IN THIS ISSUE...DRIVING OFFICE DEMANDEmployment Growth and Commercial Real Estate Investment Trends
INVESTOR BUYING OPPORTUNITYRising Interest Rates Expected to Trigger Sale-Leaseback, Net-Lease Sale Options
EMPOWERING LEASE DATALease Administration Boosts Tenants’ Bottom Line
THE CLASS A EVOLUTIONDevelopers Further Advance Office Buildings to Attract Savvy Tenants
DRIVING OFFICE DEMANDEmployment Growth and Commercial Real Estate Investment Trends
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GovernmentUtilities
InformationOther Services
Mining/LoggingTransportationManufacturing
Wholesale TradeFinancial Services
ConstructionEducation/Health
Retail TradeLeisure/Hospitality
Professional/Business Services
= 15,000 employee change
PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT CHANGECertain sectors of the labor market impact real estate investors
Office-using sectors most likely to drive additional leasing activity
Sectors that tend to be lower-wage and drive demand for apartments
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PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT CHANGE BY PERCENTAGE
Transportation1.2%
Mining/Logging5.5%
Financial Services
1.2%
Wholesale Trade1.5%
Retail Trade2.5%
Leisure /Hospitality
3.2%
Construction3.3%
Professional /Business Services
3.6%
Manufacturing0.5%
Information0.6%
Other Services0.7%
Education /Health1.6%
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INVESTMENT SALES VOLUMEYear-over-year national office sales volume has risen each month since February 2013, while investment in apartment product since the spring has been fairly consistent with last year.
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REAL ESTATE LIQUIDATIONWith interest rates on the rise (below), many owner occupants are considering liquidating real estate assets to free up capital, presenting an attractive sale-leaseback investment opportunity
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INFORMING ON LARGE-SCALE BUSINESS STRATEGYCorporate executives have begun tapping lease administrators on internal audits, budgeting, acquisitions and a variety of corporate projects
EMPOWERING LEASE DATALease Administration Boosts Tenants’ Bottom Line
INVOICE EVALUATIONLease administrators can save clients thousands of dollars through common area maintenance operating expense reconciliation
One Transwestern client saved $500,000
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THE EVOLUTIONClass A office space is changing, including the type of building, specific design characteristics and location
THE CLASS A EVOLUTIONDevelopers Further Advance Office Buildings to Attract Savvy Tenants
12.1 MSF
11.8 MSF
7.4 MSF
Millions of square feet under development or renovation
THE SUBURBAN MIGRATIONFeatures that were traditionally reserved for elegant high-rise towers in high-density downtowns are becoming standard issue on a majority of suburban office projects
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