 26, 2026 VICTORIA — The New Democrats set a new low for shamelessness this week when they complained that the B.C. Conservatives were being led in the election by a mere interim leader, not a permanent one. NDP Leader David Eby had called the snap election Tuesday, a mere 48 hours after Kerry Lynne Findlay resigned the Conservative party...
read moreMayor promises to go after ‘slumlords’ with proactive inspections of problem apartments
Chow has continued to aggressively court renter votes after the cohort showed up for her in the 2023 mayoral byelection Aidan Chamandy, Sep 25, 2026 TORONTO – Olivia Chow promised to “go after slumlords” by establishing a new unit dedicated to bolstering property standards enforcement in Toronto apartment buildings if she’s reelected on Oct. 26. The move continues Chow’s aggressive courtship of renters during her three-year term — which includes moves like a new renoviction bylaw — after...
read moreWEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28, EVENTS WITH JILLIAN KATZENBACK
Events for the week of September 28, 2026 2026 Breast Ball Charity Golf – MAC Awards – ARLA Webinars – RHPNS Women in Industry Luncheon – 2026 Informa Buildings Show – CCI Race to the AGM –2026 ACMO – CCI Condo Conference – CREDA Lunch & CREDA CRE8 Summit – ULI Toronto Annual Trends in Real Estate – CHBA National Awards – 2026 Alberta Buildex...
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