Sightlines
Around-the-corner knowledge and multi-national expert insights and data-driven intelligence to help you unlock economic, social, and environmental value in your commercial real estate decisions.
The Vitality Index: Measuring the pace of our return to downtowns
As we get in to the heart of September, companies face a long-anticipated question: is a return to the office on track? Our team takes a look at real-time movement of people in major cities across North America, and how the volume of foot traffic compares to pre-pandemic levels.
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How are companies returning to the office?
Some of the world’s most influential companies are taking very different approaches to their plans for the workplace and we’ve got a breakdown. We’ve analyzed dozens of public return to office statements by major corporations, plotted against company size and office-centricity. Curious how your organization stacks up?
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U.S. employment overview: tracking trends in real-time
The relentless headwinds from COVID-19 variants put a damper on the previously encouraging jobs report for the U.S.
Coming off very encouraging July jobs data, the numbers for August disappointed. But a closer look shows signs of hope, especially in specific sectors and regions.
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Holiday shopping sales to spike as supply shortages loomSeptember 17, 2021 -
Diversity makes us all stronger—as a society, and as an economySeptember 17, 2021 -
All eyes on post Labor Day industrial sales volumeSeptember 3, 2021 -
Rising supply-demand disparity in the U.S. cold storage marketAugust 26, 2021 -
Back-to-school spending surge stresses supply chainAugust 20, 2021 -
‘A landmark deal to close cross-border tax loopholes’ – but what does the OECD’s new proposal to reform international taxation mean for commercial real estate?August 10, 2021 -
Industrial employment strong despite supply chain headwindsAugust 6, 2021 -
Will the infrastructure bill fail to create jobs where we most need them?July 28, 2021 -
Data Bite
The Data Bite: Overbuilding in the industrial sector is different this cycle, isn’t it?July 26, 2021 -
Industrial fundraising hot spots: Where is capital flowing?Industrial fundraising continues expansion into Europe, Asia PacificJuly 23, 2021 -
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The Data Bite: Office workforce availabilityLocal talent on a silver platterJuly 19, 2021 -
Across the world’s leading economies, inflation is rising. Is the increase transitory as claimed, and what are the implications for real estate markets?July 5, 2021 -
Escalating construction costs: What brought us here, what can project managers do now, and could there be hope ahead?July 2, 2021 -
The foodies are back, but where are the workers?Summer has begun, and the demand for the consumption of “experiences” is back (just like that), but the supply chain of human workers will take a long time to catch up as the U.S. economy reopens.June 24, 2021 -
Change is inevitable + essential. Are your employees ready for change? Does your organization have a strategy in place to enhance the human experience?June 23, 2021 -
The Data Bite: Chicago industrial values continue steady march upwardJune 21, 2021 -
The Data Bite: Longer Manhattan office term lengths are signaling a reboundJune 14, 2021 -
U.S. employment overview: tracking trends in real-timeJune 11, 2021 -
The Data Bite: Early lessons from post-pandemic leasing economicsJune 7, 2021 -
Life in the Multiverse of WorkHow are tenants planning to adapt to a future of flexible work?June 1, 2021 -
Is U.S. real estate investment healthier than many are suggesting?May 28, 2021 -
The rising costs of fuel and its influence on industrialMay 27, 2021 -
The Multiverse of WorkMay 26, 2021 -
Pandemic effects on U.S. healthcareMay 24, 2021 -
Space Race 2.0 - how the U.S. retail sales recovery is prompting a nationwide hunt for distribution spaceMay 19, 2021 -
U.S. unemployment data: See the latest unemployment rates alongside historical unemployment dataMay 12, 2021 -
Adaptive reuse: The way forward for America’s aging mallsMay 11, 2021 -
Healthy choices aboundApril 19, 2021 -
Life Sciences are boomingApril 7, 2021 -
2021 National Outlook for the USDecember 1, 2020