Tech Insights

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Global Tech Talent Linked to R&D Spending

Many companies are globalizing their tech workforces to meet growing needs for innovation.

Apartment Rents Appear to Bottom Out in Major Tech Cities

Pandemic-induced moves by some people away from major cities caused apartment rents in 20 tech markets to fall by an average of 11.6% in March 2021 from February 2020 levels.

Tech Retains Office Space Leasing Crown

Tech companies leased more office space than any other industry last year although both the aggregate square footage they leased and their share of total office leasing declined from 2019 levels.

Capital Markets Add Impetus to Tech Industry’s Growth

COVID-19 has elevated the importance of technology usage and added impetus to its future growth prospects.

North America Tech-30 2020

Measuring the Tech Industry’s Impact on U.S. & Canada Office Markets

Global Tech Talent Linked to R&D Spending

Many companies are globalizing their tech workforces to meet growing needs for innovation.

Apartment Rents Appear to Bottom Out in Major Tech Cities

Pandemic-induced moves by some people away from major cities caused apartment rents in 20 tech markets to fall by an average of 11.6% in March 2021 from February 2020 levels.

Tech Retains Office Space Leasing Crown

Tech companies leased more office space than any other industry last year although both the aggregate square footage they leased and their share of total office leasing declined from 2019 levels.

Capital Markets Add Impetus to Tech Industry’s Growth

COVID-19 has elevated the importance of technology usage and added impetus to its future growth prospects.

Financial Implications for Tech Talent Leaving Major Tech Hubs

Greater flexibility to work remotely during the COVID pandemic has caused some tech workers to consider relocating from major tech hubs on the West and East coasts to lower-cost markets. For those contemplating such a move, there are both financial and non-financial implications to consider.

North America Tech-30 2020

Measuring the Tech Industry’s Impact on U.S. & Canada Office Markets

Top Tech Degree Producing Universities

COVID-19 has disrupted established norms of how the economy functions and exposed new challenges that technology and the tech talent driving innovation will play a big role in solving.

Tech Office Leasing Stalls in Q2; Percentage of Renewals Increases

Economic and business uncertainty caused U.S. office leasing activity to decline by 44% overall and by 46% for the tech industry in Q2 2020 compared with the 2019 quarterly averages. Many companies placed expansion and relocation plans on hold, and a focus on immediate occupancy decisions led to a rise in renewals.

Tech Office Leasing Activity Drops in Q2 2020

Government shelter-in-place mandates and extended work-from-home policies caused a reduction in office leasing activity by technology companies in Q2 amid an economic recession.