
This time of year, analysts in various business fields publish views about the state of their markets and what they see for the months ahead. Understandably, many try to find a unique theme or a “grabber” of a headline to dress up what can be a dry topic.
When looking back at 2022 in office real estate trends, the folks at Cushman & Wakefield resorted to the Yogi Berra-ism, “It’s déjà vu all over again.” You could hear their frustration in that line. It was a way of saying that nearly three years after the pandemic turned that part of real estate upside down, they are still puzzling over the same questions.