Demand
Who needs the product, how much, and what evidence shows they will act.
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02 · MARKET STUDY
What is this market actually doing?
A focused reading of demand, supply, pricing, vacancy, pipeline, and competitive behavior—written for a specific property, concept, or investment decision.
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THE MARKET IS NOT A RADIUSIt is a pattern of choices.
THE QUESTION BENEATH THE DATA
Where is demand real, where is supply misleading, and what does that mean for this decision?
A market study should explain behavior—not merely count buildings and households. It looks for where rents hold, where users cluster, what the pipeline changes, how competitors position themselves, and which conclusions the available evidence can actually support.
SUPPLY≠COMPETITIONNot every available space competes for the same decision.
FIVE LENSES
A market becomes legible when the evidence is read together.
Supply
Existing inventory, relevant vacancy, delivery pipeline, and shadow supply.
Pricing
Asking versus achieved economics, concessions, cap rates, and movement.
Position
Why one asset wins attention while another technically comparable asset does not.
Direction
What is changing, what is noise, and which indicators deserve monitoring.
THE OUTPUT
A concise market position, not an encyclopedia.
The document begins with the answer, then shows the evidence behind it. Tables and maps support the narrative; they do not substitute for one.
01Executive positionThe market in one page
02Competitive setRelevant, ranked, explained
03Demand + supplyMeasured against the decision
04Pricing behaviorMovement, spreads, soft spots
05ImplicationsWhat to do with the finding
A REAL EXAMPLE
Starbucks cap-rate study
A market-wide reading of pricing behavior across 2,509 locations, 247 verified sale comparables, regional spreads, and the relationship between net-lease trades and the 10-year Treasury.
- Verified comparable universe
- Regional and time-period spreads
- Capital-market relationship
- Decision-ready findings
BEST FIT
Use this when you know the property—but not yet the market position.
Acquisition and disposition
Development positioning
Leasing strategy
Capital presentations
Market entry decisions
START WITH THE PROPERTY OR CONCEPT