{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Commercial Real Estate in Quebec Is Splitting Into Winners and Losers: What 2026 Will Reward","description":"2025 was a turning point for Quebec commercial real estate, and the gap between winners and losers is getting wider. In this end-of-year conversation, Axel Monsaingeon sits down with Andrew Cross to unpack what actually shifted across office, retail, and industrial, and what smart owners, investors, and tenants should watch as 2026 begins. They talk about why strong malls keep winning despite the e-commerce narrative, why lower-tier office stock is being forced into conversion or repositioning, and how innovation like automation and robotics is reshaping industrial demand. The episode also previews what Espace Montreal is building next: a bigger platform for market intelligence, bilingual coverage that travels beyond Quebec, and upcoming editorial themes including energy assessments that could impact transactions and unlock major retrofit opportunities.  Topics &amp;amp; Timestamps \ud83c\udf84 Christmas episode and why 2025 mattered (00:00) \ud83d\udcc8 Espace momentum: 35 years, best year in publishing, and why podcasting changed the game (00:45) \ud83c\udfe2 Office market reset: strength returning at the top, bottom falling away, conversions and upgrades (02:25) \ud83d\udecd\ufe0f Retail\u2019s reality check: foot traffic, \u201cwinners vs losers,\u201d and why people still shop in person (03:55) \ud83c\udf1f Royalmount, mega luxury, and destination-making in Montreal retail (04:35) \ud83e\udde9 South Shore and regional mall moves: changing hands, changing strategy (05:40) \ud83d\udcf0 What\u2019s coming in the magazine: Q4 highlights and Q1 focus on downtown office (06:45) \u26a1 Energy assessments in transactions: what\u2019s changing and the retrofit opportunity (08:05) \ud83e\udde0 Building Espace as a full real estate media company: contributors, research, and new formats (10:00) \ud83c\udf0d Why bilingual coverage matters: serving Montreal, Toronto, and New York audiences (12:15) \ud83d\udccd Quebec City spotlight: Stephane Dion and the pulse of the market (13:45) \ud83d\udcec Subscriptions and access: how to get a copy and get involved (15:10) \ud83d\udda8\ufe0f Print vs digital: why the hard copy still wins in real estate offices (16:35) \ud83d\ude80 2026 vision: becoming Quebec\u2019s #1 real estate media platform, plus closing shout-outs (18:55) &amp;nbsp; Andrew Cross\u2019 LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andrew-cross-b931b61\/ &amp;nbsp; Follow Axel Monsaingeon: LinkedIn Instagram &amp;nbsp; Visit https:\/\/www.e5pace.com for more resources, market guides, data, and advertising opportunities ","author_name":"Espace Montr\u00e9al Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.e5pace.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39536395\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/395868\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39536395"}