Cushman & Wakefield Release U.S. Macro Forecast for Real Estate: Longer, Stronger and Bumpier in 2017

Cushman & Wakefield | January 4, 2017

With New Administration, More Uncertainty Yet More Upside Expected NEW YORK, January 3, 2017 — Global commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield today released its latest U.S. Macro Forecast, anticipating that, following a turbulent year in 2016, the U.S. economy and property markets are positioned to perform well in 2017. "Even before the election, the U.S. economic fundamentals were showing signs of heating up," said Kevin Thorpe, Cushman & Wakefield's Global Chief Economist. "We observed a big GDP number in Q3, accelerating wage growth, surging consumer confidence – a string of really robust trends w...