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U.S. office market Q3 2026 insights
The U.S. office market continued to show signs of recovery in Q3 2026, though performance remains uneven across markets and asset classes. Demand for premium space continues to strengthen, availability is declining across much of the country, and constrained new supply is reshaping market conditions, while leasing, workplace utilization and capital markets activity point to continued momentum.
U.S. multifamily market H1 2026 insights
Despite pricing remaining well below peak levels, multifamily fundamentals continue to improve across much of the U.S. Strong renter demand, rising occupancy, and a significant slowdown in new construction deliveries are creating a more favorable operating environment for apartment owners and investors.
U.S. life sciences H1 2026 insights
U.S. lab/R&D leasing activity remained muted through H1 2026, with volumes still well below pre-pandemic norms. Despite historically elevated supply levels, U.S. lab/R&D availability has declined for four consecutive quarters, driven primarily by lab buildings being repositioned to office use and obsolete inventory being removed rather than by a significant rebound in demand.
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U.S. investment sales market H1 2026 insights
The U.S. investment sales market recorded 6,731 transactions totaling $122.4 billion through the end of H1 2026 — a 5.34% increase in transactions and an 11.77% increase in dollar volume compared to H1 2025. The multifamily sector continues to record the highest dollar volume output, while industrial and development are making great strides and are on pace for their strongest years since 2019.
U.S. data center Q2 2026 market insights
The U.S. data center market continued its rapid growth despite the challenges expansion at this pace has created. Power constraints, land scarcity, entitlement processes, and other hurdles have rewritten the development playbook, changing how campuses are sited, designed, and powered. As AI matures and global data creation accelerates, these strategies will continue evolving to meet unprecedented demand for capacity.
U.S. industrial market H1 2026 insights
The U.S. industrial market entered the second half of 2026 with renewed momentum, as national vacancy declined for the first time in the post-COVID cycle. This shift signals that rising demand competition, a limited new-supply pipeline, and the emergence of a new space gap are pushing occupiers to make decisions and secure space. After a stronger second half of 2025 and a solid start to 2026, the market is showing signs of moving into a new expansion cycle.
U.S. healthcare Q2 2026 market insights
Healthcare fundamentals remained resilient in Q2, with positive absorption, rising occupancy, and declining availability. Capital markets continued to recover despite moderating sales volume and cap rates stabilizing near 6.38%. Development activity remained constrained, with both deliveries and space under development down year over year. At the same time, demand broadened beyond top-tier assets, supporting more balanced rent growth.
U.S. office industries H2 2025 insights
A closer look at the data driving commercial real estate strategy for banking, finance, insurance, and real estate (FIRE), life sciences, law firms, and tech sectors.
U.S. Capital Markets Q3 2024 insights
In the third quarter of 2024, commercial real estate debt origination saw a significant increase compared to the first half of the year, bringing the total volume to much higher levels, though still below long-term trends. Investment sales have remained subdued across sectors, but there are signs of growing interest from certain private investors, suggesting some market stabilization. A number of opportunistic funds, are preparing to take advantage of potential market improvements, with expectations of strong returns as conditions shift.
