Office Leasing
For decades, office leasing decisions followed a familiar checklist: location, rent, amenities and layout. Today another factor increasingly sits near the top of that list: capital stability.
For decades, office leasing decisions followed a familiar checklist: location, rent, amenities and layout. Today another factor increasingly sits near the top of that list: capital stability.
Coworking is making a comeback, but it looks very different than it did five years ago. The pandemic, combined with the high-profile struggles of companies like WeWork, raised questions about whether shared office space could survive in a remote-first world. But instead of disappearing, coworking has quietly evolved. Today, a new generation of flexible workspace models is helping bring the sector back to life.
For decades, office demand followed a simple formula. More employees meant more square footage. Headcount growth drove leasing decisions, expansion plans, and long term real estate strategies. Today, this strategy no longer applies.
At first glance, triple-net (NNN)-leased properties are a perfect investment solution for those less experienced in or knowledgeable about commercial real estate — the tenant pays for nearly everything and does nearly all the work. And for many landlords, these investments provide an alternative to bonds — a stable, passive income that allows owners to diversify their investments without the responsibilities of leasing and property management.
As vacancies rise and construction costs climb, adaptive reuse has become CRE’s most bankable strategy. Developers are transforming obsolete buildings into productive assets that deliver faster returns, smaller carbon footprints, and stronger community value.
Across the country, urban cores are seeing a rebound in tenant activity, lease renewals, and design transformations.
As businesses and individuals generate massive amounts of data, the demand for data center real estate has surged, creating both opportunities and challenges in the commercial real estate (CRE) sector.
The U.S. office market showed promising signs of recovery during Q1, with increased leasing activity and renewed investor interest signaling a potential turnaround.
The landscape of private wealth is shifting, and CRE is increasingly becoming a focal point for family offices. According to The Wealth Report 2025 by Knight Frank, 44% of global family offices plan to expand their exposure to commercial real estate over the next 18 months.
A massive push in recent months to encourage—or force—workers back into the office stirred optimism within the commercial real estate industry about the office sector’s recovery.