Dave Young
Executive Vice President
Professional Experience
Associated Office
David has been a leader in the Edmonton market since 1990. He leads the National Investment Team Edmonton and has been involved in sales of over $6 billion of investment properties throughout the Province. NIT - Edmonton continually leads the Edmonton market in terms of market share every year, consistently handling 50% of all investment transactions for assets valued at more than $5 Million.
David opened the CBRE Edmonton office in 1995 and is responsible for the entire Edmonton operation. He leads a team of senior professionals in the office, industrial, retail and multi-family markets. David’s extensive knowledge of the market allows him to provide clients with the appropriate resources to solve complex real estate transactions.
Advantage Insights
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CBRE’s Jeremy Deeks and John Fisher helped relocate ATCO to a new office building in downtown Edmonton, one of the city’s largest and most impactful office relocations in over a decade.
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CBRE’s Edmonton and Calgary office leasing teams joined forces to help ATB Financial ink deals to rent space in both cities.
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Edmonton’s office market is offering reasons for optimism at the outset of the year, with total vacancy (downtown plus suburbs) dropping to 19.0% in the fourth quarter of 2025.
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Churn has many in Calgary wondering what will become of the city’s office market, which is shaped largely by what happens in the energy sector.
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Calgary faces a daycare shortage despite Alberta's efforts to create 68,700 spaces by 2026. Population growth and high demand challenge the province's targets.
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CBRE’s John Fisher helped homegrown SMART Technologies relocate from the burbs to a new headquarters in Calgary’s centrally located Beltline District, inking a lease for 83,000 sq. ft. at 11th Avenue Place.
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The Canadian retail sector faces robust demand, low vacancy rates and limited construction activity, but CBRE’s Alistair Corbett says new developments are about to kick off in Alberta.
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CBRE Tourism Consulting is assisting Tourism Kamloops with its iconic attraction development to increase the city’s appeal and grow its tourism industry.
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Six commercial real estate projects to watch in 2025.
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Smart money is moving into the office investment market and Edmonton trades are leading the way forward.
National Investment Team - Edmonton
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Search PropertiesNIT-Edmonton's experience includes major transactions in office, retail, industrial and multi-family properties in the Edmonton and Alberta market(s), as well as experience in multi-market portfolios in conjunction with other CBRE offices.
- To put our client's goals and needs above everything else.
- To enable our clients to make the most informed real estate decision.
- To tailor our services to fit each client's needs.
- To be creative in our work.
- To always deliver top results.
The National Investment Team – Edmonton (NIT-Edmonton) consists of 9 dedicated commercial real estate professionals with a wide range of expertise and valuable market intelligence. The team’s combined industry experience is over 140 years with sales volumes over $18 billion. NIT-Edmonton’s experience includes the completion of major transactions in office, retail, industrial and multi-family properties in Edmonton and across the prairies. The team also has experience in the sale of redevelopment opportunities as well as commercial and industrial lands. In addition to transaction and underwriting expertise, NIT-Edmonton provides consulting and valuation services.
NIT-Edmonton is part of the National Investment Team – Canada, comprised of leading investment sales professionals from across Canada who have distinguished themselves through their focus on the sale of institutional investment properties and portfolios. This accomplished team, in conjunction with its counterparts around the globe, sources all potential investors from both private and public equity sources including institutional, off-shore and opportunistic capital. Working as a fully integrated team, the National Investment Team combines consultative market perspective with innovative investment strategies to deliver winning solutions that make a difference.
Team members gather and share client-specific intelligence, transactional data, research, best practice material, and emerging marketplace trends to facilitate intra-team collaboration across geographic boundaries.
