Office Building Management and Leasing

Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:

Colliers International
U.S. Office Market Outlook
http://www.colliers.com/

Quarterly outlook report analyzes current market conditions for 80 U.S. markets by property location (e.g., central business district/downtown, suburban) and class (e.g., Class A, all classes), with data provided in the survey including existing building inventory in square feet, average annual quoted rent, vacancy rate, market absorption in square feet, quarterly change in rent, and annual change in rent.

Commercial Real Estate Management
http://www.firstresearch.com

First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:

Society of Industrial and Office Realtors®
Publications available from this trade association include:

SIOR Report Magazine
http://www.sior.com/
Quarterly trade publication features news and analysis for commercial property professionals, with special features including the quarterly "SIOR Commercial Real Estate Index" report, which provides an assessment of current market conditions for industrial and office properties based on a survey of SIOR members and also includes data on investment activity in the commercial property markets.

SIOR Commercial Real Estate Index
http://www.sior.com/
Quarterly member survey published in "Professional Report" magazine provides an assessment of current market conditions for industrial and office building properties, with topics addressed in the survey including recent leasing activity, asking rents, vacancy rates, subleasing availability, level of tenant concessions, construction activity, development acquisitions, and investment pricing levels.

National Association of REALTORS®
Publications available from this trade association include:

Commercial Real Estate Market Survey
https://www.realtor.org/
Quarterly survey measures current activity in the commercial property market by sector (e.g., office, industrial, retail, multifamily, and hotel) based on data collected from NAR members, with information provided in the survey including commercial property sales volume, sales prices, capitalization rates, leasing volume, average lease term, average leased space by size, and commercial vacancy rates.

Commercial Real Estate Outlook
https://www.realtor.org/
Quarterly report analyzes current market activity and provides forecasts for the four major commercial property sectors (e.g., office, industrial, retail, and multifamily) by transaction size (e.g., large—above $2.5 million, small—below $2.5 million), with information provided in the report including commercial property sales volume, sales prices, average gross lease volume, and commercial vacancy rates.

Industry Financial Ratios
Nonresidential Property Managers
https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "531312"

Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.

IREM
Income/Expense Analysis®: Office Buildings
http://www.irem.org/

Annual financial survey provides detailed income and expense information for office building properties in the U.S. on a national, regional, and major metropolitan area level, with survey results reported on a dollars per square foot basis (e.g., gross area, gross rentable, and net rentable) for over fifty income and expense categories by building size (gross area), building height, age group, and rental range.

Building Owners and Managers Association International
Office Experience Exchange Report
https://eer.boma.org/

Annual financial benchmarking survey provides detailed income and expense data for office building properties in dollars per square foot on a national, regional, and metropolitan area basis, with online database searchable by multiple parameters including geographic market, property location, sector, building type, building size, age range, ownership type, number of floors, and tenant composition.

NAIOP
Commercial Real Estate Compensation Survey
http://www.naiop.org/

Annual compensation survey provides base salary and bonus information for over 150 job positions in the office, industrial, and retail property sectors, with survey results categorized by firm size based on number of employees, company type (public vs. private), property specialization, geographic region, and metropolitan area. Job descriptions for positions covered in the survey are available free online.

FacilitiesNet
Facility Management Jobs, Salary Information, and Career Resources
http://www.facilitiesnet.com/

Searchable online database provides salary and bonus information for over 30 facility management positions, with search criteria including geographic region, job type (e.g., property management firm, outsourcing firm, or other), building type (e.g., corporate office, commercial lease space, educational, government, industrial, or medical), square footage, and facility operations and maintenance budget.