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Editorial Briefing
Nexus Adds Millar as Cutsey Leaves Its Board
Nexus appointed Curt Millar to its board on July 2 as Bradley Cutsey resigned, creating a same-day trustee change after the REIT's C$500 million debut debenture offering.
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Deal Dossier
Plaza Weighs Axia's C$5.28 Unsolicited Proposal
Plaza Retail is evaluating Axia Real Assets' unsolicited C$5.28-per-unit proposal, a roughly C$1.23 billion take-private approach carrying a 21% premium but no binding agreement yet.
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Signal Briefs
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Signal Brief
Boardwalk REIT (BEI.UN): Apartments at 63 Cents on the Dollar
Boardwalk trades at 0.63x its Real-Estate NAV — the deepest high-confidence discount in the Canadian REIT universe — while running the lowest payout we screened (42% of AFFO) and buying back units at that discount.
4 min readResidentialBEI.UNRead briefing →
Signal Brief· 4 min read
Automotive Properties (APR.UN): A Covered 6.7% Yield — at a Discount
In a universe where high yield usually signals trouble, Automotive Properties offers the highest safe yield we found — 6.74%, covered at 79% of AFFO — on triple-net leases at 100% occupancy, and at a 17% discount to Real-Estate NAV.
Signal Brief· 4 min read
Granite REIT (GRT.UN): The All-Rounder in Canadian Industrial
Granite screens near the top on four of five criteria — growth, industry, valuation and balance sheet — at a 22% discount to Real-Estate NAV on the lowest leverage of any Canadian REIT. The catch is a modest 3.7% yield.
Signal Brief· 2 min read
Plaza Retail Holds Its Payout Steady on a National-Tenant Book
Plaza Retail REIT runs an open-air portfolio roughly 91% anchored by national tenants across 8.8 million square feet, holding its monthly distribution flat under a conservative payout policy.
Signal Brief· 2 min read
RioCan's Q1 Lands Record Leasing Spreads of 25.8%
RioCan posted record blended leasing spreads of 25.8% and 4.7% commercial same-property NOI growth in Q1 2026, reaffirming full-year guidance while advancing roughly 1.3 to 1.4 billion in asset dispositions.
Editorial Briefings
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Editorial Briefing
AHIP Shelves the Plan to Sell Without a Unitholder Vote
At its June 18 meeting, American Hotel Income Properties dropped a proposed amendment that would have let its board sell substantially all assets without unitholder approval, mid-strategic-review.
4 min readHospitalityGovernanceRead briefing →
Editorial Briefing· 5 min read
Allied Names a New CFO, Closing a Year of Leadership Reset
On June 15, Allied Properties named Craig MacIntyre its new CFO, effective July 29 — capping a leadership overhaul that began when founder Michael Emory departed in May.
Editorial Briefing· 6 min read
Blackstone Circles H&R Again — Assets, or the Whole Trust?
On June 11 H&R confirmed preliminary, non-exclusive talks with Blackstone over a potential sale of certain assets — restarting a collapsed November process and lifting units eight to nine percent.
Editorial Briefing· 5 min read
Crombie Issues C$300M at 4.518% to Redeem 3.677% Notes
On June 22, Crombie REIT launched C$300 million of 4.518% notes due 2033 to redeem C$200 million of 3.677% Series F debt — terming out maturities after a strong quarter.
Editorial Briefing· 6 min read
Primaris Lines Up Tenants for 84% of Hudson's Bay Space
On June 29, Primaris said it has leased or is negotiating 84% of its vacated Hudson's Bay space, lifting backfill rent 298% toward C$22 million of stabilized cash NOI.
Market Analysis
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Market Analysis
GTA office has flipped from a demand problem to a supply problem
Rent performance split cleanly by tier this quarter. Cushman & Wakefield's downtown Class A quoted net rent reached $43.20 psf — the first sustained growth since the series flatlined in mid-2020 — wh…
4 min readGreater TorontoOfficeRead briefing →
Market Analysis· 5 min read
GTA industrial is not one market correcting
A tenth consecutive quarterly rent decline, but a decelerating one: brokers put the GTA average net asking rent between $16.30 (Colliers, -6.2% year-over-year) and $16.52 (JLL), with Cushman & Wakefi…
Market Analysis· 3 min read
GTA Industrial is mid-cycle in a supply-led correction
GTA industrial weighted average net asking rent climbed to $18.60 psf in Q1 2024, a modest $0.17 quarter-over-quarter and roughly 4% year-over-year increase that Cushman & Wakefield characterized as…
Market Analysis· 5 min read
The occupancy turn is real
A seventh straight quarter below $20, but the slide is flattening: brokers put the average net asking rent between $18.98 (Cushman & Wakefield, down 1.3% quarter-over-quarter and 10.3% off the $21.15…
Deal Dossiers
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Deal Dossier
InterRent's C$4B Take-Private Closes at C$13.55
InterRent's C$4 billion take-private closed July 9 at C$13.55 per unit, ending its TSX listing and moving the apartment portfolio into private ownership under CLV Group and GIC.
3 min readResidentialM&ARead briefing →
Deal Dossier· 4 min read
Chartwell Buys 30% of Seasons — and Runs All 23 Communities
Chartwell paid C$382.5 million for 30% of a C$1.275 billion, 2,943-suite Seasons portfolio it now operates — capping a deal-heavy June that followed a 52.4% Q1 FFO surge.
Deal Dossier· 5 min read
Firm Capital's C$218M Housing Bet Clears Its Last Regulator
On June 22, the Competition Bureau cleared Firm Capital's C$218 million purchase of a 50% stake in ten manufactured home communities, with closing now expected in Q3 2026.
Deal Dossier· 4 min read
PRO REIT Bets C$136.8M on 17 Industrial Assets, Closes Raise
On June 3, PRO REIT agreed to buy 17 industrial properties across Québec City and Winnipeg for C$136.8 million, backed by a C$107.3 million raise that closed June 10.
Deal Dossier· 3 min read
First Capital Agrees to a $9.4 Billion Take-Private
First Capital REIT has agreed to be acquired by KingSett Capital and Choice Properties for $24.40 per unit, a take-private deal that would split its portfolio in two.