Canadian Resources

CheckFirstOnline.com — Canadian credit reports, credit scores, credit ratings and fraud screening for Landlords, Property Managers and Apartment Owners.

CREB Realtors — Commercial statistics and articles with local and national focus.

CB Richard Ellis — Click on "Research" to find a number of reports including: Global Market Watch, which features real estate trends and developments around the world; Global Market Rents, which provides office rents and occupancy rates; Market Index Briefs which gives the vacancy, net absorption, price and construction trends for office and industrial world markets; and much more.

Colliers International Calgary — Market reports, listings, industry news.

Competitive Alternatives Study — Measures the combined impact of 26 significant business cost components in 10 countries and compares data on a variety of non-cost competitiveness factors.

Energy Council of Canada — Information about Canada's energy resources and economy, with links to council proceedings, forum reports and current energy projects.

ForSaleForLease.ca —Listings in every province and territory specializing in office and warehouse space for lease/sale as well as investment properties like malls, plazas and multi-tenant residential buildings.

IRED — Provides a directory of mortgage companies, market rates, and guide to mortgage lenders. Focus is more residential than commercial.

KPMG Canada - Real Estate — News and reports, as well as access to online publications. Sign up for their free e-newsletter.

Natural Resources Canada – Information on retrofit incentives, energy efficient practices and technologies. Reference library, calculators, publications and case studies also provided.

NASCO - North America's Corridor Coalition – Spanning almost 2,500 hundred miles through the central United States, eastern and central Canada, and deep into Mexico, the NASCO trade corridor is a multi-modal transportation network that connects 71 million people and supports a large part of $1 trillion dollars in total commerce between the three nations. NASCO members include cities, counties, states, provinces and private sector representatives along the Corridor in the United States, Canada and Mexico dedicated to maximizing the efficiency and security of existing trade and transportation infrastructure, creating jobs and improving the environment.

Office of Energy Efficiency — Canada's "one-stop service" for information on energy efficiency, with links to statistics, news and other useful information for business and consumers.

ONCOR International Market Data — Global market information including transaction costs, taxes, lease and acquisition statistics for a variety of countries.

The "Q" Market Commentary — Quarterly newsletter from Lennard Commercial Realty, detailing Toronto real estate trends.

Real Estate Institute of Canada (REIC) — Industry links, member articles and publications, events.

Statistics Canada — Daily news releases, access to a variety of business and economic statistics as well as reference maps.

Vandema Commercial Real Estate Resources/Daily News — An A-to-Z listing of real estate news sources from Canada and around the world.

Industry Resources are compiled and maintained by the NAIOP Information Center. For more information, please contact Elizabeth Sherrod at (703) 904-7100.