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Reading Time: 3 minutesThe State of REX 2026 is here. See the data behind CRE’s experience-led divide, and what the operators pulling away are doing differently.

Reading Time: 4 minutesTech firms leased 11.5 million square feet of office space in Q1 2026. A decade-high 23% of all U.S. leasing activity, according to CBRE.

Reading Time: 3 minutesJLL published new data yesterday. Its Global Credit Intensity Rating hit all-time highs. Lenders are fighting to put money to work in commercial real estate.

Reading Time: 3 minutesPiedmont REIT announced on June 1 that it had signed 240,000 square feet of new leases in the second quarter through that date.

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn mid-May, Meta cut 8,000 employees. In the same earnings call, the company raised its 2026 data center spending forecast to $125-145 billion. Up 8 percent from its prior estimate.

Reading Time: 3 minutesOffice utilization hit 53% in 2026. That’s up from 38% a year ago and 35% the year before. CBRE’s 2026 Global Workplace and Occupancy Insights found that the #1 reason employees show up is to collaborate with colleagues.

Reading Time: 3 minutesOffice investment sales hit $20.5 billion in the first quarter of 2026. That’s up 38.6% from the same quarter last year, per Avison Young’s latest report.

Reading Time: 3 minutesNew research from OfficeSpace Software covers 954 organizations, 3.9 million in-office employees, and 116 million square feet of office.

Reading Time: 3 minutesPropmodo ran a piece this week called “The End of Extend and Pretend.” It’s the cleanest framing I’ve seen on what’s about to happen.