Fourth quarter 2018 was another strong quarter for commercial real estate in the office market across northeast Ohio, with vacancy rates dropping to 8.2% and asking rates jumping up an average of $17.66 per square foot (psf) gross. Rental rates in both the CBD and the suburban markets continue to climb at a modest pace, … Continued

The Cushman & Wakefield I CRESCO Q4 2018 MarketBeat Industrial report has been published. Market vacancy in Northeast Ohio Industrial real estate decreased reaching 3.4% at the end of 2018 and leasing activity was up significantly for both industrial and office services/flex with 1.9 million square feet (msf) of renewals and new leases in the … Continued

By Garrick Brown, Vice President of Retail Intelligence and Ben Conwell, Senior Managing Director and head of Cushman & Wakefield’s newCommerce Initiative With Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday rapidly approaching, Cushman & Wakefield’s resident experts on bricks-and-mortar retail and eCommerce are providing their take on the looming holiday shopping season. Brown:  First off, the holiday shopping season isn’t … Continued

Third quarter 2018 was a strong quarter for the office market across northeast Ohio, with several high-profile CBD sales and vacancy rates dropping to historical lows. Despite rising wages across many sectors, businesses cannot keep up with the demand for products and services due to a lack of qualified workers. Supply costs have increased as … Continued

By: Mike Turzanski & Lee Dunfee Part one in our series on energy management discusses optimizing current infrastructure and technology to fully inform energy management initiatives and prepare for possible new technology. Although the commercial real estate industry has slowly adopted full-scale energy technologies, evolving energy regulations and standards are prompting real estate owners and … Continued

By Dave Fanning, Director, Data Center Advisory Group and Kevin Imboden, Director of Research, Data Center Advisory Group A variety of new players have entered the data center arena in recent years, each having a unique perspective and investment strategy to share with major cloud clients and smaller colocation customers. These investors are attracted to the growing data … Continued

By Ken McCarthy, Principal Economist The U.S. economy accelerated sharply in the second quarter of 2018 as the effects of the tax cuts enacted at the end of 2017 were felt. U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a 4.1% annual rate, up from 2.2% in the first quarter and the strongest reading since the third … Continued

Rents keep going up. That’s obviously good if you own real estate. It’s also a good indicator of our local economy too. But, rents would climb even more in Greater Cleveland, but for serious workforce challenges. How do we know? Every quarter we do a market updates for our office and industrial clients call “Market … Continued

By Trixy Walker, Property Manager at Cushman & Wakefield As a female in a male-dominated profession, the road to success has not always been an easy road traveled. There have been a unique set of challenges that I have experienced as a woman in commercial real estate, an industry that has historically been a “boys … Continued

By David Eske Renewing a lease in a hot real estate market can be a daunting task. Tenants have seen all the indications that point to a big rental rate increase—new construction, off-market transactions, and fewer “For Lease” signs. Although landlords have been looking forward to this opportunity to adjust rental rates, tenants should also … Continued