Kevin Thorpe

Chief Economist • United States

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Kevin Thorpe

Chief Economist • United States

Kevin is Cushman & Wakefield’s Chief Economist and Head of Global Research, focusing on global economic trends and forecasts. He and the firm’s worldwide research team produce studies and statistics on topics affecting the global and U.S. economy, capital markets, finance, leasing fundamentals, property and project management and factors that affect supply-demand fundamentals in commercial real estate. Kevin has developed several econometric models to predict market trends, is a member of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE), and has authored numerous studies and survey reports. Kevin is a past recipient of the NABE Outlook award for being recognized as the nation’s most accurate economic forecaster.

  • The George Washington University - Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Statistics
  • Hamilton College - Bachelor's degree, Economics

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What to Watch 2022: 10 Indicators for Occupiers & Investors

Here are 10 key areas we believe are worth watching closely as occupiers and investors consider their evolving real estate strategies.
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Kevin Thorpe • 9/24/2021
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5 Key Investment Questions About the Global Recovery Journey

Our Global Recovery Journey webinar Q&A yielded outstanding discussion on a range of prescient topics. We’ve asked our expert speakers to address some of those we couldn’t get to in the allotted time.
Kevin Thorpe • 8/9/2021
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Webinar: Tracking the Global Economic and Commercial Recovery Journey

Our experts will share their views plus the latest market data on the speed of recovery and what the implications are for investor and occupiers globally.
Kevin Thorpe • 6/28/2021
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With inflation rising in the U.S. we look at how this impacts commercial real estate and what occupiers and investors can do to prepare.
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10 Key Learnings and What They Mean for Real Estate

It’s likely a fool’s errand to try to wrap all the complexities, shifts, challenges and surprises of 2020 into a meaningful summary. However, throughout the year, our team did uncover and analyze major trends and key learnings that emerged for the real estate industry.
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10 Key Learnings and What They Mean for Real Estate

It’s likely a fool’s errand to try to wrap all the complexities, shifts, challenges and surprises of 2020 into a meaningful summary. However, throughout the year, our team did uncover and analyze major trends and key learnings that emerged for the real estate industry.
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It’s likely a fool’s errand to try to wrap all the complexities, shifts, challenges and surprises of 2020 into a meaningful summary. However, throughout the year, our team did uncover and analyze major trends and key learnings that emerged for the real estate industry.
Kevin Thorpe • 3/2/2021
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10 Key Learnings and What They Mean for Real Estate

It’s likely a fool’s errand to try to wrap all the complexities, shifts, challenges and surprises of 2020 into a meaningful summary. However, throughout the year, our team did uncover and analyze major trends and key learnings that emerged for the real estate industry.
Kevin Thorpe • 3/2/2021

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