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2026 industry forecasts from the JLL Spark team
Welcome 2026! It’s only fitting that we open the new year with our predictions on trending topics in CRE and venture circles. We polled the JLL Spark team for their outlook on AI’s transformation of CRE, industry tech adoption and implementation, and exit expectations. What were the overall sentiments and who carried the outlying opinions?
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FEATURED RESEARCH – Is the tipping point for robotics in real estate coming? The rediscovery of robotics as physical AI
Traditional robots have been around in commercial real estate for years, doing tasks like construction work, cleaning, and building inspections. While functional, the results are not changing the game. Leveraging JLL’s latest Global Technology Survey, authors Yuehan Wang and Christine Langston of JLL’s Global Research team finds that the combination of better technology, willing clients,…
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Who benefits when the CRE transactions market recovers?
Since March 2022, central banks, led by the Federal Reserve, have aggressively raised interest rates to combat rising inflation. This has caused significant disruption in the real estate sector.
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Breaking free from the binary ‘Home vs. Corporate’ office paradigm
For office workers, hybrid is no fad, but a widely accepted fact of life, with only a few exceptions. To attract and retain talent, and to provide a ‘modern’ workplace experience with maximum productivity, we think that employers will progressively break away from the binary system of either work from home, or from the office.
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Questioning the unquestionable: Building PropTech infrastructure for the hybrid future of work
Curioser and curioser. Alice’s description of the rabbit hole leading to Wonderland is an apt commentary of the return to office/work from home situation that we find ourselves in.
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The future is now: How technology is shaping the way we work
The past three years have arguably made the commercial world more connected than the previous hundred combined. The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the way we work, unlocking the ability to work from anywhere and redefining the employer/employee dynamic.
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From brown to green: How JLL’s technology investments help our clients achieve their net zero goals
Increasing demand for sustainable buildings from tenants, investors, and regulators is leading to a shift toward greener practices and technologies across the real estate industry.
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Asia Pacific – part 2: Distinctive real estate trends and PropTech VC activity
We recently explored the real estate industry in Asia Pacific and why it offers vast potential for PropTech solutions. Now we look at the some of the PropTech adoption trends and why there seems to be a lower volume of VC investment compared to the US and Europe.
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Spark X: Pioneering the future of corporate venture studios with JLL
Founded in 2021, Spark X is the embodiment of innovation and strategic growth within the JLL family. Where JLL Spark Global Ventures excels in identifying and investing in groundbreaking startups, Spark X takes a hands-on approach, building transformative solutions from the ground up.
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CVC series, part 6: The future of corporations and startups working together
Correctly balancing the needs of employees, shareholders, and investors is critical to successfully run a CVC. In order to get it right, you need top level support , aligned processes, investment skills, allocated capital and time, of course, but you have to start with metrics.
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The real estate industry in Asia Pacific – part 1, a regional overview
The Asia Pacific region presents a massive market opportunity for PropTech due to its population, rapid urbanization, and increased demand for real estate services.