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Cushman & Wakefield CEO expects ‘full recovery’ in office employment by mid-2022
Brett White, Executive Chairman and CEO of Cushman & Wakefield, told CNBC he’s seeing encouraging signs in the office market as it overcomes significant coronavirus-related disruption.
Office Leasing Seen Remaining Below Pre-Covid Levels Until 2025
Global pricing and demand for office space will take almost five years to recover from the damage wrought by the pandemic, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield.
Cushman & Wakefield CEO on the timeline to an office space demand recovery
Cushman & Wakefield CEO Brett White joins CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” team to break down its earnings and how he anticipates office space demand to recover eventually.
What offices will look like going forward
ABC's Diedre Bolton joins us with more on new CDC guidelines about working environments.
America Disrupted: The future of the workplace
Yahoo Finance’s Akiko Fujita spoke with Cushman & Wakefield NY Region President Toby Dodd, WeWork Chief Production & Experience Officer Hamid Hashemi, and Thrive Global Founder & CEO Arianna Huffington about what the workplace will look like after COVID-19.
How to Make Offices More Healthful—and Less Stressful
Employers need to create offices that workers will feel safe to come back to
Trying Out New Office Layouts for the Post-Pandemic Age
Cushman & Wakefield experiments with distant desks, one-way aisles, restricted conference rooms, and lots of signage.
How the Coronavirus Will Reshape Architecture
What kinds of space are we willing to live and work in now?
Here’s how coronavirus may change how Big Tech works
Cushman & Wakefield constructed a mock-up of what it calls “The 6 Feet Office,” in Amsterdam, to demonstrate what a safe office space may look like.
Plexiglass, masks, warning signs: Is this the office of the future?
As countries begin reopening, offices are redesigning their environments to keep workers safe from coronavirus.
New perspective on the Economy
Insights • Economy
Our EMEA local market research colleagues share the latest real estate market views from their countries.
1/13/2022
Research
Policy Watch Q3 2020: COVID-19 Economic Measures Across Top Global Economies
As unprecedented as the crisis is, it’s being met by a wholly unprecedented global policy response. From Europe and the UK to countries throughout Asia and the Americas, central banks and governments have been called to action—and they are stepping up.
10/9/2020
Research • Economy
How do we move forward after COVID-19 changed the world?
The global pandemic has changed the way we operate, run businesses, educate children, socialize with friends – it’s changed the way we live our lives.
10/7/2020
Research • Economy
Global Office Impact Study & Recovery Timing Report
An analysis of COVID-19’s impact on the office sector: forecasts and outcomes.
Kevin Thorpe • 9/22/2020
Research • Economy
Coronavirus Impact on Global Property Markets
Hear Chief Economist, Kevin Thorpe and other key global leaders discuss market observations and the pandemic’s economic impact on property types and capital markets across the Americas, EMEA and APAC via the webinar replay videos.
Kevin Thorpe • 5/14/2020
Article
It is clear now that what was originally a supply-side shock—and to a lesser extent an export demand shock for the global economy—has morphed into something far more pernicious.
Kevin Thorpe • 4/2/2020
New perspective on the Workplace
Research • Workplace
Predicting the Return to the Office
The rise of the Delta variant has increased uncertainty and pushed back return-to-office plans for some occupiers. This global report provides insight into the factors impacting occupier and employee decisions along with a potential trajectory of when employees will return to the office en masse in each global region.
Kevin Thorpe • 9/24/2021
Podcast • Workplace
Podcast: Art and Creativity in the Workplace
How can an engaging workplace art programme, in both physical and digital spaces, play a role in engaging staff, nurturing behaviours and developing a creative culture in the workplace?
Michael Creamer • 6/25/2021
Article
Portfolio Reset: Aligning Portfolio, Labor & Workplace Strategy
As labor migrates to new markets, real estate market conditions evolve, and the workplace is reimagined, there is no better time to develop a unique strategy for your organization.
Michael McDermott • 6/22/2021
Insights • Workplace
Leading an Active Recovery to Build the Best Workplace Experience
Leading an Active Recovery shows how an Agile approach can engage the C-suite in real estate decisions that balance the codependent – and often contradictory – needs for efficiency, effectiveness and engagement.
Despina Katsikakis • 6/10/2021
Insights • Workplace
Is Remote Working Taking its Toll on Employees?
Organizations must pivot to meet the demands of a changing workplace ecosystem.
5/13/2021
Research • Facilities Management
Facilities Management Across the New Workplace Ecosystem
Although substantial questions remain about the future of the workplace, it is becoming increasingly clear that a focus on the office as the sole place where work is done is no longer applicable and that there is actually an ecosystem of workplaces.
5/12/2021
Podcast • Workplace
Accelerated Shifts: Facilities Management and Workplace Experience Podcast
From enabling the mass transition to homeworking to ensuring employees can work in clean, safe environments, workplace and FM practitioners have played a key role in the response to the global pandemic crisis.
Bryan Jacobs • 5/11/2021
Insights • Workplace
Create the office experience people want
People thrive when they have a choice on where to work, and when they exercise that choice to come to the office frequently.
Bryan Berthold • 5/7/2021
Insights • Workplace
New employees doing surprisingly well in hybrid workplace
Even though many “honeymooner” employees have yet to set foot in the office, XSF shows they’re leading the pack on some engagement indicators – but there are also areas to beware of.
Bryan Berthold • 3/26/2021
Podcast • Workplace
Building Culture: A Values Perspective Podcast
Culture is not an initiative or a project, but the sum of habits and behaviors. How can organizations put their values into action?
Michael Creamer • 3/16/2021
Podcast • Workplace
Rebuilding Culture In A Post Pandemic World
With business leaders planning to maintain a hybrid work-from-home structure even after the COVID-19 threat has passed, everything has changed. How should businesses now think about culture and what it means?
Despina Katsikakis • 1/21/2021
Research • Workplace
Workplace Ecosystems of the Future
In this report, we examine what the future of the office will look like in a post-COVID-19 world by exploring investor, occupier and placemaker feedback and analyze historical work from home (WFH) penetration rates.
David Smith • 12/21/2020
Insights • Workplace
Millennials and COVID-19: The unlucky generation
Millennials have been more affected by the pandemic than other generations and will become a powerful change agent.
Dominic Brown • 12/17/2020
New perspective on Investments
Research
Global Residential Impact Study: Which Gateway Markets are Primed to Rebound Post-Pandemic?
This Global Multi-Family study examines 27 global gateway markets and assesses the impact the pandemic had on residential demand, provides a “rebound ranking” score and investment recommendations.
6/4/2021
Video • Workplace
What’s your take…on healthy buildings?
Senior Vice President, Building Solutions Group at Carrier, Rajan Goel, discusses the importance of healthy buildings in a post-COVID-19 world.
1/8/2021
Insights • Economy
Why Asia Pacific will grow and dominate the next decade.
Matthew Bouw • 12/16/2020
Research
Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, coliving was a rapidly growing niche asset class in major North American markets. The pandemic has created some challenges for developers and operators as overall rents and occupancy have declined, yet rent collections have remained in line with conventional multifamily.
Susan Tjarksen • 11/12/2020
Video • Technology
Fifth Wall and Cushman & Wakefield: The return to public spaces
Analysis of how buildings and the technology in them will change as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the changing dynamic between landlords and tenants.
5/21/2020
Article
The Impact of COVID-19 on Hotel Values
The long-term impact on U.S. hotel performance will vary by market, and the durations of the initial decline and the subsequent recovery remain uncertain.
Elaine Sahlins • 4/15/2020
New perspective on retail & e-commerce
Insights
The grocery store of the future
Thanks to digital disruption, the grocery store of the future will provide a myriad of options to its customers. What might it look like?
Barrie Scardina • 3/31/2021
Article • Supply Chain
E-commerce Growth Surge Sparks Logistics Free-For-All
E-commerce has exploded in recent years, but as COVID-19 emerged the sector has seen unprecedented growth. While many industries battled disruptions, e-commerce provides opportunity.
Benjamin Conwell • 11/16/2020
Research
Can the shopping mall survive COVID-19?
With the continued growth of e-commerce and the impact of COVID-19, mall developers are faced with difficult challenges and the ultimate question: what does the future hold for the shopping mall?
Richard Latella • 10/7/2020
Article
Restoring Retail Confidence: Strategies Forward-Looking Brands Should Consider Now
it is critical that retailers begin to look forward and strategize how they will re-engage their customers when this virus is contained.
Barrie Scardina • 4/10/2020
New perspective on Industries
Research • Valuation
Valuation & Advisory Industrial Investor Survey
Cushman & Wakefield Valuation & Advisory’s Logistics & Industrial Practice Group periodically surveys investors regarding their decision-making processes in selecting overall capitalization rates. In this report, we present our latest results, followed by recent industrial market highlights.
Mike Schaeffer • 4/17/2024
Research
Global Manufacturing Risk Index
Following almost three years of managing risks and complexities during and following the global COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturing and production businesses now face new and emerging conditions as well as continuing to navigate longer-term challenges.
Sally Bruer • 11/30/2022
Insights • Technology
Automation accelerated: make way for the cobots
Collaborative robots (cobots) have become invaluable resources during this challenging time.
Sandy Romero • 12/16/2020
Article
Sustaining Industrial Labor Needs During and After the Pandemic
Finding and retaining a skilled workforce continues to be a critical need, and those unemployed during the pandemic may need training and help with other issues to step into those open roles.
12/10/2020
Research
Is COVID-19 Healthcare’s Kryptonite?
Will the duration of COVID-19 highlight the vulnerability of the healthcare sector and lead to a reassessment of its much discussed “recession-resistance”? Or, will this pandemic reinforce and underscore healthcare’s sustainable, steady strength? Read Cushman & Wakefield's latest report that addresses these questions.
Lorie Damon • 12/9/2020
Research
Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, coliving was a rapidly growing niche asset class in major North American markets. The pandemic has created some challenges for developers and operators as overall rents and occupancy have declined, yet rent collections have remained in line with conventional multifamily.
Susan Tjarksen • 11/12/2020
Research • Technology
State of the Cloud: Data Center Global Cloud Report
The recent pandemic has accelerated the move of companies large and small to the major cloud services. They are drawn by the scalability and accessibility of these platforms that are in place to assist with the complexities of a fully distributed workforce.
Andrew Fray • 8/27/2020
Research • Sustainability / ESG
How COVID-19 made healthy indoor environments and wellness a priority
As a result of the pandemic, Indoor Environmental Quality (“IEQ”) is more important than ever.
Bryan Jacobs • 8/6/2020
Insights
The strongest hotels are strategizing for a successful comeback
With little to zero travel happening since the pandemic’s inception, hotels have taken a hit like never before. As countries undertake various phased measures and approaches to recovery readiness, the hotel industry is poising itself for its own path forward.
Elaine Sahlins • 7/29/2020
New perspective on Sustainability
Article • Sustainability / ESG
The State of Sustainability in Corporate Real Estate and Beyond
Based on an episode of What’s Next in Corporate Real Estate here’s the good news and the bad news concerning environmental practices in real estate as well as what the future holds.
Research • Sustainability / ESG
Sustainability 101: Your Guide to Critical Definitions
We have created a list of terms and definitions we think are of particular importance when it comes to sustainability and commercial real estate.
6/7/2021
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Insights • Economy
Webinar: COVID-19 Implications for Real Estate Investors and Occupiers
Watch the Cushman & Wakefield webinar to learn about the implications of COVID-19 for real estate investors and occupiers.
Kevin Thorpe • 3/23/2020
Research • Economy
As the Greater China region enters a recovery phase following months of COVID-19 turmoil, we’re bringing you insights on how occupiers and investors are together trying to discover what business as usual now looks like.
3/16/2020
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