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.

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Top 50 Office Deals of 2021: Life Science & Medical Offices Take Center Stage

One of the surprising findings in this analysis is that no New York City office property sales in 2021 ranked among the top three transactions.

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Boulder Tops Silicon Valley as Most Cutting-Edge Metro in U.S.

Key Takeaways: Boulder, Colo., is the most cutting-edge metro area in the country with the most robust EV-charging network per capita. Top cities that have drawn tech companies…

Game On! Top U.S. Cities for Gamers

Even before the pandemic, gaming could be pursued either as a job or as a hobby from pretty much anywhere. A stable internet connection and a computing device are enough to get you started. But what if you’re also eager in sharing your passion with other like-minded individuals at conventions, or still enjoy browsing at your local video game or hardware store? Or if you want to get into competitive gaming in college?

The skyline of Lansing, Mich., the Midwestern metro gaining the most residents from metro-to-metro migration

Which Midwest Metro Areas Are Gaining the Most Residents from Other Metros?

The U.S. Census Bureau recently released data on national metro-to-metro migration trends, which showed that metros such as Phoenix; Inland Empire, Calif.; and Dallas were drawing the most…

Smaller Northeastern Metros Continue Gaining More Residents Through Metro-to-Metro Migration

The Northeast is home to the country’s largest megalopolis, comprising some of the most important economic and cultural centers in the U.S. One demographic trend that characterized the…

Top 15 Mid-Sized Metros for Tech Workers Looking to Relocate

Using data gathered by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the following study focused on U.S. metropolitan areas with populations of less than 1 million residents and scored them across six indicators, including:

Life quality (such as regional price parity, educational attainment and unemployment rate) – 25 points
Tech job density – 30 points
Average tech salary – 15 points
Tech business density – 15 points
Percentage of the total population covered by employer-based health insurance – 5 points
Number of leisure establishments per 100,000 residents – 10 points

Here Are the Smaller Metros Winning Net Population Through In-Migration

Our recent study on metro-to-metro migration found that the biggest hotspots for population inflow are still mostly concentrated in the Sun Belt. However, simply looking at an overall…

Mapping the Lowest & Highest Automation Potential of White-Collar Employment in the U.S.

So far, automation has been mostly integrated with hard, manual labor occupations. However, the process is not limited to blue-collar employment. As automation R&D progresses, the repetitive and tedious tasks of office-using, white-collar occupations are first up for an increase in efficiency.

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Office Vacancy Across Top U.S. Markets Dipped Below 15%, National Leasing Rates Stable

Office sales across key U.S. office markets analyzed for this most recent report surpassed $50 billion during the first nine months of 2021, while the average sales price per square foot continued to climb.

Sun Belt Stays Ahead in Metro-to-Metro Migration Trends

Whether it’s for an economic opportunity or the need to find a better-suited home, moving is a common occurrence in America. And, while most people who move house…