Rightly or Wrongly, ESG Driving Many Corporate Real Estate Decisions Worldwide According to a new global survey from CBRE, companies are favoring environmental, social and corporate-governance (ESG) factors more heavily in their decisions on which buildings to lease or buy, with many prioritizing green-building certifications and features that reduce energy consumption or generate renewable energy. […]
Two CRE Signals to Watch This Year With uncertainty and market readjustments being some clear watchwords for 2023, knowing how and where to pivot becomes both necessary and challenging. A recent Hines report noted that investors, owners, and operators can’t completely rely on what happened in the past because every cycle has its own quirks. “Recognizing what […]
Permanent Shift from Goods to Services for Retailers ‘On the Table’ Moody’s Analytics report sees a definite trend that way since pandemic. A more permanent shift from goods to services is “on the table,” according to a new report from Moody’s Analytics. Private services spending growth has outpaced goods spending in every quarter since COVID […]
Global Economy ‘May Still Avoid A Recession’ While several factors raise the possibility of an economic downturn, the overall outlook remains positive. The global economy may still avoid a recession, despite strengthening headwinds, according to CBRE chief economist Richard Barkham. In a new analysis, Barkham notes that while several factors raise the possibility of an […]
Top 10 Things To Watch In Commercial Real Estate In 2022 The year ahead is likely to see further improvement in commercial real estate markets as the economy continues to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. There are both upside and downside risks to the outlook. Here are the top ten developments to follow, ranked in […]
Dollar Stores, Big Lots, Off-Pricers Will Open Thousands Of Stores In 2022 As the new year starts, several large national chains say they plan to cumulatively open thousands of new stores over the next 12 months, a remarkable sign given all the doom and gloom about physical stores. (Very few of them, by […]