Commercial Real Estate Trends To Watch For In 2025

There’s no doubt commercial real estate faces significant headwinds as we look toward another year. The office sector continued to struggle in 2024, while an evolving economic climate, the growth of experiential consumerism and the ongoing quest to find tenants all challenged owners.

Some saw 2024 as marking the conclusion of one economic cycle, with 2025 ushering in a new and more positive period for the sector. While the CRE outlook remains speculative, that hasn’t stopped those who monitor the industry from advancing a wide-ranging assortment of forecasts for the next 12 months.