Research

Our research methodology integrates historical and current economic, demographic and real estate factors which enables our Research Services department to develop comprehensive market forecast scenarios.

Research Brief: Gross Domestic Product 1Q 2022

Economy exceeds expectations in fourth quarter. Annualized gross domestic product jumped 6.9 percent in the final period of last year, largely on the back of an increase in inventories. Personal expenditures contributed nearly 2.3 percent to last quarter’s gain, primarily due to holiday spending that was spread throughout the period. Much of the positive momentum could carry into 2022. While the influence of stimulus on capital markets is fading, the ongoing labor shortage is applying… Read More

Fox Business – Pandemic Accelerates Migration

Fox Business Features Marcus & Millichap CEO Hessam Nadji Pandemic Accelerates Migration; Boosts Commercial Real Estate Demand Why workers are migrating from major cities How are different property types benefiting from the rising population? West Palm Beach serves as an example of robust office trends  

Fox Business – What’s Driving Investor Demand for CRE?

Marcus & Millichap’s President and CEO Hessam Nadji joins Fox Business: What’s Driving Investor Demand for CRE? Investor Demand For Commercial Real Estate Strong; One Property Type Lagging Broad-Based Recovery Current state of recovery in vacancies by property type The Fed, liquidity and inflation impact on CRE capital flows How much should Omicron weigh on the outlook?  

Yahoo Finance – Why Investors are Aggressively Pursuing Commercial Real Estate

Yahoo Finance Features Marcus & Millichap President and CEO Hessam Nadji Why Investors are Aggressively Pursuing Commercial Real Estate And the Retail Opportunities They’re Targeting Factors behind Marcus & Millichap’s record quarter Key drivers attracting capital to commercial real estate Why retail properties offer outsized opportunity What supply chain disruptions mean for holiday retail sales  

CNBC: Prospects of an Office Market Recovery?

CNBC Features Marcus & Millichap President and CEO Hessam Nadji Prospects of an Office Market Recovery? Office sector disruption extends into 2022 Top performing office markets Implications of rising real estate allocations Investors adapt strategies  

Barron’s – Economic Recovery Delivers Range of CRE Opportunities

Barron’s Features Marcus & Millichap President and CEO Hessam Nadji Economic Recovery Delivers Range of CRE Opportunities Investors choosing recovery strategies see opportunity in revival and repositioning Continued growth for investors leveraging momentum strategies The economic recovery supports all real estate sectors, widening the reward spectrum Why current financial market and commercial real estate dynamics have created unique options  

Bloomberg News – Recovery Cycle Boosts Commercial Real Estate

Bloomberg News Features Marcus & Millichap President and CEO Hessam Nadji Recovery Cycle Boosts Commercial Real Estate How the pandemic broadened the real estate risk/reward spectrum Which property types investors favor and why The urban real estate outlook – trends driving gateway cities The property types that benefit most from rising inflation  

Research Brief: Retail Sales – January 2022

Consumers step back in December. Core retail sales dipped 2.5 percent last month as spending that usually occurs closer to the holidays was spread over a longer shopping season. Furthermore, the highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 elevated case counts, keeping more people at home. Retail sales, however, are up 16.5 percent from one year ago and consumers still have more than $5 trillion additional funds in savings and money market accounts. The largest decrease occurred… Read More