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The industry's annual contribution to the state economy is estimated at $47.5 billion—86 percent higher than the national average, says Andrew Judd, Cushman & Wakefield's New Jersey market leader.

JLL notes that space options for federal agencies that are greater than 50,000 square feet in Washington, DC have declined by 35% since 2015.

“Green building certifications have become an important proxy for sustainable practices, recognized by all stakeholders,” says David Pogue, CBRE's senior vice president, global client care.

Demand from large cloud users resulted in more data center leasing activity in Northern Virginia in the first half of 2018 than the rest of the primary data center markets combined, according to CBRE's latest U.S. Data Center Trends report.

Transwestern estimates that total demand for medical office space across the US could range from 150.5 million square feet to 225.8 million square feet by 2019.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency says the REIT sector is finding its “mojo,” and REIT debt-to-market leverage reached record lows by mid-year 2018, declining to a median of 30.2% for public and private note issuers.

Demand for cloud services, social media and other needs has sparked a building boom

C&W states that there are few signs of systemic imbalances that would threaten the onset of recession.