POST COVID OUTLOOK / FORECASTS / TRENDS
Navigating 2021: 21 Charts for the Year Ahead
https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/navigating-2021-21-charts-for-the-year-ahead
Charts to watch in 2021: The most important Canadian economic graphs for the year ahead
Top 10 Insights - 2020 Vancouver Real Estate Forum
PWC - Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2021
www.pwc.com/ca/en/industries/real-estate/emerging-trends-in-real-estate-2021.html
https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/real-estate/assets/emerging-trends-in-real-estate-2021.pdf
Deloitte - 2021 Global Marketing Trends
www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/marketing-and-sales-operations/global-marketing-trends.html
WORLD ECONOMY
McKinsey: Safeguarding our lives and our livelihoods: The imperative of our time
McKinsey: An instant economic crisis: How deep and how long?
McKinsey: COVID-19: Implications for business
www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/risk/our-insights/covid-19-implications-for-business
Brookings: COVID-19 and the US economy - FAQ on the economic impact & policy response
Politico: Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently, Here’s How
BBC: How will coronavirus change the world?
www.bbc.com/future/article/20200331-covid-19-how-will-the-coronavirus-change-the-world
Deloitte: The economic impact of COVID-19
www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/economy/covid-19/economic-impact-covid-19.html
JP Morgan: Assessing the Fallout from the Coronavirus Pandemic
www.jpmorgan.com/global/research/coronavirus-impact
HBR: Understanding the Economic Shock of Coronavirus
https://hbr.org/2020/03/understanding-the-economic-shock-of-coronavirus
OECD: Tackling Coronavirus (COVID-19), Contributing to a global effort
Center for Strategic and International Studies: COVID On the Horizon - Various Publications
OECD: Evaluating the initial impact of COVID-19 containment measures on economic activity
POST COVID RECOVERY
Bill Gates Just Predicted the Pandemic Will Change the World in These 7 Dramatic Ways
www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/bill-gates-anthony-fauci-pandemic-changes.html
Avison Young - 10 Trends for 2021
https://avison-young.foleon.com/2021-forecast/real-estate-trends/overview
Avison Young - 2021 Forecast Canada
https://avison-young.foleon.com/2021-forecast/canada-real-estate-trends/home
20 views on the biggest opportunity for change after the pandemic
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/whats-the-biggest-opportunity-for-change-after-the-pandemic
CBRE: Pandemic May Bring Lasting Shifts in Industrial Sector
BBC: The Covid-19 changes that could last long-term
www.bbc.com/future/article/20200629-which-lockdown-changes-are-here-to-stay
RBC Research: After the Crisis - 8 Ways COVID Will Transform the Economy and Disrupt Every Business
https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/8-ways-covid-will-transform-the-economy-and-disrupt-every-business
McKinsey: The ‘war’ on COVID-19: What real wars do (and don’t) teach us about the economic impact of the pandemic
www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/the-war-on-covid-19-what-real-wars-do-and-dont-teach-us-about-the-economic-impact-of-the-pandemic
McKinsey: From thinking about the next normal to making it work: What to stop, start, and accelerate
McKinsey: The future is not what it used to be: Thoughts on the shape of the next normal
Brookings: A policy framework for mitigating the economic impact of COVID-19
Brookings: How COVID-19 will change the nation’s long-term economic trends
The Guardian: ‘We can’t go back to normal’: how will coronavirus change the world?
www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/31/how-will-the-world-emerge-from-the-coronavirus-crisis
World Economic Forum: Who will be the winners in a post-pandemic economy?
www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/post-pandemic-economy-favour-fastest-movers
McKinsey: How to restart national economies during the coronavirus crisis
McKinsey: Beyond coronavirus: The path to the next normal
EY: Beyond COVID-19 - What will define the “new normal”
https://assets.ey.com/content/dam/ey-sites/ey-com/fi_fi/pdf/beyond-covid-19-what-will-define-the-new-normal.pdf
HBR: A Detailed Plan for Getting Americans Back to Work
https://hbr.org/2020/04/a-detailed-plan-for-getting-americans-back-to-work
CANADIAN / BC ECONOMY
C1: Winter of Discontent: COVID-19 Second Wave to Stall Economic Recovery
www.central1.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ECON_COMMENTARY_covid_2nd.pdf
BCBC: The Long and Winding Road to Recovery
https://bcbc.com/reports-and-research/the-long-and-winding-road-to-recovery
BCBC: The 2020 Shutdown: How Deep Is The Economic Hole?
Conference Board of Canada: Implications for Canada and the economic impact
www.conferenceboard.ca/insights/covid-19
Conference Board of Canada: Economic Implications of Social Distancing to August
www.conferenceboard.ca/research/economic-implications-of-social-distancing
BCBC: A truly alarming outlook for the B.C. job market as employment plummets in March
BCBC: Preliminary Estimates of the Impact of Covid-19 and Containment Measures on the BC Economy In 2020
BCBC: Long term priorities for Canada’s post-pandemic economy
https://bcbc.com/reports-and-research/canadas-prosperity-free-economic-growth-strategy
RBC Economics: Pandemic to Spill Red Ink All over Provinces’ Books
https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/pandemic-to-spill-red-ink-all-over-provinces-books
RBC Economics: COVID-19 Recession Deepens Fast from Coast to Coast
https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/covid-19-recession-deepens-fast-from-coast-to-coast
RBC Economics: A Downturn Like No Other
https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/a-downturn-like-no-other
RBC Economics: COVID-19 Recession to Hit Every Province
https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/covid-19-recession-to-hit-every-province
RBC Economics: Canada navigates unchartered waters
https://royal-bank-of-canada-2124.docs.contently.com/v/canada-navigates-unchartered-waters
RBC Economics: COVID Consumer Spending Tracker
https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/covid-consumer-spending-tracker
Deloitte: Canada Economic Outlook - Multiple Publications
www2.deloitte.com/ca/en/pages/finance/articles/economic-outlook.html
KPMG: The business implications of coronavirus - Multiple Publications
https://home.kpmg/ca/en/home/insights/2020/03/the-business-implications-of-coronavirus.html
CD Howe: Complete Policy Analysis COVID-19 - Multiple Publications
www.cdhowe.org/public-policy-research/covid-19-cd-howe-institute%E2%80%99s-complete-policy-analysis
REAL ESTATE MARKET / DEVELOPMENT
Avison Young Real Estate Trends for 2021 Forecast
https://avison-young.foleon.com/2021-forecast/real-estate-trends/overview
PwC/ULI: What makes Vancouver shine as a market to watch in 2021?
www.pwc.com/ca/en/industries/real-estate/emerging-trends-in-real-estate-2021/vancouver.html
Deloitte: COVID-19 implications for commercial real estate
RENX: COVID-19’s potential impact on CRE valuations, by asset class
https://renx.ca/covid-19s-impact-on-cre-valuations-by-asset-class
RBC Economics: Housing Trends and Affordability - COVID-19 Edition
https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/a-tough-but-temporary-blow-to-canadas-housing-market
RBC Economics: COVID-19 Hit to Housing Market is Just the Beginning of a Tough Period
RBC Economics: A Tough but Temporary Blow to Canada's Housing Market
https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/a-tough-but-temporary-blow-to-canadas-housing-market
The Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Commercial Real Estate
www.sandiego.edu/news/business/detail.php?_focus=75719
REW: The Impact of COVID-19 to the Real Estate Market Vs the 2008 Financial Crisis
www.rew.ca/news/the-impact-of-covid-19-to-the-real-estate-market-vs-the-2008-financial-crisis
CRESA: COVID-19 Economic Fallout and CRE Impacts
RENX: COVID-19 implications for commercial real estate
https://renx.ca/covid-19-pandemic-implications-commercial-real-estate
JLL: Tenant needs in a post-pandemic world
www.jll.ca/en/trends-and-insights/research/2020-first-look-navigating-post-COVID-19
Avison Young: COVID-19 - Evaluating The “New Normal” for Commercial Real Estate
Avison Young: Building Resilance
www.avisonyoung.com/documents/20342/74749348/AY2020Forecast_Trends.pdf#page=6
UDI Vancouver - COVID References
https://udi.bc.ca/external-covid-19-resources
Colliers: COVID-19 Real Estate Impacts - Multiple Publications
www.collierscanada.com/en-CA/Countries/Canada/covid-19
CBRE: COVID-19 Real Estate Impacts - Multiple Publications
Cushman Wakefield: COVID-19 Real Estate Impacts - Multiple Publications
www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights/covid-19
Avison Young: COVID-19 Real Estate Impacts - Multiple Publications
https://avison-young.foleon.com/covid-19-updates/resource-centre/research-update
JLL: COVID-19 Real Estate Impacts - Multiple Publications
www.us.jll.com/en/coronavirus-resources
URBAN PLANNING / DESIGN / ENVIRONMENT / HEALTH
Most Questions About the Long-Term Impact of the Pandemic Still Unanswered
https://www.planetizen.com/node/113441
Urban exodus: How COVID-19 has changed where many of us live, perhaps for good
Pandemic population change across metro America: Accelerated migration, less immigration, fewer births and more deaths
How will the world’s leading cities reinvent themselves post Covid-19?
“Good Design” Is Making Bad Cities, but It Doesn’t Have To
How COVID-19 and ‘work from anywhere’ can build the city of the future
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/future-of-smart-cities-covid-19-digital
The doughnut effect of COVID-19 on cities
https://voxeu.org/article/doughnut-effect-covid-19-cities
How 2020 Reshaped Our Cities
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2020-12-28/citylab-daily-how-2020-reshaped-our-cities
What Will Happen to Cities in 2021
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/the-2021-post-pandemic-prediction-palooza/617332
The case for large cities in a post-pandemic world
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22187222/new-york-city-covid-leaving-optimism
How COVID-19 will impact our cities in the long term
www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/what-will-our-cities-look-like-after-covid-19
Why cities are not as bad for you as you think
www.bbc.com/future/article/20201201-the-surprising-upsides-to-living-in-cities
Better buildings are the foundation of the post-pandemic city
www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/cities-covid-energy-efficiency-buildings
How COVID-19 will impact our cities in the long term
www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/what-will-our-cities-look-like-after-covid-19/
Six ways to future-proof a city
www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/six-ways-to-future-proof-a-city/
Cities in the time of COVID
https://canurb.org/citytalk-canada
Pandemic forces big cities to revisit livability
https://renx.ca/bentallgreenoak-report-looks-at-future-of-cities
BGO Canada Research - The Future of Cities Report
www.bentallgreenoak.com/pdf/reports/bgo-canada-research-future-of-cities-oct-2020.pdf
Covid-19 will not change cities in long term - Norman Foster
www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/492/209679.html
Why global cities will flourish in a post-COVID future
www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/08/future-of-cities-covid-19
Coronavirus hasn't killed the city. Here's why
www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/inclusive-cities-post-pandemic
How the Coronavirus Recovery Is Changing Cities
www.bloomberg.com/features/2020-city-in-recovery/
Covid-19 Is Not The ‘Death Of The City’ - It’s The Rise Of The Neighborhood Center
Pandemic-Resilient Community Planning
Why Canadian metropolises will thrive despite the pandemic
Why global cities will flourish in a post-COVID future
www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/08/future-of-cities-covid-19
CBRE Global Living 2020 (includes Vancouver)
www.cbreresidential.com/uk/sites/uk-residential/files/CBRE-Global%20Living_2020_Final.pdf
A Future for Places - the potential long-term effects on places, housing, neighbourhoods and cities
https://cp.catapult.org.uk/2020/07/27/covid-19-long-term-effects
How COVID has revealed the need for a rethink in urban planning
www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/07/marshall-plan-health-cities-future-environment-urban
The impact of COVID-19 on public space: an early review of the emerging questions – design, perceptions and inequities
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23748834.2020.1780074
Suburban sprawl: is it a COVID-19 super-spreader?
http://nationalpost.com/news/suburban-sprawl-is-it-a-covid-19-super-spreader
Urban living - Great cities after the pandemic
www.economist.com/leaders/2020/06/11/great-cities-after-the-pandemic
Architects are redesigning cities to help with social distancing
www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/architects-covid19-urban-infrastructure-cities-social-distancing
What risks does COVID-19 pose to society in the long-term?
www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/what-risks-does-covid-19-pose-to-society-in-the-long-term/
CNN: Our cities may never look the same again after the pandemic
www.cnn.com/style/article/cities-design-coronavirus
Cities will endure, but urban design must adapt to coronavirus risks and fears
The Guardian: Will Covid-19 show us how to design better cities?
www.theguardian.com/society/2020/may/24/will-covid-19-show-us-how-to-design-better-cities
World Economic Forum: This is how coronavirus could reshape our cities forever
www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/coronavirus-change-cities-infrastructure
World Economic Forum: How policymakers should use the wealth of COVID-19 data
www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/how-policymakers-should-use-covid-19-data
Deloitte: Smart Cities
www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/focus/smart-city.html?icid=subnav_smart-city
Brookings: How our cities can reopen after the COVID-19 pandemic
www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/03/24/how-our-cities-can-reopen-after-the-covid-19-pandemic
World Economic Forum: How cities around the world are handling COVID-19
www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/how-should-cities-prepare-for-coronavirus-pandemics
The Guardian: Cities after coronavirus: how Covid-19 could radically alter urban life
www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/26/life-after-coronavirus-pandemic-change-world
COVID-19 to catalyze the redefinition of urban planning and sustainability
Pandemic-Resilient Community Planning: Practical Ways to Help Communities Prepare for, Respond to, and Recover from Pandemics and Other Economic, Social and Environmental Shocks
Planetizen: compilation of recent articles on the potential impact of this pandemic on urban planning
www.planetizen.com/blogs/108814-debating-future-cities-and-urban-density-after-pandemic
Planetizen: Planners and Pandemics: Identifying Problems and Providing Solutions
www.planetizen.com/node/108868
City Lab: Pandemics Are Also an Urban Planning Problem
www.citylab.com/design/2020/03/coronavirus-urban-planning-global-cities-infectious-disease/607603
City Lab: We'll Need To Reopen Our Cities. But Not Without Making Changes First
www.citylab.com/equity/2020/03/coronavirus-cities-adapt-future-plan-economy-infrastructure/608908/
Brookings: The qualities that imperil urban places during COVID-19 are also the keys to recovery
What role do planning and design play in a pandemic?
COVID-19 and the City: How is the Pandemic Affecting Urban Health?
How Will COVID Affect the Future of Design?
www.westernliving.ca/We-Asked-Designers-How-Will-COVID-Affect-the-Future-of-Design
PBS: How the coronavirus’ economic toll could also affect public health
McKinsey: Addressing climate change in a post-pandemic world
Center for Strategic and International Studies: Longer-term Impacts of Covid-19 on Global Migration
www.csis.org/analysis/can-i-stay-or-can-i-go-now-longer-term-impacts-covid-19-global-migration
TRANSPORTATION / LOGISTICS
Why COVID-19 shows the future not the end of globalization
www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/12/covid-19-future-of-globalization-trade
Automation and Logistics Real Estate #1: The State of Automation in Supply Chains
E-commerce Fuels Industrial’s Unstoppable Engine
www.cpexecutive.com/post/e-commerce-fuels-industrials-unstoppable-engine/
Amazon Plans to Put 1,000 Warehouses in Suburban Neighborhoods
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-16/amazon-plans-to-put-1-000-warehouses-in-neighborhoods
Retail-to-Logistics Conversions Won’t Be Quick or Easy
www.cpexecutive.com/post/retail-to-logistics-conversions-wont-be-quick-or-easy-prologis
Amazon and FedEx Push to Put Delivery Robots on Your Sidewalk
www.wired.com/story/amazon-fedex-delivery-robots-your-sidewalk
Who's Going to Pay for the Future of Mobility
US freight after COVID-19: A bumpy road to the next normal
The impact of COVID-19 on future mobility solutions
The Future of Mobility post-COVID
https://www.adlittle.com/en/future-mobility-post-covid
Pandemic Travel Patterns Hint at Our Urban Future
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-coronavirus-transportation-data-cities-traffic-mobility
The Changing Flow of International Trade
www.cbre.us/research-and-reports/US-Industrial---The-Changing-Flow-of-International-Trade-July-2020
Global freight flows after COVID-19: What’s next?
Accelerated Retail Evolution Could Bolster Demand for Well-Located Logistics Space
CBRE: The Line Between Retail and Industrial Real Estate Has Been Blurred Forever
McKinsey: US freight after COVID-19: What's next?
The post-COVID-19 world could be less global and less urban
www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/coronavirus-covid19-urbanization-globalization-change
Deliotte: Managing supply chain risk and disruption
The Economist: The e-commerce boom makes warehouses hot property
The Economist: Has covid-19 killed globalisation?
www.economist.com/leaders/2020/05/14/has-covid-19-killed-globalisation
Conference Board of Canada: COVID-19 Global Supply Chain Disruptions
www.conferenceboard.ca/e-library/abstract.aspx?did=10693
The impact of COVID-19 on commercial transportation and trade activity
www.geotab.com/blog/impact-of-covid-19
Forbes: The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Long-Term Energy Outlook
www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2020/03/31/the-coronavirus-pandemic-and-the-long-term-energy-outlook
Upheaval in supply and demand for goods throws transportation networks into disarray
JLL: Coronavirus accelerates long term shifts in supply chain
www.theinvestor.jll/news/world/industrial/coronavirus-accelerates-long-term-shifts-in-supply-chain
HBR: Coronavirus Is a Wake-Up Call for Supply Chain Management
https://hbr.org/2020/03/coronavirus-is-a-wake-up-call-for-supply-chain-management
Prologis: Logistics Real Estate and COVID-19: Third Installment
www.prologis.com/logistics-industry-research/logistics-real-estate-and-covid-19-third-installment
Financial Post: ‘Unlike anything we’ve seen before’: Coronavirus lockdowns strain critical supply-chains in Canada
InterVISTAS: Scenario for Aviation Traffic RecoveryC1 Economics: BC Economic Briefing - Week of April 13 - 17
https://sway.office.com/VW4x2oQcugQUILwB?ref=Link
BBC: Will Covid-19 have a lasting impact on the environment?
www.bbc.com/future/article/20200326-covid-19-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-the-environment
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE PROGRAMS
Federal Government: Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html
Provincial Government: COVID-19 Action Plan: B.C.’s first steps to support people, businesses
https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020PREM0013-000545
Metro Vancouver: COVID-19 Update
www.metrovancouver.org/about/covid-19
Vancouver Economic Commission: COVID-19 Economic Impact News and Resources