The New Bottom Lines
Corporations recalibrate their real estate strategies.
Cost is still the main driver when most corporations consider the future of their office space portfolios, and for good reason.
Office
Resizing or Right-Sizing?
Prepare for the smaller (and smarter) corporate office.
Corporations around the globe have been holding on to office space in anticipation of a market rebound, but that’s about to change.
Office Recovery Varies
Some markets leap forward, while others continue to face challenges.
The national office market has officially started its recovery: rents and vacancies have not only stabilized, but are even turning positive.
Back to Business?
Office leasing shows early signs of improvement amid a fragile economic recovery.
Office markets across the country continue to battle the lingering effects of the recession.
A Healthy Disposition
Healthcare systems are capitalizing on increased demand to diversify assets and free up cash.
Medical office buildings enjoyed healthy transaction activity in 2010. Sales volume increased by 80 percent over 2009, according to Real Capital Analytics.
Running on Empty
Despite the stalled labor market, office investors are revving up for a recovery.
The road is clear. Lenders have given the green light. Office investors sit in the driver’s seat, poised to push the transaction pedal to the metal.
Office Detours: A Regional Roundup
The September/October 2010 cover story, “Running on Empty,” examines the recovery of the office investment market in light of the struggling econ
Opening Moves
Today’s office leasing game has a lot of action but no real progress.
Offers of rent discounts, free rent, and other incentives ignited office leasing during the first half of 2010.
Office Market Overtime
CCIMs work long hours managing deals in this struggling sector.
The credit crunch has reduced office transaction volume to a trickle and factors weighing on the sector are likely to limit deal making through year-end.
Office Branding
Creating a corporate identity now extends to the leased office space.
In this market, commercial real estate pros face a tough sell trying to convince corporate office tenants to stay put and retrofit or entice new ones to lease space.
