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Office Space Demand Forecast, Fourth Quarter 2017

With two consecutive quarters of annualized U.S. GDP growth exceeding 3.0 percent — as well as general strength in most other economic indicators, such as the U.S. unemployment rate as measured by

Office Space Demand Forecast, Fourth Quarter 2020

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

A new office space demand forecast published by the NAIOP Research Foundation projects a period of negative absorption through late 2020 and early 2021, but total net absorption from Q2 2021 to Q3

Office Space Demand Forecast, Second Quarter 2021

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates and strong economic growth will help demand for office space rebound, with a return to positive net absorption forecast for the fourth quarter of 2021. Quarterly

Office Space Demand Forecast, Second Quarter 2022

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

The U.S. office market absorbed 21.6 million square feet across the last quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022. Office market vacancy rates increased for the 10th straight quarter to start

Office Space Demand Forecast, Fourth Quarter 2022

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Net office space absorption in the fourth quarter of 2022 is forecast to be 7.1 million square feet, with absorption in 2023 forecast to slow to 8.1 million square feet for the entire year. Moving

Office Space Demand Forecast, Fourth Quarter 2023

Thursday, November 30, 2023

The office market continues to face stiff headwinds as office utilization has remained relatively flat over the last year, as evidenced by mobile-phone location data and building-access records.

Office Space Demand Forecast, Second Quarter 2024

Thursday, June 6, 2024

The office market performed worse in the first quarter of 2024 than previously forecast, with national office net absorption totaling a negative 13.4 million square feet.

Office Space Demand Forecast, Fourth Quarter 2025

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Office market at pivotal 'normalization' point as macroeconomic factors weigh on economy.

Performance and Timing of Secondary Market Investment Activity

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Conditions are ripe for a shift in focus to commercial real estate’s secondary markets. Bolstered by the potential for more stable national economic trends, buyers’ improving tolerance for

Profiles in the Evolution of Suburban Office Parks

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

The NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned this report to identify ways that firms are revitalizing suburban office parks through redevelopment, rehabilitation and adaptive reuse. The author

Rooftop Revenue: Making Underutilized Space Profitable Through Energy Harvesting

Sunday, August 1, 2010

This white paper helps owners/developers make a decision about which (if any) energy-harvesting devices to install on their properties. Commercial real estate property owners will find a wealth of

Solar Technology Reference Guide

Sunday, January 1, 2012

The Solar Technology Reference Guide enables commercial property owners to take an active role in deciding which solar panel products are best-suited to install on their buildings. The guide

The Rebirth of Older Industrial Cities

Thursday, April 1, 2004

Strategies are offered to overcome obstacles to urban redevelopment based on five sites in Massachusetts and six key industrial sectors. This report addresses problems related to zoning, brownfields

The Role of Data Analytics in Commercial Real Estate Siting, Design and Valuation Decisions

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

To gain a sense of how CRE firms are using advanced data analytics, the NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned this report to examine applications in site selection, design and valuation for

Trends in Global Manufacturing, Goods Movement and Consumption

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

This white paper looked at significant logistics drivers which may impact industrial space over the next 10 years, including an analysis of which ports will benefit by the expansion of the Panama

Using Capital Improvements to Create Competitive Advantage in the COVID-19 Era

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

This brief evaluates the merits of frequently discussed capital investments and their potential to create durable competitive advantages. It draws from an analysis of recent coverage in commercial

Wind Energy Facilities and Residential Properties: The Effect of Proximity and View on Sales Prices

Friday, April 1, 2011

This paper studies whether residential property values may be adversely affected by wind energy facilities. The present research investigates roughly 7,500 sales of single-family homes surrounding 24

Workplace Innovation Today: The Coworking Center

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Picture an office filled with people. But imagine that some of them are freelance writers, graphic designers, programmers and app developers; others are teleworkers; still others are in the process

Office Space Demand Forecast, Second Quarter 2026

Thursday, May 28, 2026

The U.S. office market recorded three consecutive quarters of positive net absorption through the first quarter of 2026 – its longest stretch of demand growth since mid-2022.

Best Practices in Cold Storage

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Cold Storage