From our Thought Leader Partner, Colliers. View the results from Colliers’ exclusive poll at the CoreNet Global Summit EMEA in Amsterdam, where more than 150 senior industry leaders shared their perspectives on the forces reshaping corporate real estate. The poll explores three emerging mega trends transforming the sector, including the rapid rise of AI and automation, the renewed focus on workplace experience, and the growth of innovation hotspots. The findings reveal how occupiers, investors, and service providers are positioning themselves to shape the future of the industry.

In 2024 and 2025, restaurants have become the primary drivers of retail growth in the U.S., accounting for nearly 3,000 of the 7,770 new retail locations announced during this period.

Biogen, a multinational biotechnology company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, announced that it signed a 15-year lease in the MIT-owned Kendall Commons' complex in the city's Kendall Square neighborhood.

This week corporate real estate leaders from around the world will descend on Washington, D.C. for the CoreNet Global Summit. As always, the host city has an opportunity to show itself off in front of a captive audience of site location decision makers for the top global companies.

Boston may be becoming something of an attraction for toy companies.

The architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is developing a sustainable 53-story corporate headquarters in Shenzhen for China International Marine Containers Group. Scheduled for completion by 2029, the building incorporates green technologies such as intelligent daylight systems, building-integrated photovoltaics, and water conservation measures, setting a benchmark for eco-friendly corporate real estate design.

After a period of decline during the pandemic, the retail sector is experiencing a resurgence, with national chains competing for prime real estate as vacancy rates reach historic lows. Retail landlords now have leverage in rent negotiations, and small businesses are struggling to cope with rising rental costs, indicating a shift in the commercial real estate landscape.

This blog addresses the rising impact of severe storms on commercial real estate, focusing on how increased insurance premiums are creating long-term challenges for property owners, especially in storm-vulnerable areas like the Gulf Coast and California.

the Dallas Metroplex is becoming a major financial hub, attracting top-tier financial firms and corporate campuses from Wall Street. With Texas’ business-friendly environment and lower cost of living, the region is positioning itself as a competitive alternative to New York for financial employment growth. Major projects like Goldman Sachs' new campus and Deloitte’s office expansion reflect the state’s rising prominence in the finance sector.

Tempur Sealy International, in the process of acquiring the Mattress Firm chain, is looking to put some stores on the cutting block.

Global retailer, The Athlete’s Foot, has opened a new US headquarters and flagship store in Atlanta, Georgia, that reflects the city’s growth. "This location is the first of its kind on the iconic Atlanta Beltline and will serve as a cultural hub for community engagement and deeper connectivity,” said Matt Lafone, President and GM of Americas at The Athlete's Foot.

From our CRE as a Strategy Leader Thought Leader Partner, Cushman & Wakefield. In this special episode of The Team Around the Table, host Aubrey Waddell, Chief Executive of Global Occupier Services, as she talks with Shelley Boland, Global Head of Real Estate at Standard Chartered, about the Bank’s approach to managing their global real estate footprint at this transformative moment.