Research

The pandemic's immediate impact on office environments is relatively clear. But figuring out what happens next is tricky.

The national office vacancy rate jumped by 10 basis points to 17.1%. REIS forecasts that the national office vacancy rate will rise to 19.3% by year-end and peak at around 20% in 2021.

"The newly-pioneered technologies will be essential in providing the best care — medical, cognitive and emotional — to the upcoming wave of seniors."

Working from home is something many respondents are looking to do well beyond the pandemic.

Short-term rentals of larger units weathered the COVID-19 pandemic better than hotels and smaller short-term rental units, according to a joint analysis by STR and AirDNA.

Colliers found that overall activity in Tampa Bay CMBS markets in second quarter 2020 started to thaw even though new leasing and investment closings were down.

Restaurants were able to weather COVID-19 lockdowns and occupancy requirements by shifting to off-premises services. But recent coronavirus surges and mandate rollbacks have left the industry in an uneasy waiting period.

Hubs across the nation are looking to use real estate to boost productivity as the growth of the global prescription drug market is expected to surpass $1 trillion by 2022.