Recent Market Reports 
Greater Toronto Area Investment Review (Winter 2009-2010)
Commercial real estate investment activity strengthened in the second half of 2009, but totals for the year lagged behind 2008 numbers as uncertain market conditions created by the global economic downturn took their toll on both the value and quantity of transactions across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
Avison Young Real Estate Forecast 2010
The Toronto commercial real estate scene succumbed to the global economic and financial crisis in 2009.
National Newsletter (Fall/Winter 2009)
Vacancy trend upward in major office towers.
National Office Market Report (Mid-Year 2009)
Pause in leasing demand and rise in sublease space push up Canada’s national office vacancy rate, but fundamentals remain intact
National Newsletter (Spring/Summer 2009)
Rising unemployment will curb demand, but sound fundamentals bode well for Canadian markets long term.
Greater Toronto Area Office Market Report (Q4 2008)
For the first time since 2003 the downtown vacancy rate for Class A space slowly crept upwards to end 2008 at 4.4%. Despite this rise in vacancy, Toronto’s overall vacancy rate across all classes remained below 5% throughout 2008.
Avison Young Real Estate Forecast 2009
Avison Young forecasts declines in deal volumes.
Greater Toronto Area Downtown Office Market Report (Q3 2008)
Once again, the vacancy rate for Class A buildings in the downtown market of Toronto was low, declining from 4.6% to 4.1% during the third quarter. Absorption in Class A space returned to positive levels, but this was not enough to offset the continuing negative absorption of Classes B and C in the downtown.
Greater Toronto Area Investment Review (Fall 2008)
Despite the impact of the credit crunch on global stock markets, the Greater Toronto Area has held up surprisingly well, with most asset classes showing high occupancy rates and investment yields for prime properties remaining solid. However, the activity level in 2008 has been well below the corresponding period in 2007. We do anticipate more property being offered for sale in the next quarter.
Avison Young National Office Market Report (Summer 2008)
Greater Toronto Area Office Market Report (Q2 2008)
The vacancy rate for Class ‘A’ buildings in Toronto’s Downtown market remained low at 4.6%, despite a small rise from 4.5% during the previous quarter. For the first time in four years there was negative absorption of 35,457 square feet of Class ‘A’ office space in the Downtown market. In addition, there was also negative absorption in both Class ‘B’ and Class ‘C’ office space in the Downtown.
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