November 17, 2018
The effects of the Midterm Elections on Property Markets
Read about Cushman & Wakefields recent report on the Midterm Elections and their impacts on the Property Markets.
Category: Tenant Intelligence
September 28, 2018
Fed Raises Interest Rates Again With Plans For One More Bump Later This Year
Interest rates are on the rise again as the Federal Reserve raises the rate by a quarter-point and the money policy group believes rate bumps are needed to keep a strong economy humming along. The Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said, “Our economy is strong” and that “the overall growth outlook remains favorable.” Read the rest of the article here…
September 19, 2018
Space Matters – Recent Trends for Occupiers – Bay Area
We recently came out with a report that compared 13 Cities across the US and reported on tenant trends. The trends observed were concessions (tenant improvements + free rent), parking, and office density. Please read on to see how these trends stack up.
September 12, 2018
Economic Update – Still Strong. Entering the Boom Phase?
Commercial real estate is tied to every segment of the economy. It’s one of the things that makes our business so dynamic and resilient. There is always demand from one sector or another. Today, every aspect of the economy is strong, driving growth in every one of our business lines.
August 31, 2018
The History of Labor Day
With summer at a close, we are headed towards Fall. One of the milestones that we all look forward to…
July 27, 2018
Remote Office Workers, A Trend That Works For Some Occupiers
Are you looking for ways to make your office space more efficient? Have you explored moving some of your workforce offsite so they can work remote? This is a trend that has been around for a while and it may or may not be the right thing for you to do. We cover this topic in this post, hope you enjoy the post.
July 11, 2018
The Economy…have you seen the latest numbers? Still going strong.
We just released our new U.S. Economic and CRE Outlook. Did you know that we are now in the second longest recovery period and by next July (2019), we will be in the longest recovery every recorded? Nearly nine years into the current cycle, the U.S. economy is strong and all the signs say it’s getting stronger. The leading indicators that correlate well with the property markets are in excellent shape.
June 13, 2018
Trends: for industrial real estate, the trend is to go up
With the strong industrial market, the challenge is to figure out how to get more storage in our already densely built out markets.
The way to get more out of our industrial zones is to go up in our warehousing. Read the post to find out more about this interesting trend in industrial real estate.
June 5, 2018
Are we about to see a change in cap rates?
We have seen a steady decline in cap rates over the last several years but that may be about to change. I recently read an article at Real Capital Analytics about cap rates and how they relate to the 10yr US Treasury. Click on this post to see what was said.
May 15, 2018
Space Matters – 5 Key Office Trends and Metrics for U.S. Occupiers
In the face of the tightest labor market in approximately 18 years, corporate occupiers are highly focused on talent acquisition and retention. Results of a recent research survey entitled What Occupiers Want, revealed that finding and keeping top talent is the number one challenge for global organizations. Corporate real estate is increasingly becoming a significant tool to attract high-quality talent. This alignment of real estate and business strategy is driving several critical trends, influenced by technology, that impact how space is designed and utilized. Click on this post to read about the five trends that we feel are shaping the current office market.