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U.S. self-storage companies are expanding into Canada, lured by an undersupplied market and significant growth potential. The CEO and cofounder of Montreal Mini-Storage Group examines what this wave of billion-dollar investments means for Canadian operators and reveals the strategies they must adopt to compete…
Calgary-based Boardwalk REIT (TSX: BEI.UN) and Montreal-based Desjardins Global Asset Management (DGAM) have formed a new joint venture focused on acquiring and owning high-quality multi-family assets across Western Canada. “The intent of both parties is to build a long-term partnership that is expected to grow…
Q&A interview with CBRE executive on Montreal office market recovery, industrial real estate dynamics, and year-end market outlook.
Property owners secured new financing for a Walmart-anchored retail centre in Montréal.
BTB REIT has sold office properties in Québec as part of a strategic shift toward increasing industrial asset holdings.
A significant office property in Montreal has changed ownership.
CBRE publishes Q2 2026 industrial market metrics and analysis for Quebec City.
CBRE publishes quarterly office market data and metrics for Quebec City.
RoseFellow announced plans to develop three industrial properties in the Montreal and Ottawa regions.
Groupe Quint completed an acquisition of the Holt Renfrew building in Montreal, a significant commercial real estate transaction in the Canadian market.
CBRE's Q2 2026 industrial market data and figures for the Montreal market.
CBRE releases Q2 2026 office market data and figures for Montreal.
CBRE market analysis of laboratory and life-sciences real estate conditions in Montreal.
Skyline Apartment REIT announced acquisitions of multifamily properties in Stratford, Ontario and Mascouche, Quebec.
Greyspring Apartments announced the acquisition of two concrete apartment buildings in Montreal's Saint Laurent borough, representing a strategic portfolio expansion.
PROREIT has entered binding agreements to acquire two industrial property portfolios in Quebec City and Winnipeg.
Self-storage operator Bluebird Self Storage is advancing a significant development pipeline with 2.1 million square feet of new capacity, with Quebec identified as a key growth market.
This is a market report published by CBRE on September 8, 2025, covering data center trends in Montreal during the first half of 2025.
An investment group has acquired a Montreal-area residential apartment portfolio from Lacopar Inc., marking a real estate ownership transaction in the Greater Montreal market.
Canadian Net REIT has acquired or consolidated a portfolio of 98 single-tenant retail properties, reflecting strategic focus on that asset class.
Montreal-based Cromwell Management appears to be on a development proposal streak after filing its third major application with the City of Toronto since the spring. The latest plans are for a 45-storey mixed-use building at 525 Eglinton Avenue East, where it would be a five-minute walk from the recently-opened…
Montreal's office vacancy in the Greater Montreal Area declined to 17.8% in Q1 2026, driven by strengthening demand for top-tier assets in the Downtown Core. The industrial vacancy rate also declined modestly quarter-over-quarter in Q1 2026, reversing part of the increase witnessed through Q3 2025.
The Greater Montreal Area office market in Q1 2026 experienced a total availability rate of 18.4%, down from the previous quarter, with positive net absorption of 252,000 square feet marking the fifth consecutive quarter of growth since 2019. Sublease space declined to 10.9% of available inventory (its lowest level since 2021), while residential conversion projects added 417,000 square feet to the 1.2 million square feet already converted, and a major office sale of the Deloitte Tower to DekaBank for $279 million ($540 per square foot) indicated signs of recovery in higher-quality assets.
This is a market report published by Colliers in March 2026 covering the office sector in Montreal, Quebec, Canada during the first quarter of 2026.
The Montreal Q1 2026 industrial market report by Savills analyzes the Greater Montreal Area's industrial real estate market, noting that the region experienced a second quarter of positive absorption in three years as the market shows recovery signs. The report identifies Amazon's departure from Quebec as a major factor that exacerbated rising vacancy by 0.7% of inventory, though vacancy increases have begun to slow at 180 basis points above the prior year as businesses resume leasing activity after pandemic and tariff-related decision delays.
The Greater Montreal Investment Review reports that the Greater Montreal Area saw a 35% year-over-year increase in investment volume in 2025, reaching $10.1 billion in transaction volume for the first half of the year, with multi-residential assets jumping 105%, industrial assets declining 31%, shopping center sales rising 48%, and office transaction volume increasing 22%. Canadian private investors accounted for 57% of all transactional volume in 2025.
This is a Q1 2026 market report published by Colliers covering the industrial sector in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Office-using employment in Quebec contracted 0.9% year over year as of February 2026, driven largely by declines in information, culture and recreation sectors. The Greater Montreal Area's office vacancy rate fell 50 basis points from the prior year to 17.0%, its lowest level since mid-2024, with Class A and transit-connected properties continuing to lead leasing activity.
The Greater Montreal Area industrial market report for Q1 2026 shows stabilization after an extended adjustment period, with a vacancy rate holding at 7.6% and positive absorption of 554,000 square feet in the first quarter. Industrial demand remains positive but more targeted toward operational efficiency and flexibility, while approximately 2.4 million square feet are under construction, representing a significantly scaled-back development activity relative to existing inventory.
Montreal's industrial market closed Q4 2025 with a 7.6% overall vacancy rate and asking net rent of $14.60 per square foot, with negative net absorption of 5.3 million square feet year-to-date marking the second-lowest annual total in five years, though the trend improved gradually each quarter. U.S. tariffs concentrated on steel, aluminum, and lumber—key components of Quebec's economy—pose potential economic headwinds expected to dampen Montreal's economic growth in 2026, while mid-bay spaces continued to see strong demand despite large-bay spaces experiencing downward pressure.
This is a market report published by Colliers in June 2025 covering the retail sector in downtown Montreal during the first half of 2025.
This is a market report published by JLL in March 2026 covering the industrial sector in Montreal, Quebec, Canada during the first quarter of 2026.
This is a market report published by JLL in March 2026 covering retail market conditions and dynamics in Montreal, Quebec. The report provides analysis of the Montreal retail sector during the spring 2026 period.
This is a data report published by CBRE on March 31, 2026, presenting office sector figures for Montreal in the first quarter of 2026.
This is a market report on the Montreal office sector published by JLL on March 31, 2026, covering Q1 2026 conditions. The report addresses office market dynamics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
This is a quarterly data and figures report on the industrial sector in Montreal, published by CBRE on March 31, 2026.
PROREIT agreed to acquire two industrial portfolios for an aggregate $136.8 million: 13 properties in Quebec City (613,000 sq ft, $112.8m) and four in Winnipeg (160,000 sq ft, $24m), from undisclosed vendors, growing its total portfolio to 122 properties and $1.2 billion in assets.
Second CIB Building Retrofits Initiative loan to Dream Industrial (first was 2022).