The Pacific Northwest is experiencing one of the most significant workplace transitions in decades. Large-scale layoffs across technology companies, restructuring driven by AI investment, and evolving return-to-office expectations are reshaping how organizations think about their workforce and the spaces that support it.
For corporate real estate leaders, these workforce changes are creating new pressures around portfolio strategy, workplace design, and long-term planning. Companies are reassessing how much space they truly need, how employees are using the workplace, and how real estate investments align with a rapidly evolving labor market.
This CoreNet Global Washington Chapter event brings together end-user real estate leaders, developers, and market experts to discuss how workforce dynamics across the Pacific Northwest are influencing real estate decision-making today and what those trends signal for 2027.
Rather than focusing solely on macro forecasts, this discussion will explore how organizations are actively adapting their real estate strategies in response to layoffs, hiring shifts, hybrid work expectations, and economic uncertainty.