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.
Reading Time: 3 minutesDurst Organization just put 600,000 square feet on the market at 114 West 47th Street in Midtown Manhattan. A 26-story, LEED Gold tower built in 1989.
Reading Time: 3 minutesCushman & Wakefield dropped a report this month that should end the “AI is going to gut office demand” trade for good.
Reading Time: 3 minutesHudson Pacific Properties reported Q1 2026 results on Wednesday. The headline numbers were straightforwardly good.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEuropean asset managers have more tenant data than ever. Most of it is lagging, siloed, and arriving too late. Here’s how the best EMEA portfolios are changing that.
Reading Time: 3 minutesBisnow dropped the headline of the year this week. U.S. office tenants signed roughly 120 million square feet of new leases in Q1 2026. Up 25% over Q1 2025.
Reading Time: 4 minutesTenant Health is the leading indicator your portfolio has been missing. Here’s what it measures, why it matters, and how the best operators are using it.
Reading Time: 3 minutesGensler’s 2026 Global Workplace Survey landed last week. 30% of office workers are now AI power users, meaning they use AI tools at home and at work.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLondon’s West End and City landlords are using experience infrastructure to defend rental premiums and drive renewals. Here’s what the rest of the world should learn from them.
Reading Time: 3 minutesExperiential real estate isn’t just a design trend. The buildings investing in experience infrastructure are posting measurable gains in retention, NOI, and renewal rates.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn London, Paris, and Amsterdam, the Experience Gap is widening fast. The landlords closing it aren’t waiting on the market.
Reading Time: 4 minutesAmenity competition in CRE is commoditising fast. The buildings winning on retention have moved beyond features to something harder to copy: membership infrastructure.
