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Techspace Quarterly
Curious about what’s been happening in Vancouver tech? Who’s making moves and what topics are trending? We bring you the industry’s top highlights every quarter so you can stay in the loop! Check out our most recent newsletter here. Join our mail list to get the latest industry stats, market trends, and insights about Vancouver’s technology community.
2023 Office Occupier Sentiment Survey: Global Summary
2023 Office Occupier Sentiment Survey: Global Summary CBRE’s 2023 Global Occupier Sentiment Surveys feature insights from more than 400 corporate real estate executives across multi-national and domestic companies around the world. These insights uncover trends about...
Vancouver Office Figures Q2 2023
Market Highlights Metro Vancouver’s vacancy rate increased for the third quarter in a row, growing 70 basis points (bps) to 9.0% and presently stands 120 bps above the 10-year historical average of 7.8%. Total sublease vacancy was recorded at 1.3 million...
The Great Resignation’s Impact on Office Users
The Great Resignation’s Impact on Office UsersMore U.S. workers are leaving their jobs than ever before, and job openings exceed willing workers—a trend dubbed the “Great Resignation” in headlines. What does this mean for office occupiers, and what can they do to...
Vancouver Office MarketView Q4 2021
Market HighlightsVacancy rates for all classes of office product in Metro Vancouver decreased by 40 basis points (bps) to 7.0% in Q4 2021 2021. Even though 543,000 sq. ft. of new office inventory was introduced this quarter, nearly three-quarters were pre-leased prior...
Vancouver Office MarketView Q3 2021
Market Highlights Vacancy rates for all classes of office product in Metro Vancouver increased 50 basis points to 7.4% in Q3 2021. Over 600,000 sq. ft. of new office inventory introduced this quarter contributed to the increase of vacancy in the market. Suburban...
2021 Tech-30
2021 Tech-30 Vancouver landed in the #3 spot out of 30 markets in our newly released 2021 Tech-30 report. The report measures the tech industry’s impact on North America’s job and office markets. The tech industry has continuously made a positive impact on our job and...
Vancouver Office MarketView Q2 2021
Market Highlights Vacancy rates for all classes of office product in Metro Vancouver increased 60 basis points (bps) to 6.9% in Q2 2021. New office inventory introduced to the market this quarter contributed to the increase in vacancy in the downtown core. In...
Scoring Tech Talent 2021
Scoring Tech Talent 2021 The Scoring Tech Talent report is a comprehensive analysis of labour market conditions, costs, and qualities for highly skilled tech workers. The top 50 markets in the U.S. and Canada were ranked according to their competitive advantages and...
Top 10 Predictions for the Future of Workplaces
How the future of work looksThe pandemic has significantly altered how and where business is carried out. As COVID-19 restrictions begin to relax, our research team highlights 10 predictions for the future of workplaces!1. Remote work is here to stay. Due to the...
Downtown office boom fueling residential demand?
Our very own teammate, Andre Alie Day, was recently featured in an urbanYVR interview with Shawn Brown, a Vancouver residential broker at West Haven Group. The two discussed downtown Vancouver's current office tower boom and how it could affect residential real estate...
Vancouver Office Figures Q3 2023
Market Highlights Metro Vancouver’s vacancy rate increased for the fifth consecutive quarter, growing 60 basis points (bps) to 9.6% and presently stands 180 bps above the 10-year historical average of 7.7%. Downtown overall vacancy increased 30 bps to...
Vancouver Office MarketView Q4 2022
Market Highlights Metro Vancouver’s vacancy rate increased for the second quarter in a row, growing 120 basis points (bps) quarter-over-quarter to 7.8%. Occupiers, particularly in the downtown core, increased sublease listing activity in assessing their...
Vancouver Office MarketView Q3 2022
Market HighlightsFor the first time in four quarters Metro Vancouver’s office vacancy rate experienced an increase, growing 30 basis points (bps) quarter-over-quarter to 6.6%. Suburban markets continue to drive change, though through Q3 2022, new to market subleases...
Vancouver Office MarketView Q4 2019
Market Highlights The Metro Vancouver office market finished 2019 with a record low vacancy rate of 3.7%, a 10 basis point (bps) decrease quarter-over-quarter and 190 bps year-over-year. Vacancy in the Downtown core fell 10 bps from Q3 2019, a bellwether of continued...
Vancouver Office MarketView Q2 2018
Growth Sustained With Strong Demand Wrestling Limited Supply
BC's robust economy was again one of the strongest performers across the country.
Vancouver Office MarketView Q1 2018
A Strong Finish to 2017 sees suburban markets tightening as downtown reaches capacity…
BC’s robust economy was again one of the strongest performers across the country.
Vancouver Office MarketView Q4 2017
A Strong Finish to 2017 sees suburban markets tightening as downtown reaches capacity…
BC’s robust economy was again one of the strongest performers across the country.
Vancouver Office MarketView Q4 2022
Market Highlights Metro Vancouver’s vacancy rate increased for the second quarter in a row, growing 120 basis points (bps) quarter-over-quarter to 7.8%. Occupiers, particularly in the downtown core, increased sublease listing activity in assessing their...
2023 Office Occupier Sentiment Survey: Global Summary
2023 Office Occupier Sentiment Survey: Global Summary CBRE’s 2023 Global Occupier Sentiment Surveys feature insights from more than 400 corporate real estate executives across multi-national and domestic companies around the world. These insights uncover trends about...
Scoring Tech Talent 2020
The Scoring Tech Talent report is a comprehensive analysis of labour market conditions, costs and qualities for highly skilled tech workers. The top 50 markets in the U.S. and Canada were ranked according to their competitive advantages and appeal to both employers...
2020 Tech Trends
In celebration of a new decade, we're taking a closer look at 14 tech trend predictions from CBInsights. 2020 will be a big year for all facets of technology, particularly in health tech, business optimization, and political agendas. 1. We see broader and deeper...
How Workplace Experience Can Boost Employee Engagement
There has been a focus on employee workplace experience like never before especially with the increased attention on employee wellness and a competitive job market. What has your workplace implemented to stay ahead of the game? Our new research reveals that to improve...
2019 Scoring Canadian Tech Talent
In CBRE's 2019 Scoring Canadian Tech Talent report that ranks 20 cities on competitive advantages and appeals to tech workers and employers, Vancouver moved up a spot to take the 3rd position. Cities were ranked based on three tech industry indictors in success:...
2019 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards
Congratulations to all the companies that were recognized in the 2019 Deloitte Fast 50 Awards! The High Technology Facilities Group is proud to be a returning sponsor. To support the program, we had the privilege to be part of the interview process. It was insightful...
Let’s Talk Flex
Once considered a niche offering, flexible office space has become a prominent component of building owners' and corporate occupier's real estate strategies. As such, it represents a structural shift in office leasing that will survive-- and perhaps thrive-- in an...
2022 Tech-30
2022 Tech-30Tech-30 explores the tech industry’s impact on office space and ranks the 30 leading tech markets in the U.S. and Canada, as well as 10 up-and-coming tech markets. This year, Vancouver landed in the #1 spot out of 30 markets Tech industry job growth...