Colliers Talks

Canada has a productivity problem, and it’s older, deeper, and more urgent than most of us realize. In this episode of the Colliers Talks Economics podcast, host Adam Jacobs sits down with Charles St-Arnaud , Chief Economist at Servus Credit Union , to unpack the structural forces holding the Canadian economy back and what it will take to turn things around. What You’ll Learn: • Why Canada’s growt...

As Canada faces unprecedented economic uncertainty, the fundamentals driving real estate investment, business expansion, and regional growth are being completely redrawn. Understanding these macro forces is essential for any commercial real estate leader making capital allocation decisions today. In this episode of the Colliers Talks Economics podcast, host Adam Jacobs sits down with Marc Desormea...

The Cowichan decision is the most discussed legal topic in Canadian real estate right now. It packed the room at the Vancouver Real Estate Forum. It’s generating debate among top lawyers. And most of us in the industry are still trying to figure out what it actually means. In this episode of the Colliers Talks Economics podcast, host Adam Jacobs sits down with Adam Wheeler , a Partner at Fogler Ru...

In this episode of Colliers Talks: Wine and Warehouses, hosts Jean-Marc Dubé and Arnold Fox , both Executive Vice Presidents with Colliers’ Montreal Brokerage group, are joined by Bill Bates , Vice President, Investment Officer with Prologis — a global leader in logistics real estate. Over a Pinot Noir, they discuss the changes, challenges and future Canada's industrial and logistics market is fac...

Ontario’s housing market went from one of the hottest development booms in history to a landscape of stalled projects, cancelled developments, and deepening affordability challenges. In this episode of the Colliers Talks Economics podcast, host Adam Jacobs sits down with Richard Lyall , President and CEO of RESCON , to unpack how we got here and whether there’s a path forward. What You’ll Learn: H...

In this episode of the Colliers Talks Economics podcast, host Adam Jacobs is joined by Jasmine Young , Vice President of Advisory for Canada at Zonda , for a deep dive into the state of Ontario’s housing and development market. Subscribe to Colliers Talks Economics wherever you listen. Learn more about how Colliers Canada stays on top of real estate trends at www.collierscanada.com . What You’ll L...

In this episode of the Colliers Talks Economics podcast, host Adam Jacobs is joined by Michael Le Coche , VP of Research and Predictive Analytics at Fiera Real Estate , in diving into the powerful and often invisible macro forces shaping Canadian real estate. What You’ll Learn: The nine-stage "domino chain" How central banks will be forced to expand the money supply Why industrial and multifamily...

In this episode of the Colliers Talks Economics podcast, host Adam Jacobs is joined by Amedeo Prete , Head of Valuation and Investment Analytics at BentallGreenOak (BGO) , to explore the growing disconnect between appraised values and real market conditions; why Canada’s repricing cycle has been a slow grind compared to the sharp corrections seen in the U.S.; and what that means for fund flows, in...

Canada’s office market has been through a lot, but it’s starting to feel like things are settling down. In some markets, signs of stability and optimism are emerging. In this episode of Colliers Talks, Colliers Research and Brokerage experts are joined by Scott Gordon , Head of Asset Management at Manulife Canada, and together, they discuss the current state of the asset class. Eliezer Timolien, h...

Activity in the United States’ economy and office market tends to foreshadow what's coming for Canada by about a year and half. In this episode of Colliers Talks Economics, host Adam Jacobs , Head of Research with Colliers Canada, discusses with Marianne Skorupski , National Office Research Director with Colliers U.S., the big-picture office market conditions south of the border. Skorupski shares...

Amidst shifting trade policies, volatile demographics, and uncertainty around interest rates, Canada’s economic outlook has become more complex for real estate decision-makers. In this episode of the Colliers Talks Economics podcast, host Adam Jacobs is joined by Tony Stillo, Director of Economics for Canada at Oxford Economics, to unpack what has changed in forecasting; why USMCA negotiations are...

Canada’s federal government has committed $176 billion over five years to boost productivity and unlock private investment. While on the surface it sounds transformative, the architects of Canada’s economic future are quietly skeptical about whether this actually works. In this episode of the Colliers Talks Economics podcast, host Adam Jacobs is joined by Pedro Antunes , Chief Economist at The Con...

Could Canada’s housing crisis and economic headwinds be solved with smarter policy coordination? In this episode of the Colliers Talks Economics podcast, host Adam Jacobs is joined by Randall Bartlett, Deputy Chief Economist at Desjardins, to unpack why the condo market has cooled so dramatically, how purpose-built rental has surged in response, and what higher-for-longer interest rates and evolvi...

In the new Colliers Talks series, Retail Unfiltered, hosts Tina Williams and Bri-Ann Stuart discuss the hot trends and key issues that are front and centre in retail. The conversation covers: How consumer behaviour is shifting and why it's essential for retailers and landlords to understand the impact of new wants and trends to their business Why a super focused, data-driven approach is required t...

There has been a lot going on with the Canadian economy and commerce these days, and the situation carries plenty of implications for businesses and property owners. New leadership in Ottawa; ongoing trade disorder with the U.S.; inflation and interest rate ups and downs; shifting labour and office markets; and consumer spending habits in flux – it all prompts the need for an economic check-up. In...

Roughly one in four people in Canada identify themselves as having some form of cognitive or physical disability, but our built environment, while improving, continues to present obstacles for many people. In this episode of Colliers Talks, Colliers' Tonya Lagrasta , Global Head of Sustainability, and Erin O’Hearn , Senior Property Manager, are joined by Matthew Shaw , Head, Accessible Practice, R...

The conversation also covers: • Skyline's original expansion into industrial and retail markets, starting in 2012 — and the company's motivation to embrace Montreal • Skyline taking an entrepreneurial approach to partnerships and acquisitions to ensure quick and efficient tenant management • Tariffs forcing many industrial stakeholders in the market to pause on big decisions due to inconsistency a...

Jordan Carlson , President of Anthem Holdings and SVP, Investment with Anthem Properties, joins Colliers Canada's Head of Research, Adam Jacobs and Senior Managing Director, Vancouver Island and Okanagan, Tyler Dolan to discuss debt markets and development.   Developers in B.C. continue to face over-regulation, rising development costs and various government policies that make it tougher to g...

Much like Canada’s industrial market, Pure Industrial has been evolving. Under Blackstone ownership since 2018, the company has been honing in on Canada's densest industrial markets, namely Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, and expanding its portfolio. In this latest episode of Colliers Talks, Colliers' Jean-Marc Dubé and Arnold Fox and Pure's COO David Owen and Senior Vice President, Leasing, Jona...

Jeff Hyslop, Senior VP, Asset Management & Investment with InnVest Hotels, joins Colliers Canada's Head of Research, Adam Jacobs and Hotels Managing Director, Robin McLuskie to explore how Canada’s hotel market is bouncing back and showing promise in both the room demand and investment fronts, in this episode of Colliers Talks. Canada’s hotel market is amid a recovery in both occupancy and roo...

The conversation focuses on the crucial role of ESG in driving business resilience and long-term success, while also highlighting the challenges of balancing competing interests in sustainable investing, including those of lenders, insurers, investors and tenants. This episode’s guests also discuss using a data-driven decision-making process to make the right calls when it comes to making Canada's...

Jacobs and Ivankovic cover the following topics: Over the last few years, Canada has seen more immigration to secondary or tertiary markets, and particularly in Alberta, which has been trying to attract more residents. Immigration is not only changing the number of Canadian consumers, but is also shifting how people consume products and the types of services required around the country. A surging...

Last November, KingSett Capital announced the company had elevated Rob Kumer to the position of CEO while naming former CEO and founder (and previous Colliers Talks guest ) Jon Love as Executive Chair of the firm. Started by Love in 2002, KingSett Capital is a leading Canadian private equity real estate firm that co-invests with institutional and ultra-high net worth clients to deliver sustainable...

Downtown vibrancy and success partly stem from the amount of commercial and employment activity in the area, and especially the conditions of the office market. Office vacancy and return-to-office have been hot topics this year. In this episode of Colliers Talks, host Susan Thompson, Associate Director of Research at Colliers in Vancouver (and a former resident of Calgary), explores both Calgary’s...

Brian Rosen, CEO of Colliers Canada, takes a journey through the past while plotting future success with Chris McLernon, Global CEO for Real Estate Services at Colliers.  Colliers is celebrating our 125th year of doing business in Canada. That's 125 years of leveraging our expertise and enterprising culture to accelerate the success of our people, clients and communities.   To comme...