{"id":1004602493,"date":"2022-09-13T04:01:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T12:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004602493"},"modified":"2023-03-22T22:48:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T06:48:09","slug":"core","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/core\/","title":{"rendered":"How Inflation Affects Corporate Real Estate Decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1004602491\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/09\/CRE-poll-e1663016099228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004602491\" data-attachment-id=\"1004602491\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/core\/cre-poll\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/09\/CRE-poll-e1663016099228.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"799,619\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Image courtesy of andibreit via Pixabay\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image courtesy of andibreit via Pixabay&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/09\/CRE-poll-e1663016099228.jpg?w=799\" class=\"wp-image-1004602491 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/09\/CRE-poll-e1663016099228.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Image by andibreit via Pixabay\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/09\/CRE-poll-e1663016099228.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/09\/CRE-poll-e1663016099228.jpg?resize=300,232 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/09\/CRE-poll-e1663016099228.jpg?resize=768,595 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004602491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by andibreit via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A survey conducted by <strong>CoreNet Global<\/strong> from June to September 2022 has found a strong link between the high rate of inflation, recession fears and a number of corporate real estate decisions. The survey received 175 responses from all regions of the world.<\/p>\n<p>While nearly 60 percent of the survey\u2019s respondents say that their companies are growing, three quarters expect the U.S. economy to enter a recession before the end of 2023, and 72 percent said that they see a global recession happening at about the same time.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of this, 62 percent of respondents said that the current rate of inflation is causing them to reevaluate several long-term real estate decisions. Responses included the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More than 54 percent of respondents plan to consolidate locations<\/li>\n<li>42 percent of respondents plan to reduce the size of leases they are signing<\/li>\n<li>41 percent of respondents plan to look for more cost-effective spaces with lower rents<\/li>\n<li>37 percent of respondents plan to sign fewer leases<\/li>\n<li>34 percent of respondents reported annual escalations that are 100 basis points higher than normal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, 44 percent of respondents said that their corporate real estate profile has shrunk, while 21 percent said that it has increased and 34 percent stated that is has stayed the same. 39 percent of respondents stated that they expected to see an increase in the size of their portfolio, 42 percent said that they expect a decrease and 19 percent believe that it will stay the same.<\/p>\n<h2>Muddier economic waters<\/h2>\n<p>Generally, the consensus appears to be that the nation is in fact headed for a downturn, even as facets of the economy such as job growth appears to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/global-recession-risk-remains-low-but-expect-an-economic-slowdown\/\">faring favorably<\/a> in the near-term. Moreover, most foreign investors see the U.S. commercial real estate market as a safe investment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/why-foreign-cre-investors-are-undeterred-by-u-s-economic-concerns\/\">rising to $72.6 billion<\/a> over the course of 2021. Despite a cooldown in the first quarter of 2022, many in the Canadian, German, Swiss and Australian markets see the country\u2019s population growth, diversity and workforce demographics as a haven for investment, even in the face of a recession.<\/p>\n<p>Office leasing and rent activity also remain relatively calm and are even growing in some regions, albeit unevenly, particularly in light of the inflation rate and pandemic-related concerns. <strong>Avison Young<\/strong> Chief Economist Nick Axford detailed this trend further, explaining to <em>Commercial Property Executive,&nbsp;<\/em>&#8220;We expect demand and rents to hold up well for well-located, good quality space with great environmental credentials in amenity-rich locations that will support company desires to encourage employees back to the office.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Axford added, secondary space in secondary locations will see lower demand as companies dispose of surplus space they feel don\u2019t meets their needs given more hybrid working, and here rents will see a greater degree of softening. &#8220;Our data already shows Class A properties accounting for a historically disproportionately high share of leasing activity,&#8221; he concluded.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/5-ways-cre-investors-can-get-recession-ready\/\">5 Ways&nbsp;CRE Investors Can Get Recession-Ready<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Bradley Tisdahl, CEO of <strong>Tenant Risk Assessment<\/strong>,&nbsp;offered a similar take, telling <em>Commercial Property Executive,&nbsp;<\/em>&#8220;Recession\/inflation could be bargaining chips for many office users in negotiations against landlords, but it\u2019s not likely to be a real factor in most decision making except for companies that are highly exposed to inflation or recessions that would cause them to hold off or consider permanently reducing in-office headcount. Office rents, particularly in Class A space, have remained robust, and in some cases, are rising. They don\u2019t move in step with inflation. If anything, there would be a lag in the effect on rent, and we aren\u2019t seeing it yet. The story does not appear to be fully written and we will likely see long term, slower changes in dynamics to leasing behavior.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EverWest Real Estate Investors<\/strong> Senior Vice President of Portfolio Management John Maurer advises a cautious approach, telling <em>Commercial Property Executive<\/em>, &#8220;As the Fed continues to raise interest rates and the pricing of debt has increased, we have become increasingly selective on new real estate investments. We continue to focus on the best markets and submarkets of the country as it relates to industrial and multifamily, as acquisition yields have improved due to higher debt costs. With respect to other sectors, such as retail and office investments, we are generally \u201cpencils\u201d down due to the weak near-term fundamentals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As for EverWest&#8217;s plans themselves, Maurer continued, &#8220;our space plans remain unchanged in the near term, but we certainly have seen a pull back by others with respect to office space demand and the need for more flexibility as to lease term.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lincoln Property Company<\/strong> Senior Executive Vice President Dave Krumwiede described the situation as more of an all-in attitude, with firms &#8220;doing just about anything they can to get their employees back to the office,&#8221; by way of incentives, with one strategy being to &#8220;lease AA space within projects that have a ton of amenities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, such a trend has created an acceleration in multi-tenant leasing activity, which is leading to higher rents due to increased development costs, Krumwiede concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Inflation and recession-related fears <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/top-10-issues-for-cre-executives\/\">rank among top 10<\/a> most pressing issues for commercial real estate executives, outweighing geopolitical strife, supply chain disruptions and energy and labor shortages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CoreNet Global\u2019s survey of corporate users worldwide found that a majority of respondents are reevaluating long-term strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3012,"featured_media":1004602491,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21784,21808,21742,21747],"tags":[33022,36450,40101,32838,51118],"class_list":["post-1004602493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brokerage","category-featured","category-latest","category-office","tag-avison-young","tag-corenet-global","tag-everwest-real-estate-investors","tag-lincoln-property-company","tag-tenant-risk-assessment"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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