After a challenging landscape for the European real estate sector in 2023 and the echo chamber of pessimism, we think it is important to challenge conventional wisdom with some reasons to be cheerful about 2024 and what it could look like.

Both corporate occupiers and investors are aware of the sustainable real estate imperative, but closing the gap between intention and action is challenging – and expensive. Our study sheds light on an increasing dislocation in the market: 79% of corporate occupiers say that by 2030 the sustainability of a building will be the most important factor in the rental decision-making process for their organization