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Canada’s Federal Policy Shifts and What They Mean for CRE

  • September 9, 2025
A new prime minister, major housing initiatives and rising trade tensions with the U.S. are reshaping Canada’s policy landscape. At CRE.Converge in Toronto this week, Barry Campbell, president, Campbell Strategies, and Natalie Dash, principal, Campbell Strategies, unpacked what recent political shifts mean for commercial real estate – from federal housing incentives to cross-border trade and energy policy.
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Business person in parking lot

Data Puts Parking Decisions on Fast Forward

  • September 9, 2025
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.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford

Ontario Premier Calls for Competitiveness, Collaboration and Free Trade

  • September 9, 2025
NAIOP was pleased to welcome special guest speaker Ontario Premier Doug Ford,to the CRE.Converge conference in Toronto this week. The premier shared candid insights on Ontario’s growth strategy, his vision for closer U.S.-Canada cooperation, and his concerns about the impact of tariffs on businesses and workers on both sides of the border.
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Beyond Leverage: Three Negotiation Takeaways for CRE Professionals

Beyond Leverage: Three Negotiation Takeaways for CRE Professionals

  • September 9, 2025
Ryan Smith, senior associate for Trammell Crow Company, shared some key negotiating lessons learned through Science Square, a project he’s worked on for the past three years. The innovation district is a partnership between Trammell Crow Company and Georgia Tech that aims to attract health care innovation, life sciences, biotech and medical device innovation to the area. Among the key themes Smith identified were specificity, creativity and partnership.
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Community-driven retail

Build for People: Community-driven Retail at Street Level

  • September 9, 2025
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.
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Federal legislation

Inside Washington: Tax Reform, Incentives and the 2026 Political Landscape

  • September 9, 2025
At CRE Converge in Toronto, NAIOP’s Senior Director of Federal Affairs Eric Schmutz dove into the latest federal legislation impacting the commercial real estate industry. The session centered on a major win for the commercial real estate industry: the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed this summer. The legislation makes several important provisions permanent while introducing new incentives designed to support investment, development and economic growth.
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CIBC Square

Connection Is at the Center of CIBC Square

  • September 9, 2025
CIBC Square is redefining the various ways that downtown Toronto connects. The two-tower, 3-million-square-foot office campus has successfully connected the city’s Financial District, South Core and waterfront. This week, a group of NAIOP Research Foundation Governors received an exclusive tour of CIBC Square as part of NAIOP’s CRE.Converge conference in Toronto.
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Richmond Center

Richmond-Adelaide Centre: High-performance Office in Toronto’s Financial Core

  • September 9, 2025
In the heart of Toronto’s bustling financial district, the Richmond-Adelaide Centre (RAC) has established itself as one of the city’s most significant commercial real estate assets. Owned and managed by Oxford Properties Group, this 2.4-million-square-foot office and retail complex is more than just a workplace – it’s a fully integrated environment that blends modern workspace, retail, wellness and public art into a cohesive destination. As part of the CRE.Converge conference this week in Toronto, commercial real estate leaders from across North America toured the center, with spans five interconnected buildings.
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Warehouse and worker

Industrial Space Demand Forecast: Signs of Stabilization After a Challenging 2025

  • September 8, 2025
The U.S. industrial real estate market is undergoing a period of significant adjustment, according to the newly released NAIOP Industrial Space Demand Forecast, Third Quarter 2025. After years of strong growth, demand slowed markedly in the first half of this year, with absorption turning negative in the second quarter for the first time since 2010. While near-term challenges remain, the report’s authors project a recovery beginning in 2026 as market conditions stabilize.
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Global economy and impact of tariffs

The Messy Middle: Scenario Planning and Strategy in a Shifting Real Estate Market

  • September 4, 2025
On the NAIOP Inside CRE podcast last week, Carey Heyman, managing principal for the real estate industry at CLA, covered key provisions of OB3A (CLA’s internal shorthand for the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) for commercial real estate and shared strategies for balancing tax advantages with the continued uncertainty around tariffs.
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