From CBRE’s August 2014 U.S. Tech-Twenty: Measuring Office Market Impact Report The booming high-tech sector has been one of the major drivers in the U.S. office market recovery, with the industry responsible for one-fourth of all new office-using jobs created in the U.S. between 2009 and May 2014. High-tech was also the top industry leasing …
Aug 03 2014
Cushman & Wakefield Report Download | Emerging and Frontier Markets: Assessing Risk and Opportunity
From Cushman & Wakefield: There is no doubt that today’s global property markets present both great opportunity and significant risk. Established and mature markets are providing safety and security for labor and capital, but many of the economies in these markets are growing slower than expected and competition is at an all time high. To …
Jul 11 2014
JLL Report Download | United States Office Insight – Q2 2014
From JLL: A quarterly summary of local economic and real estate market conditions for individual metro areas in the United States. The report includes key market indicators, tenant and landlord perspectives, and future looking analysis. Analysis includes: Leasing Activity Occupancy Growth Vacancy Level Rent Forecasts Development Activity Tenant Challenges & Opportunities Landlord Challenges and Opportunities …
Jun 22 2014
JLL Research Report: How to design a workplace strategy that drives real value
From JLL: It’s no secret that companies are turning to the workplace to find the key to improving employee and business productivity. Many firms are investing heavily in workplace strategies that are designed to better support the work that their people do. However, what most companies are failing to consider is whether or not the …
Jun 12 2014
National Retail Review Summer 2014 | Cassidy Turley
From Cassidy Turley: Cassidy Turley tracks shopping center vacancy, absorption and rental rate trends in 60 major U.S. markets. As of the close of Q1 2014, shopping center vacancy in the markets that we tracked stood at 8.5%. This is down from a reading of 8.6% recorded last quarter and the 9.0% rate that was …
May 06 2014
How NFC and BLE tech is improving the way retail space is designed
In the May 2014 Issue of Retail ShopTopic, JLL explores how NFC and Beacon technology is breathing new life into brick-and-mortars. NFC and BLE technology can translate to a better use of physical space and potential changes in the way a store is set up based on big data gathered from consumers’ in-store shopping experiences. …