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Canada's Push for Federal Workers to Return to the Office: Impact on Real Estate Remote work, once a temporary response to the pandemic, has solidified its place in Canada’s employment landscape. This shift has significantly influenced both commercial and residential real estate across the country. As the government and businesses redefine the balance between in-office and remote work, the evolving...

The current economic climate presents challenges for business owners looking to buy or lease commercial real estate. With rising interest rates and inflation, costs for financing, construction, and rent have surged, making it crucial for entrepreneurs to be strategic when securing a property. Key Steps for Business Owners Create a Flexible Plan Develop a plan with conservative financial projections. Account...

While real estate investing has faced significant challenges in recent years, it's crucial to recognize that not all markets are the same. Real estate assets often go through cycles—sometimes for years—where they experience periods of both underperformance and outperformance. Yet, media coverage often oversimplifies the real estate sector, portraying it as a uniform investment type that behaves similarly across all...

Imagine a time marked by aggressive lending practices, sharp value adjustments, a severe liquidity shortage, and high borrowing rates. While this could describe the 1990s, it also fits the reality of 2024. The turbulence in Canada’s commercial real estate industry from three decades ago is increasingly viewed as a blueprint for what we are witnessing today and what we can...