Q1 2025

Canadian cap rate and investment trends

Avison Young’s quarterly investment and cap rate trends report. We pledge to deliver comprehensive market insights to navigate in this period of limited transaction activity and uncertain market conditions.

What's happening with cap rates?

Where are cap rates trending? These questions echo consistently in discussions throughout the commercial real estate industry, gaining heightened importance during periods of market uncertainty. It's a query on everyone's mind, as individuals seek insights into the prevailing investment trends. However, answering this question isn't always straightforward, particularly amid a scarcity of recent investment trades. Professional valuations take on increased importance, and so does investor sentiment.

Trends to look out for in 2025:

  • Multi-residential: incentives/concessions, reputation for stability amidst market uncertainty, and softening luxury rental market
  • Industrial: uncertainty rides high, buyer shift to small-bay multi-tenant, and increasing opportunities for local suppliers
  • Office: lower class buildings at a critical crossroads, stats skewed by a loud few, and earning the commute to office
  • Retail: resilient spending despite sentiment, tracking the “buy local” trend, and signs to the end of the department store

“Looking ahead, we have a watchful eye on tariff decisions and the repercussions on the commercial real estate industry, particularly in the industrial sector. ”

- Mark Fieder, Principal and President, Canada

Our dedicated teams have placed a strong emphasis on not only presenting cap rate data but also enriching readers with a deeper understanding of what’s happening behind the figures presented within the report. Our ongoing analysis will focus on the driving factors behind cap rates in multi-residential, industrial, office, and retail investment properties across Canada.

We look forward to providing you with the wealth of market intelligence gathered from Avison Young’s experts, accompanied by their insightful commentary on a quarterly basis.

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