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Identify your next ideal location for investment, development and more
Optimising location decision making requires a comprehensive understanding of the commercial real estate landscape, the intricate dynamics of country, industry and city economies and an understanding of demand/supply side dynamics.
At Oxford Economics, we project city winners and losers over time and identify the sectors with the greatest potential to outperform. By analysing key demographic, employment, sectoral, spending and travel patterns, we empower you to optimise location decisioning and build resilience into your real estate strategy.
Questions we can help you answer
Which markets and sectors are likely to have the potential to outperform?
Where and who are the new megacities going to be?
What are the challenges and opportunities for cities in the transition to net zero?
How will travel trends impact hotel and retail demand?
How we help
Our unmatched coverage of over 8,000 global cities and regions, coupled with robust scenario tools offers a unique blend of the big picture overview and deep dive analysis into various property types and the cities and countries they operate in. Our suit of services — including forecasts, country reports, data analysis, thematic research, scenario analysis and consulting services — helps you pinpoint your next investment hotspot.
Real Estate Economics Service
Covering 32 countries across the world, our service provides a national-level, big picture understanding into real estate sector.
Cities Economic Services
Our comprehensive service covers over 8000 cities worldwide, allowing us to delve into the specific cities and local sectors that hold relevance to you.
City Scenarios Service
Leveraging our proprietary models and scenario tools, we quantitatively assess the risks from asset price crashes to climate change on city outlook and analyse the potential consequences.
City Travel Service
Our service offers detailed travel intelligence for over 300 cities, equipping hotel operators and investors with granular data on arrivals, overnight stays and expenditure patterns to gauge hotel demand.
Why Oxford Economics
Independance
Our operational independence ensures we can provide the best analysis without institutional bias. Our data and forecasts offer transparency into market drivers that are not available elsewhere.
Forecasting expertise
By integrating forecasting expertise with insights into the real estate market, we deliver forward-looking intelligence that enables clients to optimise location decisions.
Global perspective, local insights
Our unique combination of a global perspective and in-depth local insights allows us to deliver a comprehensive and nuanced view of the real estate landscape.
Breadth, depth, ease
Our solutions cover everything from forecasts to analysis, spanning London to the Tokyo, and can be assessed through email, the research portal and more.
Latest reports
Chinese office markets look set for a lost decade
Office markets across China's major cities continue to deteriorate after consecutive years of rising vacancy rates and falling rents. Vacancy rates are now 20%-40% across the major cities – the highest among all major global markets.
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Demographics are set to propel niche property types in the UK
As the UK population ages, time-use data suggest that the property sectors with structural tailwinds will be those that provide space for activities related to home entertainment, eating and drinking, socialising, events, leisure, hobbies, and sports/exercise.
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Indian and Australian cities to outpace rivals over 2024-28
We forecast Indian cities to outpace the rest of APAC in terms of GDP growth over the medium term (2024-28). Southeast Asian cities such as Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta will come close to matching Indian cities and will outperform Chinese ones. Among advanced APAC cities, we expect that Australian ones will fill the top two positions in terms of medium-run GDP growth.
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Europe: medium-term cities outlook improves after a tough few years
The short-term outlook for Europe's largest cities remains subdued, but as the current pressures ease the medium-term picture is set to improve. We expect GDP growth to pick up pace from 2025 onwards and settle at 2.1% on average through to 2028. This will still be weaker than in the years preceding the pandemic.
Find Out MoreOur expert team
Innes McFee
Chief Global Economist
Abigail Rosenbaum
Associate Director, Real Estate Economics
Mark Unsworth
Associate Director, Real Estate Economics
Nick Wilson
Associate Director, Real Estate Economics
What truly sets Oxford Economics apart is their commitment to excellence and their ability to translate complex data into actionable insights. Their team exhibited a deep understanding of the industry landscape and employed rigorous methodologies to ensure the accuracy and relevance of their findings. Moreover, they maintained open lines of communication with me, fostering a collaborative environment that facilitated the exchange of ideas and feedback. Oxford Economics demonstrated exceptional skill and professionalism throughout the project. I would not hesitate to recommend their services to other organisations seeking to gain a competitive edge in today’s dynamic business environment.
“Oxford Economics’ data and forecasts form the backbone of our demand models. The global consistency and granular detail available in their expansive dataset allows us to focus on the variables most relevant to our business.”
“The scope of data availability and ease of access, coupled with an expert team on hand to reference, means Oxford Economics is one of our trusted economic experts.”
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