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2025 Canadian Economic Outlook & Market Fundamentals Report - Q1 Update
Morguard released its 2025 Canadian Economic Outlook and Market Fundamentals First Quarter Update, offering a comprehensive assessment of the real estate market’s performance in the first quarter of 2025 and expectations for the months ahead. The report highlighted that investors continued to exhibit strong interest in acquiring core-quality multi-suite residential rental property.
2025 Annual Canadian Economic Outlook & Market Fundamentals Report
Morguard’s 2025 Canadian Economic Outlook and Market Fundamentals Report provides a positive forecast for Canada’s economy and real estate markets.
Multi-suite residential rentals demand will continue to outpace supply with rents remaining at or near record-high levels across all unit sizes.
In the office leasing market, office property sales are expected to increase gradually with investor confidence and lending market conditions projected to improve.
The industrial sector remains resilient with high investor interest, and retail market trends are optimistic as high-quality space scarcity sustains rents.
Looking to the next year, the Canadian economy is set to grow at a modest rate with economic activity expected to increase gradually in 2025 as domestic demand strengthens.
2024 U.S. Economic Outlook & Multi-Suite Residential Rental Market Fundamentals
Morguard’s 2024 U.S. Economic Outlook and Multi-Suite Residential Rental Market Fundamentals Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the U.S. real estate market and economic landscape during the second half of 2023 and trends to watch for in 2024.The report reveals that the multi-suite residential rental market will be positively impacted by an expected expansion of the U.S. economy. The resulting job growth and consumer confidence will support positive rental demand patterns throughout the year.
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2024 Annual Canadian Economic Outlook & Market Fundamentals Report
Morguard’s 2024 Canadian Economic Outlook and Market Fundamentals Report presents a detailed analysis and insights into the anticipated trends in Canada’s real estate landscape and economy for the upcoming year of 2024. The multi-suite residential rental market is expected to maintain its positive momentum in the near term due to the ongoing demand-supply imbalance, while the industrial leasing market outlook is projected to remain healthy, following the record-setting performance of recent years. After the steady recovery and stronger-than-anticipated retail sales growth and foot traffic in mid-2023, the retail property sector is expected to remain stable. Canada’s economic growth trend is forecasted to strengthen in the second half of 2024 and stabilize in 2025 as interest rates decline.
2023 Annual Canadian Economic Outlook & Market Fundamentals Report
Morguard’s 2023 Canadian Economic Outlook and Market Fundamentals report offers a detailed analysis of Canada’s commercial real estate market in 2022 and the trends to watch for in 2023. The 25th annual edition of the report revealed that investor confidence in the multi-suite residential rental and industrial sectors remained strong throughout 2022 and will continue trending positively in the near term as a result of high demand. Office and retail will continue to show signs of stabilization due to a generally positive leasing outlook. Morguard forecasts strong investor activity in the multi-suite residential and industrial sectors in 2023, while commercial property performance risk will remain elevated. The report is published yearly with quarterly updates and is developed based on our experience in property management, Canadian REITs and property investment.
2023 U.S. Economic Outlook & Multi-Suite Residential Rental Market Fundamentals
Morguard’s 2023 U.S. Economic Outlook and Multi Suite-Residential Rental Market Fundamentals Report provides a detailed analysis of the U.S. real estate market during the second half of 2022 and trends to watch for in 2023 and beyond. The report revealed that multi-suite residential rental sector returns will trend lower in the near term. With modest rent increases expected in 2023 and into early 2024, investors can remain hopeful for attractive returns on the horizon for the sector in 2023.
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2022 Annual Canadian Economic Outlook & Market Fundamentals Report
The 2022 Canadian Economic Outlook and Market Fundamentals Report from Morguard provides a detailed analysis of the 2021 Canadian real estate market as well as trends to watch for in 2022. The report, Morguard’s 24th annual edition, revealed that investment performance remained strong in 2021 for industrial and multi-suite residential rental properties. Office and retail showed signs of stabilization due to efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and the subsequent easing of some restrictions. For 2022, Morguard forecasts increased investor activity following the anticipated post-pandemic full economic reopening. The report is published yearly with quarterly updates and is developed based on our experience in property management, Canadian REITs and property investment.
2022 U.S. Economic Outlook & Multi-Suite Residential Rental Market Fundamentals
Morguard’s 2022 U.S. Economic Outlook & Multi-Suite Residential Rental Market Fundamentals Mid-Year Update provides a detailed analysis of the U.S. real estate market during the first half of 2022 and trends to watch for in the second half of 2022 and beyond. The update revealed the multi-suite residential rental sector rebounded strongly from the pandemic-induced slowdown. It anticipated that over the near term, the sector will settle into a more moderate recovery pace with demand remaining stable and healthy. The U.S.-focused report also features national and regional trends for multi-suite residential rental properties, as well as a forecast of the sector’s expected performance.
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