Industry Research Reports

Foreign Investment Update: Where Capital Will Travel in 2021

Singapore and South Korea boosted their year-over-year investments in U.S. real estate by 48 percent in 2020 and are expected to remain active this year.

Proptech on Top of its Game: MetaProp

Accelerated by the pandemic, confidence in the industry rose to record highs in the second half of 2020.

Office Occupancy Inches Up Across US, Kastle Finds

The firm’s latest report shows that occupancy rose in more than half the cities surveyed.

Dodge Reports Spike in Construction Planning

The Dodge Momentum Index rose to its highest level in three years.

Law Firms Take Short-Term View of Leasing

New reports from Newmark and Savills show how the pandemic is changing strategies for this crucial category of office users.

Older, Multi-Tenant Industrial Assets Attract New Demand: JLL

According to a new report, the vacancy rate for multi-use logistics is less than 9 percent.

Global CRE Industry Optimistic About the Future: SIOR

On-schedule transactions increased across the board, while confidence in the industrial sector rose to its highest level since the start of the pandemic.

Rising Construction Costs, Fewer Jobs Projected

A drop in nonresidential starts last year will equate to less construction activity in 2021, JLL predicts.

CBRE Reports Q4 CRE Lending Surge

A strong year-end bounce is beginning to resemble pre-pandemic conditions, the firm’s latest study found.

Power Shift: The 2021 Outlook for Commercial Buildings

The U.S. Department of Energy’s annual snapshot of trends in commercial building consumption and how the mix of sources is changing.