Avison Young

Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Toronto, Avison Young has developed from a Canadian real estate business into a global commercial real estate advisor. Its model is majority owned and led by its Principals, with an emphasis on collaboration and direct client responsibility.

The firm advises owners, investors, and occupiers across investment sales, leasing, capital markets, valuation, planning, consulting, project management, property management, and financing. It works across office, retail, industrial, multifamily, hospitality, and other specialist property sectors.

Avison Young is especially differentiated by combining local brokerage and advisory expertise with broad, integrated service coverage. Its public materials also emphasize market intelligence, analytics, and technology—such as the AVANT platform—to turn property and market data into investment, leasing, and operational decisions.