Miami is more resilient to natural hazards than some may think

Jan 31, 2023, 09:45 AM by Matt Mowell

Just how vulnerable are real estate markets to natural hazards? We looked to Miami—a city associated with strong tropical storms and at the frontier of climate change—to analyze vulnerability. Going forward, CBRE Econometric Advisors will be using the power of maps to view real estate in a new dimension.
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Easing of international travel restrictions likely to boost lodging demand

Jan 30, 2023, 13:39 PM by Matt Mowell

The return of East Asian visitors will be a plus for the American hotels, especially in Hawaii, major West Coast markets, and premier leisure destinations like Las Vegas and Orlando.
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Older industrial assets will be challenged as occupier demand softens

Jan 9, 2023, 11:12 AM by Nicholas Rita

Extraordinary industrial tenant demand amid historically tight availability has forced price-conscious tenants to older, less functional assets, but now the picture is changing. Tenants whose leases are rolling over will have abundant, amenity-laden space options, further disadvantaging older, less functional properties.
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Big cities need all the apartments they can get

Dec 13, 2022, 07:01 AM by Matt Mowell

Multifamily demand is slowing amid worrying signals about the direction of the economy. Nevertheless, structural supply shortages remain and most major cities have plenty of headroom to build more units.
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The Road to Net Zero Varies by City

Nov 28, 2022, 11:23 AM by Matt Mowell

The sooner commercial properties begin the process to become net zero by 2050, as called for in the Paris Climate Agreement, the sooner property owners can realize the benefits of limited carbon footprints and lower energy costs.
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Are hotel demand and office occupancy correlated?

Nov 14, 2022, 13:23 PM by Matt Mowell

Ostensibly, office attendance and hotel demand are recovering together but evidence that one causes the other is thin. Certainly, increased hotel demand could boost office attendance as out-of-town senior leaders or vendors fly in for face-to-face meetings, encouraging local workers to venture into the office.
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Inflation and Commercial Real Estate: a more nuanced relationship than often portrayed

Nov 7, 2022, 14:33 PM by Matt Mowell

Commercial real estate is often thought of as a reliable inflation hedge. However, real estate’s ability to hedge inflation is not a foregone conclusion. Each cycle is different, and each property type will respond to macro trends in different ways.
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Multifamily may have some insulation from an economic chill

Oct 26, 2022, 13:09 PM by Nathan Adkins

Historically, for-sale housing affordability and multifamily vacancy rates have been correlated, though a causal relationship between the two is not always apparent.
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Historically Low Availability Portends Continued Strong Rent Growth in Many Logistics Hubs

Oct 4, 2022, 10:26 AM by Matt Mowell

Availability rates are below their historical averages in nearly all U.S. industrial markets with especially tight conditions in port markets.
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The Gini coefficient: Measuring how office vacancy is distributed within markets

Sep 29, 2022, 11:55 AM by Matt Mowell

Economists use the Gini coefficient to measure income inequality within a nation or subgroup. This same tool can illuminate how office vacancy is distributed within office markets nationally.
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