Special Report: Are Smaller Markets Poised to Outperform?

Health Crisis May Accelerate Migration to Smaller Markets, Signaling Potential Changes for Commercial Real Estate

Summer, 2020

Messengers help keep properties trading. In contrast to most other employment sectors, the number of courier messengers has not declined since February. Despite numerous health concerns, commerce is continuing to take place, including commercial real estate transactions. Couriers ferrying documents back and forth helped $10 billion worth of commercial real estate trade in May.

Report Highlights:

• Breakdown of migration patterns over the past five years by state

• Comparison of vacancy and rent growth between larger and smaller markets across property types

• Impact of population mobility on investment trends now and in the future