The 2020 edition of CBRE’s Canadian Real Estate Lenders’ Report provides insight into the real estate investment cycle and what borrowers can expect as they look to access financing and pursue commercial real estate investment opportunities in 2021.

Initially expected to increase 1.6% and represent 12.0% of retail sales in 2020, new forecasts anticipate that e-commerce sales penetration will increase 3.1% and hit 13.5% in Canada this year.

As technology proliferates, logistics operations will expand into new places, blurring the line between retail and industrial real estate.

This report provides an in-depth overview of trends within the Canadian multifamily sector through the initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis incorporates results from a survey of CBRE clients as well as up to date economic and investment market data.

In August, UPS announced building a freezer farm in Louisville, Ken., and another in the Netherlands to rapidly aid vaccine distribution across the globe.