December 3, 2010 — 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.
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 per cent from the average of $101.81/sq.ft.recorded during the same period last year.
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