We continue to talk about the return to the office in this narrative because it’s at the forefront of our clients’ minds. The below report from Leesman polled real estate leaders on the state of the workplace following the Covid-19 pandemic. Here are a few takeaways I found most interesting: –Almost 40% are planning major changes … Continue reading What CEOs are Saying About the Office
Shocker: Workers are Going Back to the Office?
At the Coppola-Cheney Group, we have been waiting for workers to get back into the office since the start of COVID….and now here it is. Companies are making employees come back to the office to work. This isn’t a shock to us because we talk to owners, CEOs, and leaders every day. They want this. … Continue reading Shocker: Workers are Going Back to the Office?
1 – Minute Phoenix Metro Office Market Update: Q1 2023
The Metro Phoenix Office Market continues to face significant headwinds in 2023. Net absorption, measured by the net change in physically occupied space, came in at negative 127,468 square feet in Q1. This means the office recovery took a step backward after realizing positive net absorption in the same amount during the last quarter of … Continue reading 1 – Minute Phoenix Metro Office Market Update: Q1 2023
Office Building Distress
We are living in the office space reimaging projects every single day. Where is the office going? There are a lot of articles coming out about the demise of office now. I just picked two so you can see what people on the street are saying. As experts in the office world, what do we … Continue reading Office Building Distress
1-Minute Phoenix Metro Office Market Update: Q4 2022
The Metro office market continues to trudge along its own path of an extended (up and down, circular) recovery. Direct vacancy actually decreased slightly to 17.5%, 500 basis points lower than our 20-year average. Meanwhile, average asking rates actually increased by $0.46/SF per year between Q3 and Q4. However, net absorption, the most critical indicator of market … Continue reading 1-Minute Phoenix Metro Office Market Update: Q4 2022
Office vs. Industrial 2022
These are the crazy times in CRE. I have been leasing office space for 38 years and have NEVER seen the discrepancy in Office vs Industrial so great. It’s a tale of two markets for sure. Below, find a list of Office and Industrial buildings under construction as of Q2 2022. The difference between Office … Continue reading Office vs. Industrial 2022
Ten on One- Latest Office Leasing Trends
In our latest Ten on One podcast, we spend 10 minutes with John Orsak, Vice President of Development at Lincoln Property Company, Desert Southwest. John oversees a huge office portfolio in Phoenix, putting him in the market seven days a week. He is in the know in all things office. Here are a few nuggets … Continue reading Ten on One- Latest Office Leasing Trends
1-Minute Phoenix Metro Office Market Update: Q3 2022
The Metro Phoenix Office Market hit a small speedbump in Q3 on the path to recovery. After posting a big net absoption in Q2 of +918,413 SF, Q3 slipped to -81,621 SF. This puts year-to-date net absorption at +532,634 SF, on track to finish well below our 20-year average of 2 million SF. What’s going with … Continue reading 1-Minute Phoenix Metro Office Market Update: Q3 2022
Ten on One- California Industrial Market
The Inland Empire of industrial market is MASSIVE. It is estimated that 40% of all distribution to the US comes through the two ports located in Southern California. We spent ten minutes talking Inland Empire with Jeff Huberman, one of the top industrial brokers in California. What did we learn? –These ports are the gateway to … Continue reading Ten on One- California Industrial Market
1- Minute Phoenix Metro Office Market Update: Q2 2022
The Metro Phoenix Office Market is in the midst of a recovery. Ok, a slow one BUT still a recovery. Net absorption, the net increase in physical office space occupied, and THE key market indicator, bounced back in a big way in Q2 at 913,413 SF. In Q1 it had slipped to a – 55,390 … Continue reading 1- Minute Phoenix Metro Office Market Update: Q2 2022