Markets & Geopolitics

Housing markets in 2024 and beyond: What does good look like?

In a recent webinar, a panel of experts from the UK, US, Germany and France discuss the current state of the residential market, challenges and potential solutions.

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APAC megaprojects: Six trends in contracting, supply chains and skills

We share the findings of our recent webinar.

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Making impact investment work: How capital can support society and the environment

Investors are increasingly interested in generating public benefit as well as returns. Experts at a recent WBEF webinar looked at what such investment has accomplished – and how it can develop.

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Leading indicators: Are we at the peak of the interest rate cycle?

While central bank efforts to combat inflation appear to be paying off, Simon Rubinsohn, RICS Chief Economist, cautions relief in real estate markets globally might not be felt until well into 2024.

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What impact will Energy Performance of Buildings Directive have on European real estate industry?

In a recent webinar, a panel of experts discussed the latest revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) and its impacts in the building sector.

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The outlook for office markets: How will energy performance impact office stocks?

Will increasing energy efficiency standards eclipse flexible working as the primary driver of changes in tenant office demand? In the last of this three-part series, Tarrant Parsons, RICS Senior Economist, charts the growing influence of minimum energy efficiency standards on the outlook for office

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The outlook for office markets: Towards a two-tiered system?

Do increasing vacancy rates signal a permanent structural shift in office tenant demand? In the second of this three-part series, Tarrant Parsons, RICS Senior Economist, looks at the data indicating longer term changes in tenant demand.

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The outlook for office markets: Productivity and the return to the office

What evidence is there to highlight changing employer and employee attitudes to hybrid working? In the first of this three-part series, Tarrant Parsons, RICS Senior Economist, explores the evidence around hybrid working and productivity.

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How is the construction sector faring in Europe, the Middle East and North America?

How is the construction industry weathering macroeconomic challenges? A panel of experts from the UK, Continental Europe, the Middle East and North America give their thoughts in a recent webinar.

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How is the construction sector faring in Asia Pacific?

What are the critical trends and challenges facing the construction sector in Asia Pacific? Is construction activity across the region is picking up? In our recent webinar, a panel of regional experts discussed these trends alongside the latest results from the RICS Global Construction Monitor.

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Hong Kong’s unfolding future: Consequences for the property industry

Hong Kong stands at the beginning of a new chapter, but how will new initiatives affect commercial and residential real estate? In the final part of this series, Donglai Luo, RICS Senior Economist, assesses the impact of new policy measures designed to support economic growth on Hong Kong’s property

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Hong Kong's unfolding future: The Greater Bay Area Development

What challenges and opportunities does the Great Bay Area Development pose for Hong Kong? With quarantine and COVID-19 testing now lifted, Hong Kong stands at the beginning of a new chapter.

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Leading Indicators: Is the COVID-19 housing boom overheating the rental market?

Against an otherwise gloomy economic backdrop, residential property values have risen across the world during the COVID-19 crisis. While politicians..

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Leading Indicators: More austerity is not the answer

Resurrecting the fiscal response to the last global crisis will not work this time around. A new approach, focused on sustainability and lessening...

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Leading Indicators: What now for the cost of money?

Leading Indicators is a monthly column written by RICS Chief Economist, Simon Rubinsohn. This month, are the world's major central banks really pre...

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Leading Indicators: Have we already given up on the green recovery?

Leading Indicators is a monthly column written by RICS Chief Economist, Simon Rubinsohn. This month, after all the talk of building back better...

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Leading Indicators: A rising tide to lift all boats?

All indications suggest that the global economy is bouncing back. But, perhaps unsurprisingly, the shape of recovery looks very different in the...

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Leading Indicators: A step closer to Universal Basic Income?

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Leading Indicators: Is the road to recovery paved with good intentions?

Leading Indicators is a monthly column written by RICS Chief Economist, Simon Rubinsohn. This month, he considers how pressures on balance sheets...

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Leading Indicators: Covid-19 and the new economic rulebook

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Leading Indicators: Is resilience in housing markets a double-edged sword?

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Leading indicators: Will bank collapses trigger further belt-tightening in real estate?

Leading Indicators is a column written by RICS Chief Economist, Simon Rubinsohn. In this article, he considers how the recent collapse of SVB, Signature, and Credit Suisse might impact upon interest rates, stability in financial markets, and the real estate sector.

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