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Research • Economy

COVID-19

The COVID-19 situation is evolving quickly. Over the last several weeks, governments, communities, employers, and citizens all over the world have taken extraordinary actions to contain the novel coronavirus.

3/16/2020

Research • Economy

The Chief Economist

Navigating today’s markets is more complex than ever. Cushman & Wakefield’s Chief Economist Kevin Thorpe is here to provide clarity on what's happening and what’s next.

Kevin Thorpe

Research • Topical Report

The Edge | Volume 3

Research • Economy

Coronavirus: Impact on the Global Property Markets

Kevin Thorpe • 2/28/2020

Research • Data Center

Global Data Center Market Comparison

Dave Fanning • 1/17/2020

Research • Forecast / Outlook

Demographic Shifts: The World in 2030

Dominic Brown • 1/7/2020

Research • Coworking

CRE Executive Perspectives on Coworking

David Smith • 10/30/2019

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Economy

Research • Economy

The Chief Economist

Navigating today’s markets is more complex than ever. Cushman & Wakefield’s Chief Economist Kevin Thorpe is here to provide clarity on what's happening and what’s next.

Kevin Thorpe

Research • Economy

Coronavirus: Impact on the Global Property Markets

Developments are extremely fluid, and tremendous uncertainty remains regarding how broadly the virus will spread and what its ultimate impact will be on public health, economic growth and financial and real estate markets.

Kevin Thorpe • 2/28/2020

Research • Investment

Winning in Growth Cities 2019

David Hutchings • 10/7/2019

Research • Economy

Time to Pay Attention to the Yield Curve?

Revathi Greenwood • 8/22/2019

Research • Economy

Global Macro Forecast

Kevin Thorpe • 6/11/2019

Research • Topical Report

2018 The Great Tax Race

David Bitner • 1/15/2018

Research • Economy

Spotlight on Employment

Kenneth McCarthy • 5/1/2019

Industrial

Research • Industrial

Manufacturing Risk Index 2019

Global manufacturing has entered a new era, marked by the growing influence of technology and innovation on production processes and logistics.

Bruno Berretta • 4/22/2019

Ugly Sweater Returned - A Chain Supply Journey

Research • Industrial

Ugly Sweater Returned - A Supply Chain Journey

Cushman & Wakefield's part two of the supply chain journey, as we follow that ugly sweater back to where it came from...or to an entirely new location!

Tray Anderson • 1/13/2020

Research • Industrial

Canadian Industrial Real Estate Report: Q2 2017

Stuart Barron • 7/6/2017

Research • Industrial

2019 Jacksonville Industrial Overview

1/31/2020

2019 Jackonsville Industrial Review Card

Research • Industrial

2019 US Industrial Construction Report Map

2/26/2020

Research • Industrial

Five Fast Facts: Top U.S. Ports

Tina Arambulo • 2/27/2020

Research • Industrial

2020 North American Industrial Outlook

1/24/2020

Marketbeats

MarketBeat • Forecast / Outlook

Global MarketBeats

Access our global interactive map - a portal to the latest stats and insights for all property types around the world.

10/23/2019

MarketBeat • Office

Office Reports

Remarkably stable vacancy rate reflects solid demand in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Revathi Greenwood • 1/16/2020

MarketBeat

Ireland MarketBeat

Aidan Gavin • 10/24/2019

Samuel Beckett Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Dublin

MarketBeat

France MarketBeat Snapshot

Magali Marton • 10/27/2019

MarketBeat • Insights

SINGAPORE MARKETBEAT REPORTS

Christine Li • 1/23/2020

MarketBeat • Insights

Waterloo MarketBeat Reports

Chad Vrenjak • 11/5/2019

MarketBeat • Insights

Seattle/Bellevue MarketBeat Reports

1/10/2020

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Retail

Research • Retail

Global Cities Retail Guide

Get detailed retail overviews of more than 150+ locations spanning 50 countries across the world.

Research • Retail

The Great Retail Reinvention

From axe-throwing bars to dating app cafes, food halls and escape rooms, experiences are reinventing retail.

Garrick Brown • 6/27/2019

Research • Retail

Are food delivery apps "eating up" restaurants?

Darren Yates •

Research • Retail

McDonald’s new flashy flagship in Times Square

Andrew Kahn •

Research • Retail

Global Cities Retail Guide

Research • Retail

Food Halls 3.0: The Evolution Continues

Garrick Brown • 5/16/2019

Research • Retail

Pop-up-a-Palooza!

Garrick Brown • 12/10/2019

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Sustainability & Wellness

Research • Land

Urban Farming takes root in CRE

A new trend is taking root in commercial real estate that has the potential to positively impact millions across the globe: urban farming.

Garrick Brown • 12/31/2018

Research • Workplace

Healthy working: how to bring wellness and sustainability into your workplace

The future workplace should be a workplace supporting our health. How do organizations create green and healthy workplaces that benefit their employees’ wellbeing?

Alexander Spilger

Research • Land

Five Fast Facts: Agricultural Trends Signaling Growth

7/24/2019

Research • Sustainability

2019 Coliving Report

Susan Tjarksen • 5/20/2019

Article • Land

Dirt Talk: A Look at Metro Atlanta Land Development

7/25/2019

Insights • Sustainability

Are you ready for the GRESB 2020 reporting process?

Elsbeth Quispel • 4/1/2020

Research • Sustainability

Do good, do well: why being a good corporate citizen matters

Maria D'Avanzo •

Technology

Research • Technology

The Great Tech Migration

Cushman & Wakefield's The Great Tech Migration report highlights which markets are booming tech hubs and why.

10/2/2019

Research • PropTech

Innovating the industry with PropTech

Brendan Wallace, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Fifth Wall, and Brett White, Executive Chairman & CEO, Cushman & Wakefield, discuss the impact of PropTech and the future of commercial real estate.

Research • Technology

The power of digital twin technology

Oliver Skagerlind •

Research • Micro-mobility

Scootersphere | Micromobility and CRE

Revathi Greenwood • 6/17/2019

Research • Technology

The Great Tech Migration

10/2/2019

Research • Autonomous Vehicle

Autonomous / Driver-less Vehicles Survey | Future Impact on Corporate Real Estate

David Smith • 11/30/2018

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Research • Technology

Tech Disruptor Series

Revathi Greenwood • 8/13/2019

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Workplace

Research • Workplace

How to future-proof your workplace

With so much ongoing change, how do you keep up with and navigate the impact of new trends and, armed with this knowledge, future proof your workplace?

Despina Katsikakis

Insights • Workplace

Experiencing the Experiential Workplace

As the experience economy continues to mature, both real estate owners and occupiers must think differently about competitive differentiation.

Suzanne Mehta • 12/31/2018

Research • Workplace

Make your workplace a destination with amenities and services

Suzanne Mehta •

Research • Workplace

The “nichification” of coworking

Emma Swinnerton •

Research • Workplace

Smart buildings and the employee experience

Despina Katsikakis •

Research • Coworking

CRE Executive Perspectives on Coworking

David Smith • 10/30/2019

Research • Coworking

Debunking Coworking Myths

8/16/2019

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Featured MarketBeat Reports

MarketBeat

Sweden MarketBeat

Cushman & Wakefield MarketBeat reports analyse quarterly Sweden commercial property activity across office and retail sectors including supply, demand and pricing trends at the market and submarket levels.

Håvard Bjorå • 3/20/2020

MarketBeat • Retail

Cushman & Wakefield: a summary of the Polish retail market in 2019

Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has summarized the Polish retail market. 406,000 sq m of retail space was handed over in 2019. The development pipeline currently stands at approximately 500,000 sq m, 85% of which is scheduled for opening by the end of 2020. Going forward, investors’ interest will increasingly shift towards smaller cities below 100,000 inhabitants, says Cushman & Wakefield.

Małgorzata Dziubińska • 3/9/2020

MarketBeat • Office

Cushman & Wakefield summarises Poland’s regional city office markets

At the end of 2019, the combined office stock of Poland’s regional city office markets climbed to 5.61 million sq m, surpassing Warsaw’s 5.59 million sq m for the first time in history. The total office stock of the nation’s nine largest markets (Warsaw, Krakow, Wrocław, Tricity, the Upper Silesian and Zagłębie Metropolis, Poznań, Łódź, Lublin, and Szczecin) came close to 11.2 million sq m at the end of last year, representing an almost 8% increase on 2018’s level.

3/9/2020

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Articles

Insights • Sustainability

Environment Outlook 2020

Currently, buildings are responsible for 40% of energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions in the EU, so it is critical that the real estate sector plays its part in helping achieve climate goals.

Andrew Phipps • 12/3/2020

Insights • Investment

Looking Beyond COVID-19: Going for Industry 4.0 in China

With temporary production stoppages and longer lead times to receive essential raw materials and parts, manufacturing performance in China over the outbreak period has taken a hit.

Shaun Brodie • 4/2/2020

Article • Policy

Global Policy Report

It is clear now that what was originally a supply-side shock—and to a lesser extent an export demand shock for the global economy—has morphed into something far more pernicious.

Kevin Thorpe • 4/2/2020

Insights • Occupier

Looking Beyond COVID-19: Consequential changes to expect for retail in China

The pandemic is anticipated to influence China’s real estate market on many levels. In this report, we draw attention to four retail feature points which real estate investors, developers and occupiers should be cognisant of in 2020 and beyond.

Shaun Brodie • 4/2/2020

Insights • Hospitality

COVID-19 Impacts on Hospitality

An update on the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on hospitality real estate in Europe.

Bořivoj Vokřínek • 4/2/2020

Insights • Occupier

Digital Economy Act and Break Clauses

In the two years since the Digital Economy Act 2017 came into effect, it is clear that it is causing considerable alarm to occupiers looking to issue break notices, as the ability to break may now be jeopardised.

Alex Charlesworth • 4/2/2020

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