Cushman & Wakefield sees AI supporting commercial real estate demand across Europe over next decade

PUBT · 1d ago
Cushman & Wakefield sees AI supporting commercial real estate demand across Europe over next decade
  • Cushman & Wakefield research flags AI as a net positive for European economic growth, underpinning demand for commercial real estate over the next decade.
  • Demand shifts toward higher-quality assets with stronger power capacity, technology readiness, sustainability features, accessibility, flexibility.
  • Scenario work: baseline assumes gradual adoption supports demand; upside case lifts values via faster growth, job creation; downside cases raise vacancies.
  • Offices likely to evolve, not shrink; routine-role efficiencies weigh on generic space, offset by new business formation, changing job functions.
  • Data centers see more direct uplift, with grid capacity a key constraint; logistics favors modern automated facilities; retail polarizes toward prime locations.


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