Commercial Real Estate Reports
Monthly reports tracking key trends across the country’s top office and industrial real estate markets: Keeping an eye on lease rates, vacancy, sale transactions, and development pipelines, as well as offering insights into the possible effects of significant recent news and industry trends on market evolution in the near future.
Central Business Districts Feel the Brunt of Rising Office Distress
As flight-to-quality consolidates market demand into a limited pool of properties, buildings in central city cores are struggling to retain value. To capture remaining growth, property owners will need to prioritize asset flexibility to counter uncertainties from inflation and AI adoption, which will continue to drive both the ongoing flight-to-quality and the expansion of coworking spaces.
May 2026 Industrial Report: Consequences of Iran Conflict Affect Industrial Sector
Higher energy costs ripple through the industrial sector and beyond, as global logistics and supply chains are feeling the various disruptions caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Construction Pipeline Continues to Bottom Out as AI Expansion Adds to Uncertainty in Office Sector
Expanded AI adoption possibilities hold sway over the future use of office space, as is demand for flexibility, which is likely to further boost the position of coworking space within the office sector, across top office markets in the U.S.
Top U.S. Markets for Investment in 2025: Manhattan, N.Y., & Washington, D.C. Share Spotlight
Which U.S. office markets attracted the most investor interest in 2025? We looked at data on office sales recorded last year to find out.
April 2026 Industrial Report: Growing Demand for New Warehousing Spaces Amid Automation Adoption
Automation and AI adoption are increasing in warehouses, but structural constraints will see this trend unfold slowly over the next decade. Nevertheless, warehouse demand is already being impacted.
Growing Demand for Flexibility Fuels Coworking Model Success, Medical Office Projects Increase Share of Construction Starts
Increasing demand for flexibility flows through to leasing demands from business tenants to landlords looking to adapt out of stubbornly high vacancy rates across the top office markets in the U.S.
March 2026 Industrial Report: The Massive Restructuring of Retail Fulfillment
With energy costs climbing, the value of a dense, well-positioned distribution network has never been higher. Retailers are increasingly investing in AI and robotics to optimize these paths and further slash delivery windows. As a result, the market for “infill” and “last-mile” facilities remains exceptionally tight, as every major player scrambles to keep inventory as close to the consumer as possible.
Slow Construction Starts, Rising Office Decommissioning & Conversion Trends Support Conditions for Vacancy Improvement
Life sciences development dwindling leaves breathing room for absorbtion of oversupply, while decommissioning underused office space and a pick-up in adaptive-reuse conversions support conditions for vacancy rates to recover.
Office Pipeline 2026: Strategic Agility Amid Construction Reset
Agility has become the defining strategy in the current office landscape. That’s because developers who can pivot quickly are better-positioned to mitigate losses and adapt to shifting demand. This trend is evident not only in the ongoing contraction of construction volumes across major U.S. markets, but also in the strategic pausing of high-profile projects.
February 2026 Industrial Report: Turbulence Builds in Port Markets
Geopolitical maneuvers at the Panama Canal, a U.S. Supreme Court decision reversing some 2025 tariffs and a potential 100% tariff on port cranes are just a few of the challenges facing container ports in 2026, with industrial real estate sure to feel the pressure as well.
