Europe Commercial Property Outlook Europe Commercial Property Outlook: Higher interest rates weaken the recovery Following upward revisions to our forecasts for policy rates and bond yields, we have raised our forecasts for prime property yields in Europe and now expect increases of around 20-25bps by the end of... 27th March 2025 · 28 mins read
US Commercial Property Office Metros Outlook US Office Metros Outlook: Southern metros set for clear outperformance The divergence between the struggling western metros and the better-performing southern metros remains the key story in office markets. That expectation is underpinned by both higher office... 25th March 2025 · 6 mins read
UK Commercial Property Chart Pack UK Commercial Property Chart Pack (Mar. 25) Gilt yields should fall back this year, but with property looking somewhat overvalued we doubt that will trigger much in the way of yield compression. That means the recovery in all-property returns... 21st March 2025 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Update Remote work is here to stay in UK, US and EU Despite numerous reports of firms rowing back on remote work, the evidence in the UK, US and the EU suggests that the share of jobs being done remotely has remained constant over the past couple of... 20th March 2025 · 5 mins read
US Commercial Property Outlook US Commercial Property Outlook: Returns will be weighed down by “new normal” for bond yields Our new forecasts have been compiled in the most uncertain geoeconomic environment for a long time. But our firmly below-consensus expectations for US CRE are led by our view that nearly three years... 13th March 2025 · 20 mins read
UK Commercial Property Update IPF UK Commercial Property Consensus Forecasts (Mar. 25.) The latest IPF Consensus Survey was broadly unchanged from the previous forecast round. Total returns at the all-property level are forecast to be 8.0% p.a. over 2025-29, with views ranging from a... 7th March 2025 · 3 mins read
US Commercial Property Chart Pack US Commercial Property Chart Pack (Q1 2025) All-property values edged down by 0.1% in Q4 but the magnitude of decline narrowed. Appraisal-based cap rates also fell for the first time since mid-2022. However, we still believe appraisals have... 28th February 2025 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack (Q1 2025) Euro-zone prime property yields fell slightly in Q4, led by offices and industrial. However, a slowdown in rental gains as vacancy climbed higher meant that capital value growth slowed slightly... 28th February 2025 · 0 mins read
US Commercial Property Update Tech sector “remixing” will keep US office job growth weak It may seem odd that tech firms are likely to make further layoffs in 2025, while at the same time being one of the leading sectors for hiring intentions. But this broadly reflects cutbacks in less... 19th February 2025 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Outlook UK Commercial Property Outlook: Weak economy to weigh on property recovery The economic outlook has worsened over the past couple of months, which supports our call that the recovery in commercial property will be modest by past standards. Admittedly, interest rates are set... 19th February 2025 · 26 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Valuation Monitor Europe Commercial Property Valuation Monitor (Q1 2025) Commercial property valuations worsened in Q4 last year as alternative asset yields rose while property yields edged lower, leaving only the prime office sector fairly valued. That said, the falls we... 19th February 2025 · 0 mins read
US Commercial Property Rapid Response Return-to-office headlines obscuring the truth 17th February 2025 · 2 mins read
US Commercial Property Update US office inventory to shrink further by 2030 While 2024 was the first year in which inventory removals outpaced completions, we expect strong conversions activity to make it the first of many. Indeed, thanks to further declines in office... 10th February 2025 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Update Will new London office supply run dry from 2027? The Central London office pipeline looks set to go from feast to famine over the next few years, with a sharp drop in planned completions from 2027. But we doubt new office supply will run dry... 10th February 2025 · 4 mins read
US Commercial Property Update Q4 RICS survey confirms US CRE recovery is on its way The Q4 RICS commercial property survey saw investment sentiment turn positive for the first time since 2022 and a shift in perceptions of cycle phase, with the majority now believing we have reached... 30th January 2025 · 3 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update European CRE sentiment too weak to set recovery alight in 2025 The latest RICS survey showed further improvement in occupier and investor demand in Europe. However, with the uptick in sentiment only small, the market looks to be struggling to gain momentum... 30th January 2025 · 6 mins read
