January 1, 2024

In this issue: Business Conditions Remain Soft at Architecture Firms / MillerKnoll Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Misses Expectations / Steelcase Reports Mixed Q3 Fiscal 2024 Results Amidst Revenue Decline and Improved Margins / Office Asking Rents Will Decrease 3% to 4% in 2024 / Los Angeles Offices Are Trading for Bargain Basement Prices / CRE Prices Continue to Decline / Optimism Grows for Soft Landing in Manhattan's Office Market / A look back at all of the furniture layoffs and shutdowns of 2023 / WORKSPACE announces expansion to Saudi Arabia / San Francisco Office Vacancy Nearly 36% in Fourth Quarter / Economists: 44% Of U.S. Office Loans Underwater, Threatening More Bank Failures / Overcoming Challenges In Hybrid Meetings With Hybrid Conference Rooms / I Think I Know How This Ends / New York Is Full of Empty Offices After Covid. Make Way for the Playground City. / Building A 24/7 Workspace — How To Make Money Beyond The 9 To 5 / Return to office, quit rates, rise of generative AI: How work changed this year / All the ways offices got better in 202 / and much much more…