The Canadian and U.S. real estate markets continue to move on distinct but parallel trajectories, shaped by interest rates, investor sentiment, capital structures and local regulation. That distinction is due to the delta between interest rates in both countries, said Jeff Wagner, senior managing director, IPA markets, Marcus & Millichap, during a session this week at CRE.Converge in Toronto.
Weather and climate disasters result in catastrophic insurance losses, from wildfires to floods, winter storms and tornadoes. They’re increasing in frequency, with so-called 100-year floods now happening several times in a decade. In a CRE.Converge panel this week in Toronto, four climate and sustainability experts gathered to discuss how commercial real estate assets are impacted in an era of climate change.
Commercial real estate has faced challenges in the last year due to an uncertain macroeconomic environment and demographic shifts, said Peter Norman, vice president and economic strategist, Altus Group, at NAIOP’s CRE.Converge conference this week in Toronto.
Since the first wave of the data center boom in the early 2010s, when fiber optic technology separated from copper and could carry large amounts of data, this evolving sector of commercial real estate has become an area of major focus today, especially when it comes to building with sustainability in mind.
Some people have mastered the kitchen-table commute. If the office is going to win them back, it has to make the day better: an easier trip in, a welcome that feels human, and tools and rooms that work from the moment you arrive.
North America’s first mass timber constructed warehouse in Brampton, Canada, was profiled at NAIOP’s CRE.Converge conference this week in Toronto. Bulit by Prologis, the 246,000-square-foot facility was made using glued-laminated timber columns and beams, three-ply cross-laminated timber roof panels and SIN beams.
When it comes to the movement of capital, the current sentiment is a selective, more cautious approach to real estate investing compared to the previous low-interest environments just three to five years ago. This was the consensus of a panel of experts at NAIOP’s CRE.Converge this week in Toronto.
The workday often begins on a parking ramp, not a lobby. That roll under the gate decides a lot: does it feel easy and welcoming, or like one more hurdle in the day? At CRE.Converge 2025 in Toronto, a panel led by Matt Williams, executive vice president at Impark, made a simple case: treat parking like a guest experience and a business lever, not a utility.
People don’t remember square footage. Instead, they remember familiar baristas and quick, passing hellos that turn into plans. Build for those scenes and the places weave into the neighborhood, creating a second home that holds value because people use it.
A recent Wall St. Journal article reported that the U.S. industrial real estate sector has struggled for the past three years, reaching an 11-year high of 7.6% nationally – causing owners, investors and developers to take pause. But the numbers don’t always tell the full story. In fact, many U.S. industrial real estate markets are reverting to their historically healthy levels of supply and demand.