Office sector’s seeds of change weren’t sown overnight

Uncertainty breeds hesitation — and a cloudy economic and remote-work environment continues to obscure a clear path to recovery for the U.S. office sector. Leasing activity remains subdued as employment and office-usage expansion plans are put on hold until more clarity emerges. In the third quarter of this year, net absorption across the sector was […]

International Investments: Germany

Real estate has an enormous influence in Germany, accounting for 20% of the nation’s economic output and 10% of its jobs. But higher interest rates, soaring construction costs and even proximity to the Russia-Ukraine war have taken a big bite out of Germany’s domestic property market. Reuters reported that construction starts for residential and commercial […]