– Vacancy across the city increased this quarter to 6.2%. The downtown market had the highest YoY vacancy rate growth by climbing 320 bps to 4.3% in Q4 2020.
– Downward pressure on rents began to surface this quarter, with lower averages recorded across submarkets relative to Q3.
– The proportion of sublease availability compared to total availability across the GTA continued to climb this quarter, resting at 22.7% as of Q4 2020.
– Looking forward to 2021, an adjustment in price expectations between landlords and tenants will be imperative to propelling transaction activity.