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Aug 30 2015
Colliers Report | Amenities: A Hot Commodity
From Colliers: To attract and retain the best and brightest talent in today’s commercial real estate market, building owners and tenants are focusing more on amenities than ever before. As a guest blogger for Convene, Thomas Vecchione, principal of the international architectural firm Gensler, wrote: “Office spaces that engage employees by creating unique experiences create …
Aug 23 2015
JLL Global Office Index Q2 2015
From JLL, regarding the global office market as of Q2 2015: Rental growth continues to move at a steady pace, with the annual rate of growth on prime office assets across the 95 major markets covered by the JLL Global Office Index standing at 2.3% and around 70% of all markets recording rental uplift over …
Aug 09 2015
The Flexible Office Industry: Its Impact on People, Places and Workspace
From DTZ: Following the DTZ Coworking Revolution report published last year, we have continued to track the trends driving demand not only for Coworking, but also the wider Flexible Office sector. Flexible Office operators are expanding rapidly due to the global popularity of the business model. Interviews with providers, landlords, corporates and small companies illustrate …
Jul 05 2015
Global Corporate Real Estate Trends 2015
From JLL: Over the last six years we have captured the voice of the corporate real estate (CRE) community and provided powerful insights into the current status and future direction of the industry through our biennial report on global CRE trends. This report summarizes the global aggregated findings of JLL’s third Global Corporate Real Estate …
Jun 21 2015
CRE Due Diligence: How To Create Value When Buying Commercial Real Estate
Updated publication from Brian Hennessey, a 30 year CRE veteran and former SVP of Acquisitions & Dispositions whose client list included Fortune 500 Tenants Bank of America, The Walt Disney Company, DuPont and Baxter Healthcare. The Due Diligence Handbook For Commercial Real Estate: A Proven System To Save Time, Money, Headaches And Create Value When …
Jun 10 2015
JLL Digital Skyline Tool: 47 Cities Across the U.S. and Canada
Demand for Trophy buildings remains high nationwide, and rental rates follow—average Trophy rental rates are 77 percent higher than non-Trophy space. These tightening fundamentals could draw attention to other asset classes, especially as fast-growing industries favor office amenities over building quality. See the trends impacting top-tier offices nationwide, and explore your market(s) of interest building-by-building …
May 26 2015
Deloitte Report | Evolving Cyber Risk in Commercial Real Estate
Deloitte has released a report taking a look at cyber risk in CRE: Retail, travel, and hospitality, and the financial services industries have been plagued with cyberattack incidents. In contrast, the CRE sector considers itself to be relatively less at risk from a potential cyberattack. This is because CRE firms typically maintain relatively less consumer …
May 11 2015
What do 200 City Indices tell us about the urban world in 2015?
From JLL: City indices are now devised and sponsored by nearly every kind of actor and institution operating in the urban field. Their careful analysis provides a unique angle on city trends, patterns of growth and investment, and the effects of political, regulatory or strategic change. Indices, especially when viewed as a whole, give unique …
May 03 2015
CBRE | Global Rent and Capital Value Indices MarketView – Q4 2014
From CBRE: Across the board increases, but capital values lead again Global capital and rental values for all property types grew during Q4 2014 amid improving occupier demand, ample global liquidity and strong investor appetite for property investment. Office capital values continued to grow at a faster clip than rental values, with the strongest growth …