{"id":25667,"date":"2025-04-22T10:10:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T17:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?p=25667"},"modified":"2025-04-14T10:15:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T17:15:59","slug":"gvr-2025-commercial-market-forecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2025\/04\/gvr-2025-commercial-market-forecast\/","title":{"rendered":"GVR 2025 Commercial Market Forecast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lower borrowing costs have set the stage for modest improvement across most commercial real estate segments in 2025. But continued global uncertainty, particularly around US trade policy, remains a limiting factor.<br \/>\nGVR Economics&#8217; latest forecast suggests 2025 could be a year of careful recalibration for the commercial market, with investors likely to continue being highly selective in their choice of investment and divestment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Key Highlights<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Transaction volumes across the Lower Mainland hit a decade low in 2024\u2014down 7% year-over-year.<br \/>\n\u2022 Multi-family and retail assets outperformed other segments, showing that capital is ready, but selective.<br \/>\n\u2022 In 2025, we expect slight volume increases in most segments, but economic headwinds will continue to weigh on investor confidence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gvrealtors.ca\/content\/dam\/rebgv_org_content\/pdfs\/GVR-Commercial-Market-Forecast-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to view the report.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gvrealtors.ca\/news-archive\/gvr-s-2025-commercial-real-estate-market-forecast-is-now-availab.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 Commercial Market Forecast<\/a> by GVR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lower borrowing costs have set the stage for modest improvement across most commercial real estate segments in 2025. 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