Markham Real Estate Today with Asif Khan

In November, TREB Commercial Members reported 586,462 square feet of leased space, up 25 per cent from the 468,350 leased square feet recorded in November 2009.

“Commercial real estate transactions have increased alongside economic recovery. Renewed business

investment will be one of the drivers of this growth over the next year. The commercial real estate market

will benefit from some of this investment,” said Commercial Council Chair Larry Purchase.

TREB Commercial Members leased 462,517 square feet of industrial space – up 21 per cent over the

November 2009 total of 383,021 square feet. In addition, 55,961 square feet of commercial space was

leased, representing a nine per cent decline from last November’s figure of 61,793. Finally, 67,984

square feet of office space was leased in November – up 189% from the 23,536 square feet of leased

space recorded in November 2009.

The average lease rate for industrial space in all size categories fell seven per cent to $5.31 per square

foot net (sfn) from the average of $5.69/sfn recorded last November. The average lease rate for

commercial space was up 31 per cent to $21.69/sfn from the $16.65/sfn recorded in November 2009.

The average lease rate for office space declined seven per cent to $11.90/sfn from $12.83/sfn during the

same period last year.

Sales Market Highlights

In November, TREB Commercial Members recorded 53 sales of IC&I properties, including 33 industrial

buildings of all size categories, with an average sale price of $66.73 per square foot (sq.ft.). This

represented a decline of 22 per cent from the average of $85.14/sq.ft recorded during November of 2009.

The average industrial sale price for transactions through non-MLS sources was $66.29/sq.ft. The 20

commercial sales reported through the TorontoMLS® system in November sold for an average price of

$95.28/sq.ft. – down 6% from the average of $101.81/sq.ft. recorded during the same period last year.