Episode 320
Are Low Cap Rates The New Normal For Commercial Real Estate?
The Canadian Real Estate Investor · Daniel Foch & Nick Hill
July 29, 202553m 24s
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Show Notes
We look at cap rate reports from Colliers and CBRE and discuss whats happening in the commercial real estate world.
- National Market Overview: Canadian CRE remains stable (all-property cap rate: 6.67%) despite economic uncertainty; Bank of Canada cuts to 2.75% created favorable lending conditions.
- Asset Class Performance: Industrial leads with compressing cap rates (6.16%); retail rebounds as "investor darling" (5-6% range); multifamily maintains lowest yields (mid-4%); office struggles with rising cap rates.
- Regional Highlights: Toronto and Vancouver have lowest cap rates; Montreal faces highest office vacancy; Calgary industrial remains strong; Ottawa saw sharpest industrial cap rate drop (-75 basis points in Q1).
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