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Insights • Economy

What to watch in 2021: nine signs of recovery in real estate

Cushman & Wakefield Research has identified nine signs to watch – signals that could indicate the CRE market and the economy in cities across the globe are transitioning to a recovery phase.

Kevin Thorpe • 1/8/2021

Research • Workplace

Workplace Ecosystems of the Future

In this report, we examine what the future of the office will look like in a post-COVID-19 world by exploring investor, occupier and placemaker feedback and analyze historical work from home (WFH) penetration rates.

David Smith • 12/21/2020

Insights • Office

Purpose of Place: History and Future of the Office

David Smith • 10/29/2020

Research • Economy

Global Office Impact Study & Recovery Timing Report

Kevin Thorpe • 9/22/2020

Research • Topical Report

The Edge | Volume 5

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Research • Topical Report

New Perspective: From Pandemic to Performance

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Research • Industrial

2020 Global Manufacturing Risk Index

Lisa Graham • 6/25/2020

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Economy

Research • Economy

Global Office Impact Study & Recovery Timing Report

An analysis of COVID-19’s impact on the office sector: forecasts and outcomes.

Kevin Thorpe • 9/22/2020

Research • Economy

Global Economy Reopening Tracker

The Global Economy Reopening Tracker provides a vantage into the changing landscape of economic and social activity across major markets around the world.

David Smith • 12/22/2020

Research • Economy

The Chief Economist

Kevin Thorpe • 5/11/2020

Research • Economy

Coronavirus: Impact on the Global Property 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

Hospitality

Insights • Hospitality

The strongest hotels are strategizing for a successful comeback

With little to zero travel happening since the pandemic’s inception, hotels have taken a hit like never before. As countries undertake various phased measures and approaches to recovery readiness, the hotel industry is poising itself for its own path forward.

Elaine Sahlins • 7/29/2020

Research • Valuation

U.S. Lodging Industry Overview H1 2020

As the virus spread across the U.S., actual hotel performance and the expectations about future hotel performance fluctuated with changes in local, state, and national government responses, as well as responses from corporations and with general sentiment about travel.

Elaine Sahlins • 8/19/2020

Article • Valuation

The Current & Future State of the Hotel Industry: Opportunities & Strategies

Elaine Sahlins • 4/23/2020

Research • Hospitality

U.S. Lodging Industry Overview Year End 2019

Elaine Sahlins • 3/3/2020

Research • Hospitality

Focus on Hotel Construction Costs 2019

Elaine Sahlins • 6/12/2019

Research • Hospitality

Focus on Hotel Construction Costs 2018

Elaine Sahlins • 5/30/2018

Industrial

Research • Industrial

2020 Global Manufacturing Risk Index

2020 Global Manufacturing Risk Index assesses the most suitable locations for global manufacturing among 48 countries in Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific.

Lisa Graham • 6/25/2020

Research • Industrial

Coronavirus and supply chain disruption: prepare for impact

The pandemic has magnified many supply chain opportunities and trends to drive business success.

Bethany Clark • 6/1/2020

Research • Industrial

Warehouse Readiness Essentials Checklist

4/30/2020

MarketBeat • Industrial

U.S. Industrial MarketBeat Reports

Jason Tolliver • 1/11/2021

Research • Industrial

Five Fast Facts: Top U.S. Ports

Tina Arambulo • 2/27/2020

Research • Industrial

Manufacturing Risk Index 2019

Bruno Berretta • 4/22/2019

Research • Industrial

2019 Ports Outlook Interactive Map

9/12/2019

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.

11/1/2020

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MarketBeat • Office

Office Reports

Cushman & Wakefield MarketBeat reports analyze quarterly commercial real estate activity including supply, demand and pricing trends.

Kenneth McCarthy • 1/14/2021

MarketBeat • Industrial

U.S. Industrial MarketBeat Reports

Jason Tolliver • 1/11/2021

MarketBeat • Retail

U.S. Shopping Center MarketBeat Reports

10/14/2020

Q3 U.S. Retail MarketBeat Report Card Image

MarketBeat • Data Center

North American Data Center MarketBeats

Kevin Imboden • 10/21/2019

MarketBeat • Capital Markets

US Capital Markets MarketBeat

David Bitner • 2/11/2020

MarketBeat • Multifamily

US Multifamily MarketBeat

Kristina Garcia • 2/11/2020

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Retail

Research • Retail

Retail Readiness Essentials Checklist

Cushman & Wakefield Retail experts have compiled the Retail Readiness Essentials Checklist to share experiences, industry knowledge and best practices across the globe.

4/30/2020

Research • Retail

Global Cities Retail Guide

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

Article • Retail

Restoring Retail Confidence: Strategies Forward-Looking Brands Should Consider Now

Barrie Scardina • 4/10/2020

Research • Retail

The Great Retail Reinvention

6/27/2019

Research • Retail

Are food delivery apps "eating up" restaurants?

Matt Ashman • 1/1/0001

Research • Retail

McDonald’s new flashy flagship in Times Square

Andrew Kahn • 1/1/0001

Research • Retail

The Craft Brewing Revolution

Revathi Greenwood • 6/14/2017

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Sustainability & Wellness

Research • Sustainability

U.S. Energy Markets: Helping Owners Achieve Cost Savings

Cushman & Wakefield's monthly energy market snapshots across top U.S. markets.

Eric Tilden • 10/20/2020

Research • Sustainability

Up in the air: climate change uncertainty in an uncertain time

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been vast-reaching, affecting billions of individuals’ daily lives and interactions with our communities.

Eric Tilden • 6/1/2020

Research • Land

Urban Farming takes root in CRE

Bas Oldenburg • 12/31/2018

Research • Workplace

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

Alexander Spilger • 1/1/0001

Research • Sustainability

How COVID-19 made healthy indoor environments and wellness a priority

Melissa Gutierrez-Sullivan • 8/6/2020

Article • Our community

Cushman & Wakefield’s Response to Recent Events

6/2/2020

Research • Land

Five Fast Facts: Agricultural Trends Signaling Growth

7/24/2019

Technology

Research • Technology

5G is here. Why it matters and how it will play a part in a post-COVID-19 world

With working from home becoming the ‘new normal’ due to COVID-19 – at least in the short term – being better connected via 5G has become crucial to organizations.

6/1/2020

Research • Technology

Are Millennials and Gen Z powering a FinTech revolution?

The global fintech industry has grown significantly and now there is potential for this disruption to be turbo-charged.

Dominic Brown • 6/1/2020

Video • Technology

Fifth Wall and Cushman & Wakefield: A candid discussion about COVID-19

5/5/2020

Article • Data Center

Five Fast Facts: Technology Trends Emerging Amidst COVID-19 Disruption

Dave Fanning • 3/26/2020

Research • Technology

The Great Tech Migration

10/2/2019

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Research • PropTech

Innovating the industry with PropTech

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Research • Technology

The power of digital twin technology

Oliver Skagerlind • 1/1/0001

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Workplace

Insights • Office

Purpose of Place: History and Future of the Office

This study is the second in a four-part series that provides a new perspective on COVID-19’s impact on the commercial real estate (CRE) industry and the future of the office.

David Smith • 10/29/2020

Podcast • Workplace

Podcast: Facebook’s Gya Adeyemi on Diversity in Real Estate, Black Lives Matter and More

Gya Adeyemi, EMEA Transaction Manager at Facebook and Alex Burnett, UK Lead for Transaction Management at Cushman & Wakefield discuss their approach to real estate partnerships and how fundamental partnership has been in delivering space for Facebook.

Alex Burnett • 7/27/2020

Research • Topical Report

The Edge | Volume 4

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Research • Workplace

Workplace Ecosystems of the Future

David Smith • 12/21/2020

Research • Workplace

Recovery Readiness Roadmap

5/15/2020

Research • Workplace

How to future-proof your workplace

Despina Katsikakis • 1/1/0001

Insights • Workplace

Experiencing the Experiential Workplace

Suzanne Mehta • 12/31/2018

Featured MarketBeat Reports

MarketBeat • Insights

Edmonton

Cushman & Wakefield MarketBeat reports analyze quarterly economic and commercial real estate activity including supply, demand and pricing trends at the market and submarket levels.

Christopher Kamphius • 1/27/2021

MarketBeat • Insights

Calgary

Cushman & Wakefield MarketBeat reports analyze quarterly economic and commercial real estate activity including supply, demand and pricing trends at the market and submarket levels.

Summer Newman • 1/27/2021

MarketBeat • Insights

Winnipeg

Cushman & Wakefield MarketBeat reports analyze quarterly economic and commercial real estate activity including supply, demand and pricing trends at the market and submarket levels.

Chris Bryer • 1/26/2021

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Articles

Insights • Investment

The investment market in Belgium

Discover our regular update on commercial real estate investment in Belgium for office, retail, industrial and logistics.

Cédric Van Meerbeeck • 1/28/2021

Research • Industrial

Philippine Industrial Market Spotlight

As the battle with the effects of pandemic-induced global uncertainties continues, we examine the performance and prospects of growth that are presented to the Philippines’ industrial segment.

Claro Cordero Jr. • 1/27/2021

Article • Office

RALEIGH-DURHAM - Office 5 Fast Facts Q4 2020

Despite the challenges of 2020, economic developers in the Triangle area capped off a successful year, even in the wake of the ongoing global pandemic. The Triangle’s unemployment rate declined for the second consecutive quarter to 5.5% in Q4; reflecting 120 basis point (bps) drop from the previous quarter.

Joshua Chiles • 1/27/2021

Article • Office

HOUSTON - Q4 Office Fast Facts

Houston’s office market contracted by 4.4 million square feet (msf) in 2020, with 15 of the 18 submarkets posting negative absorption for the year. Despite market uncertainty and falling occupancy, rental rates held steady.

Mary Doetterl • 1/27/2021

Insights • Economy

COVID-19 Impacts for EMEA Real Estate

As the global pandemic progresses across borders and within countries our EMEA local market research colleagues will share what they are seeing on the ground.

Andrew Phipps • 1/26/2021

Insights • Economy

COVID-19 Impacts on French Real Estate

A brief weekly update on the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on commercial real estate in France.

Magali Marton • 1/26/2021

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