Globest Sectors

Of 87 top office markets tracked by Cushman & Wakefield, those with a strong technology presence were among the year's best.

Part of the attraction was an irreplaceable location.

Yet CBRE reports that foreign investment accounted for 42% of Washington DC's total office investment in 2017, with most of the capital coming from Japan, Norway and Canada.

Online sales, increased tenant demand and small businesses' resurgence under the new administration are the driving forces behind institutional investors' newfound appetite for this product type, BKM's Brett Turner tells GlobeSt.com.

Following a summer slowdown, industrial tenants leased 13.9 million square feet during the final three months of the year, representing a 52.8 percent jump quarter-over-quarter.

There are more first-generation college students than any time in history, and many of those students come from families with more modest income. In part 1 of a two-part story, GlobeSt.com speaks with Pierce's Fred Pierce about how the sector is reacting to this shift.

The two companies have formed a partnership for additional investments in student housing markets across Europe.

Twenty-five new lease transactions greater than 25,000 square feet occurred in the Chicago suburban office market in 2017 compared to 19 transactions in 2016.