Gain valuable commercial property insights with thought capital
Quarterly and topical research insights to help your business gain competitive edge in commercial real estate.
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.
2021 ESG report: Putting people and the planet first
There is a vital role for our sector to create healthy, productive workplaces for employees, cities that are centres of prosperity for their citizens, and built spaces and places that create a net benefit to the economy, the environment and the community.
In the 2021 ESG Report, we reflect on our achievements, and share our strategy and commitments for the future.
Office Vitality Index
The Vitality Index offers owners and occupiers a dynamic look at recovery trends and daily foot traffic estimates in 20+ different metros across North America. It allows easy, real-time access to comparisons to pre-pandemic levels.
U.S. employment overview: tracking trends in real-time
After over half a year of strong economic growth, August data indicates a gradual loosening of the labor market.
August 2022 jobs numbers were generally in line with predictions, with the economy adding 315,000 jobs compared to the 300,000 projected by economists. While this is still a substantial amount of growth by historical measures, it is down considerably from more than 500,000 jobs added in July. Professional and Business Services and Healthcare and Social Assistance registered the largest job gains this month, adding 68,000 and 62,000 new jobs, respectively.
-
Move! Explore the changing world of transportationOctober 3, 2022 -
The week ahead for October 3, 2022: Q3 ends on a meh noteOctober 3, 2022 -
The week ahead for September 26, 2022: Recession worries rise along with interest ratesSeptember 26, 2022 -
A variety of circumstances have led to increased reshoring initiatives, although early signs point to a set of distinct industries moving firstSeptember 23, 2022
-
Research
UK service charge increases – where can occupiers save now and where could additional costs bring added value?August 24, 2022 -
Research
For greater workplace success, build inclusive team cultures and champion your LGBTQ+ colleaguesJune 30, 2022 -
Research
Pause with purposeJune 9, 2022 -
Research
World Economic Forum, Davos 2022: That’s a wrap!May 29, 2022
U.S. industrial market Q3 2022 insights
Supply chain labor issues came to the forefront again in the third quarter, not merely from scarcity of available workers, but acutely from a series of high-profile negotiations that are still being worked through. While at least temporarily resolved, there is hope that all sides will come back together in the near term to resolve multiple sets of disputes and avert further logistics dislocation. Despite this continued volatility, U.S. industrial real estate market fundamentals have remained resilient. Interest rate increases are exerting pressures on investors and occupiers alike, but prime assets continue to be sought-after. However, economic anxiety has permeated into the sector, leaving many to ask what will be the real, long-term impact and are we facing a period of re-balancing?
U.S. office market Q2 2022 insights
Workers are gradually returning to offices, yet inconsistently and at differing rates across industries and markets. More business leaders are coming to embrace flexible and hybrid work schedules with labor retention and attraction considerations weighing heavily on policy. Demand for office space remains curtailed as a result. Leasing volume continues to trend well below pre-pandemic levels and vacancy in the U.S. office sector rose higher. However, some secondary and tertiary markets are bucking the trend, benefitting from an influx of businesses accommodating distributed workforces and tapping into new labor pools.
