Viewpoint Market Commentary

Q2 2025 Market Overview While tariff-induced uncertainty remains, its impacts on the Canadian economy appear to be modest so far. Advance estimates suggest the economy was essentially unchanged in [...]

Market overview The Ottawa rental market, long valued by institutional investors for its stability and reliable growth, continues to stand out for its solid fundamentals and long-term resilience. In [...]

Q1 2025 Market Overview Uncertainty surrounding the scope and impact of evolving U.S. trade policy led to one of the most volatile quarters in public equities market history, drawing [...]

2024 Market Overview In the first half of 2024, the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) policy interest rate held steady at 5.0% as it continued its fight against high inflation. However, [...]

 Q3 2024 Market Overview  Economic review The Bank of Canada (BoC) implemented two interest rate cuts totalling 50 basis points in Q3’24, bringing its key interest rate to 4.25%. August [...]

Q2 2024 Market Overview In the second quarter, the Bank of Canada (BoC) decreased its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.75%. The cut was supported by the [...]

Q1 2024 Commentary and Outlook Throughout the first quarter of 2024, Canadian real estate navigated interest rate uncertainty, a slower economy, and stabilizing inflation as anticipation built for a potential [...]

Equiton Residential Income Fund Trust - Proven Resilience in an Evolving Rental Market It was an undeniably challenging year in Canadian real estate. High interest rates in particular impacted transaction volume, [...]