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Research • Economy

U.S. Macro Outlook: Mild Recession ≠ Pleasant

The economy entered 2023 with a cloud of uncertainty stemming from decades-high inflation, rising interest rates, and warning signs for a potential recession. While there is plenty of evidence to suggest a tougher road ahead—we are expecting a mild recession to occur in 2023—the outlook is balanced by resilience in certain sectors and more challenging headwinds in others. In this report, we break down our baseline economic forecast and the nuanced implications it will have on CRE property sectors over the next couple years.

Rebecca Rockey • 3/7/2023

Insights • Office

Obsolescence Equals Opportunity

Much has been written about the potential death of the office, with justifiable concern that some office properties may never again be fit for their original purpose. Running counter to the doomsday narrative is Cushman & Wakefield’s new publication, Obsolescence Equals Opportunity. In it, we offer a perspective focused on the upside potential for owners who are able to meet the market’s call to action.

Kevin Thorpe • 2/22/2023

Podcast • Workplace

Designing a Workplace Living Lab Podcast

Gerda Stelpstra • 3/17/2023

Video • Topical Report

Asia Pacific Webinars and Videos

2/14/2023

Research • Data Center

Americas Data Center Update: Second Half of 2022 | H2 2022

Jacob Albers • 2/8/2023

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Insights • Economy

Switzerland Real Estate Market View

Robert Hauri, FRICS • 1/30/2023

Insights • Workplace

Welcome to the Officeverse

Brian Vaughn • 1/30/2023

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Inflation & Interest Rates

Research • Economy

The U.S. is Not in a Recession, but Growth is Slowing

Aside from yesterday’s report revealing two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, a look under the hood of the U.S. economy suggests that we are not currently in a recession. But growth is slowing. Read to find out what all of this means for CRE.

Rebecca Rockey • 7/28/2022

Research • Inflation

The War for Industrial talent

Industrial occupiers searching for the location of their next distribution center or manufacturing facility have a lot to consider—from market conditions, transportation and infrastructure to local government incentives and financial implications.

Steven Guerrero • 11/4/2022

Research • Inflation

Where Do European Property Values Go from Here?

Sukhdeep Dhillon • 9/30/2022

Research • Inflation

Where Do U.S. Property Values Go From Here?

Kevin Thorpe • 8/24/2022

Research • Inflation

How Inflation is Impacting CRE Occupiers

Rebecca Rockey • 6/8/2022

Research • Inflation

Inflation’s Impact on Retail Occupiers

Rebecca Rockey • 6/8/2022

Research • Inflation

Inflation's Impact on Office Occupiers

Rebecca Rockey • 6/8/2022

Economy

Research • Economy

The U.S. is Not in a Recession, but Growth is Slowing

Rebecca Rockey • 7/28/2022

Research • Economy

What to Watch 2022: 10 Indicators for Occupiers & Investors

Here are 10 key areas we believe are worth watching closely as occupiers and investors consider their evolving real estate strategies.

Kevin Thorpe • 1/21/2022

Research • Inflation

U.S. Inflation: Should we be worried?

Rebecca Rockey • 4/20/2021

Research • Economy

Global Office Impact Study & Recovery Timing Report

Kevin Thorpe • 9/22/2020

Article • Economy

MARKET NOTE FEBRUARY 2023

Luis Fernando Deak • 3/20/2023

Insights • Economy

Slovakia Real Estate Market View

Lukas Brath • 3/16/2023

Research • Economy

Bank Failures and Panics: Five Key Thoughts for Commercial Real Estate

Kevin Thorpe • 3/15/2023

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Hospitality

Research • Hospitality

Canadian Lodging Industry Overview

Our annual Lodging Industry Outlook recaps the results for this past year, the outlook for 2023, and emerging industry trends.

Brian Flood • 3/14/2023

Research • Hospitality

Hospitality & Gaming U.S. Lodging Industry Overview

The post-pandemic recovery was well underway across the U.S. lodging industry in 2022. Despite a rocky start to the year with the continued influence of the Omicron variant, year-end U.S. hotel revenues were 44% higher than in 2021.

Elaine Sahlins • 3/8/2023

Research • Hospitality

Hospitality Market Trends & Data

Bořivoj Vokřínek • 2/13/2023

Research • Hospitality

Hotels & Business December 2022

Bruno Hallé • 12/22/2022

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Insights • Hospitality

Investor Survey: ESG Directly Impacting Hotel Transactions

Bořivoj Vokřínek • 12/1/2022

Insights • Hospitality

"InnSight" Quarterly Q3 2022 Hospitality Report

Brian Flood • 11/17/2022

Research • Hospitality

Hotels in Mainland China

Shaun Brodie • 10/27/2022

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Industrial & Logistics

Article • Industrial

U.S. Industrial Sublease Space Trends

In 2022, the pandemic spending boom started to wind down, which has since been reflected in an ongoing deceleration in e-commerce sales and (real) nondurable goods spending growth, and in an outright decline in (real) durable goods spending and import flows.

Carolyn Salzer • 3/16/2023

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Article • Industrial

Port of New York-New Jersey Year-End 2022 Overview

Read and download our Year-End 2022 Port of NY-NJ Industrial overview.

John Obeid • 3/7/2023

Article • Industrial

Northeast Industrial Labor Report

Jason Price • 3/6/2023

Article • Industrial

Chicagoland Industrial Demand Heats Up

Gregory Rogalla • 3/1/2023

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Article • Industrial

Jacksonville Industrial Fast Five Facts

Cam Sousa • 3/1/2023

Article • Industrial

Broward Industrial Five Fast Facts

Connor Salzman • 2/28/2023

Article • Industrial

Miami Industrial Five Fast Facts

Andrea Duque • 2/27/2023

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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.

9/1/2021

MarketBeat • Insights

CEE MarketBeats

Cushman & Wakefield MarketBeat reports analyse quarterly commercial real estate activity in the CEE region (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia) across office, retail, industrial and hospitality real estate sectors including supply, demand and pricing trends at the market and submarket levels.

Marie Baláčová • 3/14/2023

MarketBeat • Insights

CEE MarketBeats

Marie Baláčová • 3/7/2023

MarketBeat • Insights

Ottawa MarketBeat Reports

Nathan Smith • 3/3/2023

MarketBeat

Portugal MarketBeat Snapshot Reports

Andreia Almeida • 2/28/2023

The Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal

MarketBeat • Insights

Costa Rica MarketBeat Reports

José Ignacio González • 2/27/2023

MarketBeat • Insights

JAKARTA MARKETBEAT REPORTS

Arief Rahardjo • 2/27/2023

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Retail

MarketBeat • Retail

Retail Marketbeat

Retail MarketBeat report analyses quarterly Poland commercial property activity across retail sector including supply, demand and pricing trends at the market and submarket levels.

Beata Kokeli • 2/10/2023

Article • Retail

Indianapolis Retail Five Fast Facts

What You Need to Know in Today's Indianapolis Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Office Market.

Maggie Tillotson • 2/9/2023

Research • Retail

Transparency Shopping Centers 2022

1/16/2023

Article • Retail

Luxury market emerged with strength from the pandemic and should maintain good performance in the coming years

Manuel Puig • 1/5/2023

Article • Retail

Main Streets Across the World 2022

Manuel Puig • 12/28/2022

Insights • Retail

Shopping from the comfort of your couch vs. city centre experience: How are high streets worldwide doing after Covid-19?

Verena Bauer • 12/15/2022

Article • Retail

Medtail: When Healthcare Meets Retail

Barrie Scardina • 12/8/2022

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Sustainability & Wellness

Article • Sustainability

BEPS Compliance Planning Guide

Cushman & Wakefield is here to provide assistance reviewing individual assets and portfolios to establish current energy use and performance, as well as develop a focused roadmap for compliance with this ordinance going forward.

2/22/2023

Article • Sustainability

LEED Certification Process GOLGI JUNDIAÍ PHASE II SHEDS C AND D

Cushman & Wakefield provided sustainability consulting services to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, comprising the Phase II – Warehouses C and D of the Golgi Logistics Complex, in Jundiaí, São Paulo.

Christian Mina • 2/3/2023

Events • Sustainability

Outlook 2023

1/12/2023

Insights • Sustainability

Shivering themselves warm in winter

Verena Bauer • 12/22/2022

Article • Sustainability

The New EPC Methodology Calculation: Do you need to re-assess to plan for the new MEES requirements in April 2023?

Thomas Vazakas • 12/15/2022

Research • Sustainability

Why ESG Matters to the Future of Investing

Megan Krest • 12/15/2022

Insights • Sustainability

Superchargers in the basement car park

Verena Bauer • 12/9/2022

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Technology

Article • Technology

How can ChatGPT help the commercial real estate market?

A few months after the emergence of ChatGPT, a prototype chatbot with artificial intelligence specialized in dialogue developed by OpenAI, several sectors began to question the impact of the tool on their businesses.

Rodrigo Libano • 2/14/2023

Article • Technology

Cushman & Wakefield invests in Technology & Innovation and targets Digital Transformation

2022 was the year that Cushman & Wakefield invested heavily in Technology & Innovation in its business and back office areas. By implementing internal improvements, which result in customer benefits, the company is targeting Digital Transformation.

Rodrigo Libano • 2/7/2023

Insights • Technology

Authentic Leadership: Technology, Data and Being Human

12/19/2022

Insights • Technology

Authentic Leadership: Technology, Data and Being Human

12/8/2022

Article • Technology

Market Reboot: How Tech CRE is Adjusting to a Turbulent Economy

Robert Sammons • 11/18/2022

Article • Technology

TECH CITIES: THE GLOBAL INTERSECTION OF TALENT AND REAL ESTATE

10/21/2022

Article • Technology

Generation Z will overtake Millennials to become the biggest homeowners by 2030

9/9/2022

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The Edge Magazine

Insights • Workplace

Welcome to the Officeverse

The best part of the officeverse may be its versatility—it has the potential to be the best of both remote work and the physical office—as well as the potential to address several workplace challenges.

Brian Vaughn • 1/30/2023

Insights • Technology

Authentic Leadership: Technology, Data and Being Human

The Edge sat down with Salumeh Companieh, Cushman & Wakefield’s newly appointed Chief Digital & Information Officer, to talk about the job she calls a “phenomenal opportunity,” and the impact she intends to make—especially for women and minorities in IT.

12/8/2022

Insights • Medical

MedTech Builds Momentum

Sandy Romero • 12/8/2022

Research • Residential

Single-Family Rentals and the Art of Neighboring

Jeremy Edmiston • 12/8/2022

Research • Economy

Workplace Design for the Neurodiverse Helps Everyone

Bryan Berthold • 12/8/2022

Research • Our community

The Growing Opportunity for Urban Farms

Gehan Palipana • 12/8/2022

Research

The Next Frontier: CRE and the Metaverse

Andrew Phipps • 7/28/2022

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Workplace

Podcast • Workplace

Designing a Workplace Living Lab Podcast

Join Michael Creamer and Gerda Stelpstra at Helix in Utrecht, Netherlands as they discuss the importance of replacing guesswork with data and predictive analytics. Learn about their experiments with organizational network analysis, using smart building technology, and how a "brokerage highway" regulates stress in the workplace.

Gerda Stelpstra • 3/17/2023

Article • Workplace

Five Fast Office Facts Tampa

Demand for office space in Tampa Bay remained strong as leasing activity continued to exceed pre-pandemic levels. As companies continued to determine their office space needs, vacant sublease space ended the year at an all-time high. To learn more, check out our Tampa Office Fast Five Facts.

Josh Faircloth • 2/22/2023

Article • Workplace

Five Fast Facts: Nashville Office Real Estate Q4 2022

Zander El-Hindi • 2/1/2023

Insights • Workplace

Welcome to the Officeverse

Brian Vaughn • 1/30/2023

Podcast • Workplace

Podcast: Purpose, Values & Corporate Responsibility

Michael Creamer • 11/16/2022

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Podcast • Workplace

Podcast: The Reinvention of the Modern Office

Michael Creamer • 10/18/2022

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Research • Workplace

Flexible Office is a Powerful Part of Your Workplace Strategy

Bryan Berthold • 9/15/2022

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Featured MarketBeat Reports

MarketBeat • Insights

CEE MarketBeats

Marie Baláčová • 3/14/2023

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MarketBeat • Insights

UK MarketBeat

Cushman & Wakefield MarketBeat reports analyse quarterly UK commercial property activity across office, retail and industrial real estate sectors as well as the Central London residential market. Find data on supply, demand and pricing trends at the market and submarket levels.

Daryl Perry • 2/16/2023