In a dramatic swing that signals evolving corporate real estate priorities, JLL’s 2025 Occupancy Planning Benchmark Report reveals portfolio optimization has surpassed cost-cutting as the primary focus for corporate real estate leaders, and office utilization has increased as organizations tighten policies on hybrid work. Improving space data accuracy and reporting, increasing employee presence on site, and growing the use of utilization data for space planning round out the top five priorities.
Rather than simply slashing expenses, companies are now strategically reimagining their workspace footprints, with 73 percent of respondents identifying portfolio optimization as their top objective, overtaking improved reporting and cost reduction last year. Sustainability continues as a key priority, with 74 percent of organizations reporting
