Stay informed on the latest trends shaping Canada’s real estate and economic landscape. From investment strategies and market forecasts to policy shifts and emerging challenges, this edition of Briefcase delivers key insights to help you navigate 2025 with confidence.

Briefs

Explore key insights on real estate investment, commercial mortgages, ESG adoption, and market disruptions. From U.S. tariff impacts to Canada’s housing challenges, this edition unpacks the trends shaping the real estate landscape.

• What real estate debt can do for your portfolio _ Canadian Family Offices

• The Case For ESG Adoption _ CBRE

• Canada’s home building industry says tariff chaos will slow new investment - The Globe and Mail

• Bill Bewick The U.S. tariff threat could break Canada—or be a blessing in disguise The Hub

• How family offices invest in real estate _ Canadian Family Offices

• Censorious greenwashing amendment put a chill on public discourse _ National Post

• A Commercial Mortgage Fund Primer - Ripsman_Fitzpatrick _ Canadian Family Offices

• Is it time to get out of—or get into—the U.S. real estate market_ _ Canadian Family Offices

• Managing Commercial Mortgages Through a Market Disruption _ IMC

• High housing costs make it hard to move for desirable jobs _ CMHC

• Why Canada is a land of real estate opportunity _ IMC

• Commercial Mortgages In A Post-Pandemic World _ IMC

• Canadian commercial real estate market strong despite tumultuous year _ IMC

• If Trump were a good businessman _ Washington Examiner

Reports and Outlook Briefs

Stay ahead with the latest economic and real estate insights across Canada. From GDP and employment trends to multifamily, retail, and office market updates, this edition provides key data shaping 2025.

• Canada Monetary Policy 2025 Q1 _ Marcus & Millichap

• Canada GDP 2025 Mar _ Marcus & Millichap

• Toronto Multifamily Market Report 2025 Q1 _ Marcus & Millichap

• Canada Employment 2025 Mar _ Marcus & Millichap

• Canada Housing 2025 Jan _ Marcus & Millichap

• Canada Capital Market Special Report 2025 Feb _ Marcus & Millichap

• Ottawa Marketbeat Retail Q4 2024 _ Cushman & Wakefield

• Southwestern Ontario Multifamily Market Report 2025 Q1 _ Marcus & Millichap

• Ottawa Multifamily Market Report 2025 Q1 _ Marcus & Millichap

• Ottawa Marketbeat Office Q4 2024 _ Cushman & Wakefield

• Canadian Industrial Marketbeat Q4 2024 _ Cushman & Wakefield

Reports and Outlook Analysis

Get the latest forecasts and market insights on Canada’s real estate landscape. From investment trends to cap rates, multifamily housing, and office space costs, this edition covers key data shaping 2025 and beyond.

• Advantage Magazine 2024 Summer _ CBRE

• Canada Investment Forecast 2025 _ Marcus & Millichap

• Multifamily Investment Forecast 2025 _ Marcus & Millichap

• Multifamily Canadian National Report - Q1 2025 _ Yardi

• Q4 2024 Canadian Cap Rate Report _ CBRE

• Canadian Lodging Industry Overview 2024 _ Cushman & Wakefield

• Canadian Real Estate Outlook _ JLL

• Office Fit Out Cost Guide 2025 _ Cushman & Wakefield

• Canadian Cap Rate Report Q4 2024 _ Cushman & Wakefield

• Canadian Housing Market Outlook Feb 2025 _ CMHC

• Canada Real Estate Market Outlook 2025 _ CBRE

• Canada Office Figures Q4 2024 _ CBRE

• Canadian Real Estate Lender Report 2025 _ CBRE

• Canada Industrial Figures Q4 2024 _ CBRE

Immersive

Dive into pressing issues shaping Canada’s future—from housing and migration to trade barriers, greenwashing policies, and economic shifts. This edition explores key challenges and opportunities in policy, governance, and social change.

• Promoting Research Excellence Or Activism _ Macdonald-Laurier Institute

• Global trade is being unsettled. Here’s how Canada can thrive in the new economic order _ The Hub

• Migration, Housing & Regional Disparities _ OECD

• Historic injustice Canadas misguided betrayal of school system founder Egerton Ryerson _ Macdonald-Laurier Institute

• Breaking Internal Trade Barriers _ Trevor Tombe

• Canada_s Greenwashing Amendment _ Savage, Exer-Pirot

• Canada at a Crossroads - Volume 1 - The Housing Crunch _ Macdonald-Laurier Institute

• The Court Challenges Program - How your tax dollars fuel social justice activism through the courts _ Macdonald-Laurier Institute

• Canada at a Crossroads – Volume 2 - Baby Steps, How to reverse Canada’s falling fertility rates _ Macdonald-Laurier Institute

• Life on hold - How Canada’s drug approval delays endanger patients _ Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Data

• Monthly Housing Starts Tables 2025 01 | CMHC

As the commercial real estate landscape continues to evolve, staying informed is key to making strategic decisions. We hope this edition of our Briefcase has provided valuable insights to help you navigate the latest trends and opportunities. Stay tuned for our next issue, where we’ll continue to explore the forces shaping the market. Until then, feel free to reach out with any thoughts or questions—we’d love to hear from you!

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