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| JLL Research | |
|---|---|
| Name | JLL Research |
| Type | Research division |
| Industry | Real estate services |
| Founded | 1783 (parent company roots) |
| Headquarters | Chicago, London |
| Key people | see Organizational Structure and Leadership |
| Products | Market reports, forecasts, databases |
| Parent | Jones Lang LaSalle |
JLL Research
JLL Research is the research and analytics arm of Jones Lang LaSalle, providing market intelligence, data products, and advisory reports for institutional investors, occupiers, and public agencies. The group publishes global and regional analyses that inform decision-making across major financial centers, commercial districts, and capital markets. Its output is widely cited by media, policy institutions, asset managers, and real estate firms.
The unit traces lineage through the corporate histories of Jones Lang Wootton, LaSalle Partners, Jones Lang LaSalle, and the mergers culminating in the modern firm alongside developments involving Great Portland Estates and Hammerson. Its predecessors engaged with clients such as British Land, Land Securities, Tishman Speyer, and Blackstone Group during waves of privatization, securitization, and globalization in the 1980s and 1990s. As global capital flows increased, JLL Research expanded reporting across hubs including London, New York City, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Sydney. The group adapted methodologies in response to events like the 2008 financial crisis, the European sovereign debt crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic, aligning with institutional investors including PIMCO, BlackRock, and Brookfield Asset Management.
The research function operates within the corporate structure that includes global divisions based in Chicago (city), London, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Leadership interfaces with executives from Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, regional CEOs such as those overseeing operations in EMEA, Americas, and Asia Pacific, and with capital markets teams linked to firms like Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase. Directors coordinate with heads of research at peer firms including CBRE Group, Cushman & Wakefield, Colliers International, and with academic partners from institutions such as London School of Economics, University of Oxford, Harvard University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Senior analysts often have backgrounds with organizations like International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and national bodies such as Office for National Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Activities include producing forecasts, scenario analysis, valuation indices, rent and vacancy metrics, and investment strategy notes that inform asset allocation for clients like AXA Investment Managers, Legal & General Investment Management, and State Street Global Advisors. Methodologies draw on proprietary transaction databases, hedonic price modeling, time-series econometrics, and geospatial analysis referencing datasets from Ordnance Survey, OpenStreetMap, and satellite providers used by firms like Planet Labs. Research teams incorporate macro inputs from International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve System, Bank of England, and national statistical agencies, and apply stress-testing approaches akin to those used by Basel Committee on Banking Supervision frameworks. Data visualization leverages platforms common to consultancies such as McKinsey & Company and Boston Consulting Group.
Notable outputs include the Global Market Reports, Capital Markets research, and sector-specific studies on office, industrial, retail, and residential markets that parallel publications from Knight Frank, Savills, RICS, and Urban Land Institute. Signature releases cover themes such as logistics demand, office hybridization, sustainability transitions, and urban resilience, with readership among investors at UBS, Deutsche Bank, and sovereign wealth funds like Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund. Special reports have addressed implications of events such as Brexit, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank projects, and trade dynamics involving World Trade Organization memberships. JLL Research also issues indices and league tables comparable to those by Moody's Analytics and S&P Global Ratings.
Coverage spans global gateway cities and secondary markets across continents, including analyses of the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, China, India, Australia, Japan, Brazil, and United Arab Emirates. Regional teams publish localized reports on submarkets in metropolitan areas like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Berlin, Paris, Shanghai, Mumbai, Sydney, and São Paulo. The group monitors capital flows from major investors and institutions such as China Investment Corporation, Korea Investment Corporation, Temasek Holdings, and Qatar Investment Authority, and tracks policy shifts from entities like European Commission and national finance ministries.
JLL Research collaborates with academic centers, industry groups, and data providers—examples include partnerships with Urban Land Institute, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and university research centers at Columbia University, University College London, and National University of Singapore. It engages with technology vendors and platforms including CoStar Group, Reonomy, and cloud providers like Amazon Web Services for analytics infrastructure. The research function participates in multi-stakeholder initiatives alongside organizations such as World Economic Forum, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, and United Nations Environment Programme on urban sustainability and resilience projects.
Outputs influence investment decisions by pension funds, insurers, and corporate occupiers including CalPERS, Allianz, and Siemens. Media outlets such as Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Bloomberg News, and Reuters regularly cite its analyses. Critics and competitors have questioned proprietary model assumptions, data transparency, and potential conflicts of interest given the firm's advisory and brokerage activities—a critique echoed in debates that have involved regulators like UK Financial Conduct Authority and commentators from Institute for Fiscal Studies and Brookings Institution. Academic reviewers compare its work to independent studies from Urban Institute and National Bureau of Economic Research while scrutinizing forecasting accuracy relative to benchmarks from OECD and central bank research units.
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