Clyde Robinson

San Francisco’s office amenity wars pick up steam

Faced with looming vacancies, the owners of 525 Market St. transformed an entire floor into a luxury lounge complete with a sauna.

Return-To-Office: Purpose Over Presence?

A practical guide to deciding when your team needs office presence – and when they don’t.

News | Job growth continues, but it’s a tough market for newbies

Employers do better keeping workers on payrolls than absorbing new entrants

Investors Who Shunned the U.S. Office Market Are Coming Back

Landlords note a pickup in leasing activity as more businesses require workers to return to offices.

JPMorgan Planning to Bring Staff to Office Five Days a Week

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is preparing to tell all its employees to return to the office five days a week, ending a hybrid-work option for thousands of staff and returning to the attendance policy that...

Unemployed Office Workers Are Having a Harder Time Finding New Jobs

Will 2025 Be the Watershed Year for Return-to-Office Mandates? That Depends. 

Years after the Covid-19 pandemic normalized remote work, recent developments have executives wondering which companies will pull staff back to the office next—and who will benefit.

AT&T is dumping hybrid work as it follows Amazon in demanding employees spend 5 days a week in...

The move across all the ranks of the business follows a push on managers last year.

Brace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate Headquarters

A wave of company relocations is coming, and cities are lining up to lure them with tax breaks and moving incentives. But does landing a big HQ still matter?

A New Dawn: Seizing Real Estate's Moment of Opportunity

After a period of challenging market conditions, 2025 could be shaping up to be a year of recovery across sectors.

The clever reason new offices are using old furniture

The U.S. generates a staggering 12 million tons of furniture waste every year. Reusing furniture saves on the bottom line and earns sustainability points.

Why are we still talking about return to office?

Bosses have been trying to make employees return to the office for years now. Why are we still having the same conversation?

Despite the return-to-office push, loan delinquencies surpassed 10% for the first time in more than...

“The office market has been benefiting from job growth, but in most markets, it has not been enough to overcome the decreased need for office space.”

The Rate Cut Happened. Not All Borrowing Costs Are Going Down.

The yield on 10-year Treasury notes is a reminder that the Fed doesn’t have complete control over borrowing costs.

Amazon Tells Workers to Return to Office Five Days a Week

Chief Executive Andy Jassy said the company believes having employees in the office full time offers significant advantages. 

Fed Enters Tricky Terrain: Rate Cuts in a Decent Economy 

Credit cards, mortgages and savings will be affected when the Federal Reserve makes its expected rate cut. The question this time is how, exactly.

The Hotelification of Offices, With Signature Scents and Saltwater Spas (Published 2024)

Hoping to lure workers back to their desks, companies are designing “work resorts,” luxe spaces meant to compete with the comforts and versatility of their living room.

Surge in Commercial-Property Foreclosures Suggests Bottom Is Near

Lender portfolios of foreclosed and seized office buildings, apartments and other commercial property grew 13% in the second quarter.