The document analyzes 2,500 industrial real estate sales in the Greater Toronto Area between 2007-2013 to understand the impact of the recession. It finds that:
1) Total industrial real estate sales in the GTA dropped 60% due to the recession, with Peel region seeing the highest sales volume of $3.7 billion.
2) Peel had the hottest market with 542 light industrial properties sold, followed by Toronto at 509 sales.
3) The average building size purchased decreased by 16,608 square feet since the recession.
4) Durham region saw the greatest price volatility with a 55% spread between its highest ($67/square foot) and lowest ($43/square foot) average unit
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