Research

Despite New York City based companies looking to suburbs for cheaper office space outside dense urban areas, leasing activity for Long Island office space experienced a slowdown in the second quarter.

Europe and Asia weather the COVID-19 chill slightly better, according to CBRE. The firm is looking for "a gradual recovery" in the second half.

Zillow found that US rent growth has slowed this spring as heavy unemployment hit renters harder than homeowners.

Amazon.com has committed to 11 million square feet in 10 buildings. Inking 7.2 million square feet in new leases, and accounting for 51 percent of the total new leasing volume for the quarter.

REIT indices for cold storage, self-storage, data centers and life sciences have outpeformed all-property indices in the US in the first six months of 2020.

The impact of the COVID-19-related economic downturn on the multifamily industry is expected to have a greater impact on large coastal metro areas.

Of the respondents who replied that they were able to pay some of their rent, 53% said they were able to pay half, while 29.8% expected to pay less than half.

"We're in a severe economic recession. The question everyone wants answered is how long does that last; and we don't know."