cbre-20220630

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022


☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period from _______________ to _______________

Commission File Number

001-32205

___________________________________________________________

CBRE GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

___________________________________________________________


Delaware		94-3391143
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)
2100 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1250
Dallas, Texas		75201
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
	(214) 979-6100
	(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	“CBRE”	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

☒

Accelerated filer

☐

Non-accelerated filer

☐

Smaller reporting company

☐

Emerging growth company

☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding at July 29, 2022 was 321,171,475.

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FORM 10-Q

June 30, 2022

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION		Page

Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)

	Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021	1

	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021	2

	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30 , 2022 and 2021	3

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended J u ne 30 , 2022 and 2021	4

	Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three and six months ended J u ne 30 , 2022 and 2021	6

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	8

Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	28

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	54

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	55

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	56

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	56

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	56

Item 6.	Exhibits	57

Signatures		58

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CBRE GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)


	June 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,192,783	$	2,430,951
Restricted cash	137,933		108,830
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $94,568 and $97,588 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively	5,122,787		5,150,473
Warehouse receivables	1,034,025		1,303,717
Prepaid expenses	350,409		333,885
Contract assets	344,750		338,749
Income taxes receivable	20,759		44,104
Other current assets	668,770		371,656
Total Current Assets	8,872,216		10,082,365
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $1,352,276 and $1,288,509 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively	778,535		816,092
Goodwill	4,794,847		4,995,175
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,809,034 and $1,725,280 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively	2,256,613		2,409,427
Operating lease assets	1,040,233		1,046,377
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries (with $770,898 and $813,031 at fair value at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	1,201,745		1,196,088
Non-current contract assets	147,964		135,626
Real estate under development	234,341		326,416
Non-current income taxes receivable	41,488		33,150
Deferred tax assets, net	157,997		157,032
Other assets, net	912,693		875,743
Total Assets	$	20,438,672	$	22,073,491
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	2,825,499	$	2,916,331
Compensation and employee benefits payable	1,478,874		1,539,291
Accrued bonus and profit sharing	1,082,161		1,694,590
Contract liabilities	281,988		280,659
Operating lease liabilities	224,982		232,423
Income taxes payable	178,160		246,035
Short-term borrowings:
Warehouse lines of credit (which fund loans that U.S. Government Sponsored Enterprises have committed to purchase)	1,017,949		1,277,451
Revolving credit facility	310,000		—
Other short-term borrowings	37,633		32,668
Total short-term borrowings	1,365,582		1,310,119

Other current liabilities	186,547		199,421
Total Current Liabilities	7,623,793		8,418,869
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	1,503,494		1,538,123
Non-current operating lease liabilities	1,095,047		1,116,562
Non-current tax liabilities	127,754		144,884
Non-current income taxes payable	54,761		54,761
Deferred tax liabilities, net	269,717		405,258
Other liabilities	869,122		1,035,917
Total Liabilities	11,543,688		12,714,374
Commitments and contingencies	—		—
Equity:
CBRE Group, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity:
Class A common stock; $0.01 par value; 525,000,000 shares authorized; 322,117,764 and 332,875,959 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively	3,221		3,329
Additional paid-in capital	—		798,892
Accumulated earnings	9,084,358		8,366,631
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(951,569)		(640,659)
Total CBRE Group, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity	8,136,010		8,528,193
Non-controlling interests	758,974		830,924
Total Equity	8,894,984		9,359,117
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	20,438,672	$	22,073,491

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Revenue	$	7,771,278	$	6,458,613	$	15,104,211	$	12,397,492
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	6,053,984		5,016,759		11,806,178		9,736,305
Operating, administrative and other	1,188,819		957,216		2,254,815		1,785,543
Depreciation and amortization	162,359		119,085		311,391		241,163
Asset impairments	26,405		—		36,756		—
Total costs and expenses	7,431,567		6,093,060		14,409,140		11,763,011
Gain on disposition of real estate	177,226		929		198,818		1,085
Operating income	516,937		366,482		893,889		635,566
Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries	119,168		212,132		162,039		295,726
Other (loss) income	(6,909)		12,045		(21,373)		14,777
Interest expense, net of interest income	18,518		13,772		31,344		23,878

Income before provision for income taxes	610,678		576,887		1,003,211		922,191
Provision for income taxes	120,762		133,445		117,024		209,772
Net income	489,916		443,442		886,187		712,419
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	2,594		805		6,568		3,580
Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.	$	487,322	$	442,637	$	879,619	$	708,839
Basic income per share:
Net income per share attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.	$	1.50	$	1.32	$	2.68	$	2.11
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic income per share	325,415,305		335,643,233		328,692,585		335,751,530
Diluted income per share:
Net income per share attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.	$	1.48	$	1.30	$	2.64	$	2.09
Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted income per share	329,843,710		339,502,871		333,514,398		339,541,354

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Net income	$	489,916	$	443,442	$	886,187	$	712,419
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	(303,894)		18,402		(385,179)		(33,944)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense, net of tax	107		107		215		214
Unrealized holding losses on available for sale debt securities, net of tax	(2,116)		(508)		(3,847)		(1,186)
Other, net of tax	(100)		—		—		—
Total other comprehensive (loss) income	(306,003)		18,001		(388,811)		(34,916)
Comprehensive income	183,913		461,443		497,376		677,503
Less: Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests	(53,280)		835		(71,333)		3,502
Comprehensive income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.	$	237,193	$	460,608	$	568,709	$	674,001

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)


	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022		2021
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	886,187	$	712,419
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	311,391		241,163
Amortization of financing costs	3,407		3,317
Gains related to mortgage servicing rights, premiums on loan sales and sales of other assets	(87,150)		(132,004)
Asset impairments	36,756		—
Net realized and unrealized losses (gains), primarily from investments	27,251		(14,777)
Provision for doubtful accounts	7,781		12,789
Net compensation expense for equity awards	82,322		85,233
Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries	(162,039)		(295,726)
Distribution of earnings from unconsolidated subsidiaries	315,255		232,627
Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans	7,270,423		7,902,512
Origination of mortgage loans	(6,984,779)		(7,578,056)
Decrease in warehouse lines of credit	(259,502)		(281,808)
Tenant concessions received	4,250		12,874
Purchase of equity securities	(13,931)		(3,896)
Proceeds from sale of equity securities	25,296		5,488
Decrease (increase) in real estate under development	74,127		(27,894)
Increase in receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets (including contract and lease assets)	(509,350)		(100,368)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities (including contract and lease liabilities)	(194,236)		(275,591)
Decrease in compensation and employee benefits payable and accrued bonus and profit sharing	(573,809)		(359,365)
(Increase) decrease in net income taxes receivable/payable	(60,160)		83,325
Other operating activities, net	(138,574)		4,856
Net cash provided by operating activities	60,916		227,118
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	(96,722)		(75,944)
Acquisition of businesses, including net assets acquired and goodwill, net of cash acquired	(45,377)		(57,920)
Contributions to unconsolidated subsidiaries	(220,492)		(245,714)
Distributions from unconsolidated subsidiaries	42,006		36,207
Other investing activities, net	(8,357)		(1,120)
Net cash used in investing activities	(328,942)		(344,491)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)


	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022		2021
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net proceeds from revolving credit facility	310,000		—

Proceeds from notes payable on real estate	15,706		48,548
Repayment of notes payable on real estate	(16,544)		—
Proceeds from issuance of 2.500% senior notes	—		492,255
Repurchase of common stock	(993,769)		(88,275)
Acquisition of businesses (cash paid for acquisitions more than three months after purchase date)	(28,431)		(3,421)
Units repurchased for payment of taxes on equity awards	(34,841)		(36,275)
Non-controlling interest contributions	713		527
Non-controlling interest distributions	(370)		(3,377)
Other financing activities, net	(12,960)		(30,958)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(760,496)		379,024
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(180,543)		(44,089)
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH	(1,209,065)		217,562
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	2,539,781		2,039,247
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, AT END OF PERIOD	$	1,330,716	$	2,256,809
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	27,745	$	16,212
Income tax payments, net	$	336,266	$	131,156

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)


	CBRE Group, Inc. Stockholders'
	Class A common stock		Additional paid-in capital		Accumulated earnings		Accumulated other comprehensive loss		Non- controlling interests		Total
Balance at March 31, 2022	$	3,296	$	409,187	$	8,758,928	$	(701,440)	$	812,854	$	9,282,825
Net income	—		—		487,322		—		2,594		489,916
Net compensation expense for equity awards	—		45,459		—		—		—		45,459
Units repurchased for payment of taxes on equity awards	—		(3,446)		—		—		—		(3,446)
Repurchase of common stock	(75)		(449,342)		(161,892)		—		—		(611,309)
Foreign currency translation loss	—		—		—		(248,020)		(55,874)		(303,894)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense, net of tax	—		—		—		107		—		107
Unrealized holding losses on available for sale debt securities, net of tax	—		—		—		(2,116)		—		(2,116)
Contributions from non-controlling interests	—		—		—		—		503		503
Distributions to non-controlling interests	—		—		—		—		(157)		(157)
Other	—		(1,858)		—		(100)		(946)		(2,904)
Balance at June 30, 2022	$	3,221	$	—	$	9,084,358	$	(951,569)	$	758,974	$	8,894,984


	CBRE Group, Inc. Stockholders'
	Class A common stock		Additional paid-in capital		Accumulated earnings		Accumulated other comprehensive loss		Non- controlling interests		Total
Balance at March 31, 2021	$	3,359	$	1,013,287	$	6,796,259	$	(582,535)	$	41,014	$	7,271,384
Net income	—		—		442,637		—		805		443,442
Net compensation expense for equity awards	—		49,447		—		—		—		49,447
Units repurchased for payment of taxes on equity awards	—		(1,392)		—		—		—		(1,392)
Repurchase of common stock	(3)		(24,130)		—		—		—		(24,133)
Foreign currency translation gain	—		—		—		18,372		30		18,402
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense, net of tax	—		—		—		107		—		107
Unrealized holding losses on available for sale debt securities, net of tax	—		—		—		(508)		—		(508)
Contributions from non-controlling interests	—		—		—		—		455		455
Distributions to non-controlling interests	—		—		—		—		(725)		(725)
Other	1		(35,380)		—		—		(424)		(35,803)
Balance at June 30, 2021	$	3,357	$	1,001,832	$	7,238,896	$	(564,564)	$	41,155	$	7,720,676

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)


	CBRE Group, Inc. Stockholders'
	Class A common stock		Additional paid-in capital		Accumulated earnings		Accumulated other comprehensive loss		Non- controlling interests		Total
Balance at December 31, 2021	$	3,329	$	798,892	$	8,366,631	$	(640,659)	$	830,924	$	9,359,117
Net income	—		—		879,619		—		6,568		886,187
Net compensation expense for equity awards	—		82,322		—		—		—		82,322
Units repurchased for payment of taxes on equity awards	—		(34,841)		—		—		—		(34,841)
Repurchase of common stock	(117)		(840,163)		(161,892)		—		—		(1,002,172)
Foreign currency translation loss	—		—		—		(307,278)		(77,901)		(385,179)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense, net of tax	—		—		—		215		—		215
Unrealized holding losses on available for sale debt securities, net of tax	—		—		—		(3,847)		—		(3,847)
Contributions from non-controlling interests	—		—		—		—		713		713
Distributions to non-controlling interests	—		—		—		—		(370)		(370)
Other	9		(6,210)		—		—		(960)		(7,161)
Balance at June 30, 2022	$	3,221	$	—	$	9,084,358	$	(951,569)	$	758,974	$	8,894,984


	CBRE Group, Inc. Stockholders'
	Class A common stock		Additional paid-in capital		Accumulated earnings		Accumulated other comprehensive loss		Non- controlling interests		Total
Balance at December 31, 2020	$	3,356	$	1,074,639	$	6,530,057	$	(529,726)	$	41,761	$	7,120,087
Net income	—		—		708,839		—		3,580		712,419
Net compensation expense for equity awards	—		85,233		—		—		—		85,233
Units repurchased for payment of taxes on equity awards	—		(36,275)		—		—		—		(36,275)
Repurchase of common stock	(11)		(88,264)		—		—		—		(88,275)
Foreign currency translation loss	—		—		—		(33,866)		(78)		(33,944)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense, net of tax	—		—		—		214		—		214

Unrealized holding losses on available for sale debt securities, net of tax	—		—		—		(1,186)		—		(1,186)
Contributions from non-controlling interests	—		—		—		—		527		527
Distributions to non-controlling interests	—		—		—		—		(3,377)		(3,377)

Other	12		(33,501)		—		—		(1,258)		(34,747)
Balance at June 30, 2021	$	3,357	$	1,001,832	$	7,238,896	$	(564,564)	$	41,155	$	7,720,676

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation

Readers of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Quarterly Report) should refer to the audited financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements of CBRE Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (which may be referred to in these financial statements as “the company,” “we,” “us” and “our”), for the year ended December 31, 2021, which are included in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K (2021 Annual Report), filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and also available on our website (www.cbre.com), since we have omitted from this Quarterly Report certain footnote disclosures which would substantially duplicate those contained in such audited financial statements. You should also refer to Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, in the notes to consolidated financial statements in our 2021 Annual Report for further discussion of our significant accounting policies and estimates.

Considerations Related to the Covid-19 Pandemic and the war in Ukraine

During the first quarter of 2020, the emergence of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) resulted in sharp contraction of economic and commercial real estate activity across much of the world. Commercial real estate markets recovered strongly beginning in 2021 and continuing into the second quarter of 2022. However, it is expected the pandemic has structurally changed the utilization of many types of commercial real estate, which likely will impact our business. In addition, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and ongoing military conflict pose heightened risk for our operations in Europe, and have exacerbated supply chain disruptions, high inflation and other macro challenges already affecting the global economy. As a result of Russia’s invasion, we elected to exit most of our business in Russia, although we have a limited number of employees managing facilities for existing global clients that continue to operate there.

Financial Statement Preparation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules applicable to quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and include all information and footnotes required for interim financial statement presentation, but do not include all disclosures required under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S.), or General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), for annual financial statements. In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments, except as otherwise noted) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions about future events, including the impact Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine may have on our business. These estimates and the underlying assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Such estimates include the value of goodwill, intangibles and other long-lived assets, real estate assets, accounts receivable, contract assets, operating lease assets, investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and assumptions used in the calculation of income taxes, retirement and other post-employment benefits, among others. These estimates and assumptions are based on our best judgment. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including consideration of the current economic environment, and adjust such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Changes in these estimates resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment will be reflected in the financial statements in future periods.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

2. New Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Pending Adoption

In March 2020 and January 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting” and ASU 2021-01, “Reference Rate Reform: Scope,” respectively. Together, the ASUs provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the U.S. GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens related to the expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. This guidance is effective for a limited time for all entities through December 31, 2022. We are evaluating the effect that this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, “Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers.” This ASU requires that an acquirer entity in a business combination recognize and measure contract assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination at the acquisition date in accordance with Topic 606 as if the acquirer entity had originated the contracts. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, and interim periods within those years. Early application of the amendments is permitted but should be applied to all acquisitions occurring in the annual period of adoption. The amendment should be applied prospectively to business combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendments. We are evaluating the effect that ASU 2021-08 will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, but do not expect it to have a material impact.

In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-01, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Fair Value Hedging - Portfolio Layer Method." This ASU allows nonprepayable financial assets to be included in a closed portfolio hedged using the portfolio layer method. The expanded scope permits an entity to apply the same portfolio hedging method to both prepayable and nonprepayable financial assets, thereby allowing consistent accounting for similar hedges. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We are evaluating the effect that this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, but do not expect it to have a material impact.

In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-02, " Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructuring and Vintage Disclosures." This ASU eliminates the accounting guidance for Troubled Debt Restructuring by creditors in 310-40 and enhances disclosure requirements for certain loan refinancings and restrucuturings by creditors when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. Additionally, this ASU requires entities to disclose current-period gross writeoffs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investments in leases within the scope of ASC 326-20. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We are evaluating the effect that this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, but do not expect it to have a material impact.

In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03, "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions." Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, states that a reporting entity should consider the characteristics of the asset or liability when measuring the fair value, including restrictions on the sale of the asset or liability, if a market participant would take those characteristics into account and the key to that determination is the unit of account for the asset or liability being measured at fair value. Topic 820 contains conflicting guidance on what the unit of account is when measuring the fair value of an equity security and this has resulted in diversity in practice on whether the effects of a contractual restriction that prohibits the sale of an equity security should be considered in measuring equity security’s fair value. To address this, the amendments in the ASU clarify that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. The ASU introduces new disclosure requirements to provide investors with information about the restriction including the nature and remaining duration of the restriction. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We are evaluating the effect that this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, but do not expect it to have a material impact.

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3. Turner & Townsend Acquisition

On November 1, 2021, we acquired a 60% ownership interest in, and entered into a strategic partnership with Turner & Townsend Holdings Limited (Turner & Townsend). Turner & Townsend is a leading professional services company specializing in program management, project management, cost and commercial management and advisory services across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, and is reported in our Global Workplace Solutions segment. The Turner & Townsend acquisition was funded with cash on hand. The preliminary purchase accounting has been recorded in the accompanying consolidated financial statements (with no changes made in 2022). The excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired and non-controlling interest has been recorded to goodwill. The goodwill arising from the Turner & Townsend acquisition consists largely of the synergies and opportunities to deliver a premier project, program and cost management services. The goodwill recorded in connection with the Turner & Townsend acquisition was not deductible for tax purposes. The purchase price allocation for the business combination is preliminary, primarily for intangibles, and subject to change within the respective measurement period which will not extend beyond one year from the acquisition date.

4. Warehouse Receivables & Warehouse Lines of Credit

Our wholly-owned subsidiary CBRE Capital Markets, Inc. (CBRE Capital Markets) is a Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) approved Multifamily Program Plus Seller/Servicer and an approved Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) Aggregation and Negotiated Transaction Seller/Servicer. In addition, CBRE Capital Markets’ wholly-owned subsidiary CBRE Multifamily Capital, Inc. (CBRE MCI) is an approved Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) Seller/Servicer and CBRE Capital Markets’ wholly-owned subsidiary CBRE HMF, Inc. (CBRE HMF) is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved Non-Supervised Federal Housing Authority (FHA) Title II Mortgagee, an approved Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) lender and an approved Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) issuer of mortgage-backed securities (MBS). Under these arrangements, before loans are originated through proceeds from warehouse lines of credit, we obtain either a contractual loan purchase commitment from either Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae or a confirmed forward trade commitment for the issuance and purchase of a Fannie Mae or Ginnie Mae MBS that will be secured by the loans. The warehouse lines of credit are generally repaid within a one-month period when Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae buys the loans or upon settlement of the Fannie Mae or Ginnie Mae MBS, while we retain the servicing rights. Loans are funded at the prevailing market rates. We elect the fair value option for all warehouse receivables. At June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, all of the warehouse receivables included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets were either under commitment to be purchased by Freddie Mac or had confirmed forward trade commitments for the issuance and purchase of Fannie Mae or Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities that will be secured by the underlying loans.

A rollforward of our warehouse receivables is as follows (dollars in thousands):


Beginning balance at December 31, 2021	$	1,303,717
Origination of mortgage loans	6,984,779
Gains (premiums on loan sales)	23,563
Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans:
Sale of mortgage loans	(7,246,860)
Cash collections of premiums on loan sales	(23,563)
Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans	(7,270,423)
Net decrease in mortgage servicing rights included in warehouse receivables	(7,611)
Ending balance at June 30, 2022	$	1,034,025

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The following table is a summary of our warehouse lines of credit in place as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands):


			June 30, 2022				December 31, 2021
Lender	Current Maturity	Pricing	Maximum Facility Size		Carrying Value		Maximum Facility Size		Carrying Value
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JP Morgan) (1)	10/17/2022	daily floating rate SOFR rate plus 1.60%, with a SOFR adjustment rate of 0.05%	$	1,335,000	$	782,673	$	1,335,000	$	742,124
JP Morgan	10/17/2022	daily floating rate SOFR rate plus 2.75%, with a SOFR adjustment rate of 0.05%	15,000		884		15,000		4,326
Fannie Mae Multifamily As Soon As Pooled Plus Agreement and Multifamily As Soon As Pooled Sale Agreement (ASAP) Program (2)	Cancelable anytime	daily one-month LIBOR plus 1.45%, with a LIBOR floor of 0.25%	650,000		58,705		650,000		133,084
TD Bank, N.A. (TD Bank) (3)	7/15/2022	daily floating rate LIBOR plus 1.30%	800,000		78,389		800,000		217,672
Bank of America, N.A. (BofA) (4)	5/24/2023	daily floating rate SOFR rate plus 1.25%, with a SOFR adjustment rate of 0.10%	350,000		93,458		350,000		178,600
BofA (5)	5/24/2023	daily floating rate SOFR rate 1.25%, with a SOFR adjustment rate of 0.10%	250,000		—		250,000		—
MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (Union Bank) (6)	6/27/2023	daily floating rate SOFR plus 1.30%	200,000		3,840		200,000		1,645
			$	3,600,000	$	1,017,949	$	3,600,000	$	1,277,451

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(1)Effective October 18, 2021, this facility was renewed and amended and the maximum facility size was increased to $1,335.0 million. This facility has a revised maturity date of October 17, 2022 and a revised interest rate to a Secured Overnight Finance Rate (SOFR) term plus 1.60%, with a SOFR adjustment rate of 0.05%, noting the Business Lending sublimit has a revised interest rate of daily adjusted term SOFR plus 2.75%, with a SOFR adjustment rate of 0.05%.

(2)Effective January 15, 2021, the maximum facility was increased to $650.0 million.

(3)Effective July 1, 2020, this facility was amended and provides for a maximum aggregate principal amount of $400.0 million, in addition to an uncommitted $400.0 million temporary line of credit. Effective June 28, 2021, this facility was renewed with a revised interest rate of daily floating rate LIBOR plus 1.25% and a maturity date of July 15, 2022. Effective July 16, 2022, this facility was renewed with a revised interest rate of daily floating rate SOFR rate plus 1.30%, with a SOFR adjustment rate of 0.10% and a maturity date of July 15, 2023. As of June 30, 2022, the uncommitted $400.0 million temporary line of credit was not utilized.

(4)The total commitment amount of $350.0 million includes a separate sublimit borrowing in the amount of $100.0 million, which can be utilized for specific purposes as defined within the agreement. Effective May 25, 2022, this facility was renewed with a revised interest rate of daily floating rate SOFR rate plus 1.25%, with a SOFR adjustment rate of 0.10% and a maturity date of May 24, 2023. The sublimit is subject to an interest rate of daily floating rate SOFR plus 1.75%, with a SOFR adjustment rate of 0.10%. As of June 30, 2022, the sublimit borrowing has not been utilized.

(5)Effective May 25, 2022, the advised consent line was renewed for $250.0 million of capacity with a revised interest rate of daily floating rate SOFR rate plus 1.25%, with a SOFR adjustment rate of 0.10%, and a maturity date of May 24, 2023.

(6)Effective June 27, 2022, this facility was renewed with a facility size of $200.0 million and a revised interest rate of daily floating rate SOFR rate plus 1.30% and a maturity date of June 27, 2023.

During the six months ended June 30, 2022, we had a maximum of $1.5 billion of warehouse lines of credit principal outstanding.

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5. Variable Interest Entities (VIEs)

We hold variable interests in certain VIEs primarily in our Real Estate Investments segment which are not consolidated as it was determined that we are not the primary beneficiary. Our involvement with these entities is in the form of equity co-investments and fee arrangements.

As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, our maximum exposure to loss related to VIEs which are not consolidated was as follows (dollars in thousands):


	June 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries	$	111,220	$	109,530
Other current assets	—		4,219
Co-investment commitments	78,799		90,328
Maximum exposure to loss	$	190,019	$	204,077

6. Fair Value Measurements

Topic 820 of the FASB ASC defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Topic 820 also establishes a three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

•Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

•Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

•Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

There have been no significant changes to the valuation techniques and inputs used to develop the recurring fair value measurements from those disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report.

The following tables present the fair value of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands):


	As of June 30, 2022
	Fair Value Measured and Recorded Using
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Available for sale debt securities:
U.S. treasury securities	$	6,585	$	—	$	—	$	6,585
Debt securities issued by U.S. federal agencies	—		9,178		—		9,178
Corporate debt securities	—		46,774		—		46,774
Asset-backed securities	—		2,941		—		2,941
Collateralized mortgage obligations	—		163		—		163
Total available for sale debt securities	6,585		59,056		—		65,641
Equity securities	35,484		—		—		35,484
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries	138,818		12,009		441,626		592,453
Warehouse receivables	—		1,034,025		—		1,034,025
Other assets	—		—		1,867		1,867
Total assets at fair value	$	180,887	$	1,105,090	$	443,493	$	1,729,470

There were no liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2022.

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	As of December 31, 2021
	Fair Value Measured and Recorded Using
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Available for sale debt securities:
U.S. treasury securities	$	7,002	$	—	$	—	$	7,002
Debt securities issued by U.S. federal agencies	—		9,276		—		9,276
Corporate debt securities	—		50,897		—		50,897
Asset-backed securities	—		3,428		—		3,428
Collateralized mortgage obligations	—		725		—		725
Total available for sale debt securities	7,002		64,326		—		71,328
Equity securities	69,880		—		—		69,880
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries	229,900		23,741		406,690		660,331
Warehouse receivables	—		1,303,717		—		1,303,717
Total assets at fair value	$	306,782	$	1,391,784	$	406,690	$	2,105,256

Liabilities
Other liabilities	—		—		$	10,700	$	10,700
Total liabilities at fair value	$	—	$	—	$	10,700	$	10,700

Fair value measurements for our available for sale debt securities are obtained from independent pricing services which utilize observable market data that may include quoted market prices, dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. treasury yield curve, trading levels, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the instrument's terms and conditions.

The equity securities are generally valued at the last reported sales price on the day of valuation or, if no sales occurred on the valuation date, at the mean of the bid and ask prices on such date.

The fair values of the warehouse receivables are primarily calculated based on already locked in purchase prices. At June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, all of the warehouse receivables included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets were either under commitment to be purchased by Freddie Mac or had confirmed forward trade commitments for the issuance and purchase of Fannie Mae or Ginnie Mae mortgage backed securities that will be secured by the underlying loans (See Note 4). These assets are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as a substantial majority of inputs are readily observable.

As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries at fair value using NAV were $178.4 million and $152.7 million, respectively. These investments fall under practical expedient rules that do not require them to be included in the fair value hierarchy and as a result have been excluded from the tables above.

The tables below present a reconciliation for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) (dollars in thousands):


	Investment in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries		Other assets (liabilities)
Balance as of March 31, 2022	$	367,855	$	(1,322)
Transfer in	—		—
Net change in fair value	(26,229)		—
Purchases / Additions	100,000		3,189
Balance as of June 30, 2022	$	441,626	$	1,867

Balance as of December 31, 2021	$	406,690	$	(10,700)
Transfer in	—		—
Net change in fair value	(65,064)		—
Purchases / Additions	100,000		12,567
Balance as of June 30, 2022	$	441,626	$	1,867

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Net change in fair value, included in the table above, is reported in Net income as follows:


Category of Assets/Liabilities using Unobservable Inputs						Consolidated Statements of Operations
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries						Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries
Other assets (liabilities)						Other (loss) income

The table below presents information about the significant unobservable inputs used for recurring fair value measurements for certain Level 3 instruments:

Valuation Technique

Unobservable Input

Range

Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

14.5% - 26.0%

Monte Carlo

Volatility

69.0

Risk free interest rate

3.02

Other assets (liabilities)

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

26.0

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the company exited its Advisory Services business in Russia in response to the Ukraine conflict. We recorded $10.4 million in non-cash asset impairment charges (primarily comprised of receivables), on a pretax basis, related to the expected disposal of the net assets and anticipated release of non-cash cumulative foreign currency translation losses associated with the disposal group.

During the three months ended June 30, 2022, we recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $26.4 million in our Real Estate Investments segment for the Telford Homes business. The charge is attributable to the effects of elevated inflation on construction, materials and labor costs. This increased Telford Homes’ risk as the contractor and reduced the profitability of current projects. We are evaluating changes in Telford Homes’ investment model to limit the impact of inflation and other market changes on future projects. The requirement to test certain assets for impairment was triggered as a result of changing market conditions as of June 30, 2022, which resulted in the impairment to the goodwill balance associated with the Telford Homes reporting unit. No other Telford Homes assets were deemed impaired as their current value was deemed recoverable.

The above-mentioned asset impairment charge was included within the line item “asset impairments” in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The fair value measurements employed for our impairment evaluation was based on a discounted cash flow approach. Significant inputs used in the evaluation included a risk-free rate of return, estimated risk premium, terminal growth rates, working capital assumptions, income tax rates as well as other economic variables.

There were no significant non-recurring fair value measurements recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.

FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments” requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Our financial instruments are as follows:

•Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash – These balances include cash and cash equivalents as well as restricted cash with maturities of less than three months. The carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.

•Receivables, less Allowance for Doubtful Accounts – Due to their short-term nature, fair value approximates carrying value.

•Warehouse Receivables – These balances are carried at fair value. The primary source of value is either a contractual purchase commitment from Freddie Mac or a confirmed forward trade commitment for the issuance and purchase of a Fannie Mae or Ginnie Mae MBS (see Note 4).

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•Investments in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries – A portion of these investments are carried at fair value as discussed above. It includes our equity investment and related interests in both public and non-public entities. Our ownership of common shares in Altus Power Inc. (Altus) is considered level 1 and is measured at fair value using a quoted price in an active market. Private placement warrants related to Altus are considered level 2 and measured at fair value using observable inputs for similar assets in an active market. Our ownership of alignment shares of Altus and our investment in Industrious and certain other non-controlling equity investments are considered level 3 which are measured at fair value using a Monte Carlo and a discounted cash flow approach, respectively. The valuation of Altus’ common shares, private placement warrants and alignment shares are dependent on its stock price which could be volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to various market conditions.

•Available for Sale Debt Securities – Primarily held by our wholly-owned captive insurance company, these investments are carried at their fair value.

•Equity Securities – Primarily held by our wholly-owned captive insurance company, these investments are carried at their fair value.

•Other liabilities - Represents the net fair value of the commitment related to a revolving facility in our Advisory Services segment. Valuations are based on discounted cash flow techniques, for which the significant inputs are the amount and timing of expected future cash flows, market comparables and recovery assumptions.

•Short-Term Borrowings – The majority of this balance represents outstanding amounts under our warehouse lines of credit of our wholly-owned subsidiary, CBRE Capital Markets, and our revolving credit facilities. Due to the short-term nature and variable interest rates of these instruments, fair value approximates carrying value (see Notes 4 and 9).

•Senior Term Loans – Based upon information from third-party banks (which falls within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy), the estimated fair value of our senior term loans was approximately $413.2 million and $451.8 million at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Their actual carrying value, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, totaled $418.9 million and $454.5 million at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively (see Note 9).

•Senior Notes – Based on dealers’ quotes (which falls within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy), the estimated fair value of our 4.875% senior notes was $607.4 million and $671.7 million at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The actual carrying value of our 4.875% senior notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs and discount, totaled $596.0 million and $595.5 million at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The estimated fair value of our 2.500% senior notes was $506.1 million and $502.1 million at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The actual carrying value of our 2.500% senior notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs and discount, totaled $488.7 million and $488.1 million at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

•Notes Payable on Real Estate - As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the carrying value of our notes payable on real estate, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, was $43.8 million and $48.2 million, respectively. These notes payable were not recourse to CBRE Group, Inc., except for being recourse to the single-purpose entities that held the real estate assets and were the primary obligors on the notes payable. These borrowings have either fixed interest rates or floating interest rates at spreads added to a market index. Although it is possible that certain portions of our notes payable on real estate may have fair values that differ from their carrying values, based on the terms of such loans as compared to current market conditions, or other factors specific to the borrower entity, we do not believe that the fair value of our notes payable is significantly different than their carrying value.

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7. Goodwill

We test each of our reporting units for goodwill impairment annually at October 1st, or upon a triggering event, in accordance with ASC Topic 350, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other.” During the three months ended June 30, 2022, we recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $26.4 million in our Real Estate Investments segment for the Telford Homes business. The charge is attributable to the effects of elevated inflation on construction, materials and labor costs. This increased Telford Homes’ risk as the contractor and reduced the profitability of current projects. We are evaluating changes in Telford Homes’ investment model to limit the impact of inflation and other market changes on future projects. The requirement to test certain assets for impairment was triggered as a result of changing market conditions as of June 30, 2022, which resulted in the impairment to the goodwill balance associated with the Telford Homes reporting unit. No other Telford Homes assets were deemed impaired as their current value was deemed recoverable. (see note 6 for additional information).

The following table summarizes our change in carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands):


	Advisory Services		Global Workspace Solutions		Real Estate Investments		Consolidated
Balance as of December 31, 2021
Goodwill	$	3,298,494	$	2,174,029	$	616,158	$	6,088,681
Accumulated impairment losses	(761,448)		(175,473)		(156,585)		(1,093,506)
	2,537,046		1,998,556		459,573		4,995,175
Impairment loss	—		—		(26,405)		(26,405)
Purchase accounting entries related to acquisitions	37,358		(27,806)		—		9,552
Foreign exchange movement	(40,827)		(119,850)		(22,798)		(183,475)
Balance as of June 30, 2022
Goodwill	3,295,025		2,026,373		593,360		5,914,758
Accumulated impairment losses	(761,448)		(175,473)		(182,990)		(1,119,911)
	$	2,533,577	$	1,850,900	$	410,370	$	4,794,847

8. Investments in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Our investment ownership percentages in equity method investments vary, generally ranging up to 50.0%. The following table represents the composition of investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries under equity method of accounting and fair value option (dollars in thousands) as of:


Investment type	June 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Real estate investments	$	536,825	$	453,813
Investment in Altus Power, Inc.:
Class A common stock (22 million shares)	138,818		229,900
Alignment shares (1)	57,967		114,727
Private placement warrants (2)	12,009		23,741
Subtotal	208,794		368,368
Other (3)	456,126		373,907
Total investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	$	1,201,745	$	1,196,088

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(1)The alignment shares, also known as Class B common shares, will automatically convert into Altus Class A common shares based on the achievement of certain total return thresholds on Altus Class A common shares as of the relevant measurement date over the seven fiscal years following the merger. As of March 31, 2022 (the first measurement date), 201,250 of alignment shares automatically converted into 2,011 shares of Class A common stock, which were issued on April 11, 2022.

(2)These warrants entitle us to purchase one share of Altus Class A common stock at $11.00 per share, subject to adjustment.

(3)Consists of our investments in Industrious and other non-public entities.

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Combined condensed financial information for the entities accounted for using the equity method is as follows (dollars in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Revenue	$	646,576	$	906,765	$	1,227,692	$	1,462,622
Operating income	191,693		431,539		465,386		707,001
Net income (1)	1,499,234		1,108,718		2,952,081		1,476,935

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(1)Included in net income are realized and unrealized earnings and losses in investments in unconsolidated investment funds and realized earnings and losses from sales of real estate projects in investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries. These realized and unrealized earnings and losses are not included in revenue and operating income.

9. Long-Term Debt and Short-Term Borrowings

Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following (dollars in thousands):


	June 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Senior term loan, with interest of 0.75% plus EURIBOR adj, due in full at maturity on December 20, 2023	$	419,287	$	455,166
4.875% senior notes due in 2026, net of unamortized discount	598,139		597,911
2.500% senior notes due in 2031, net of unamortized discount	493,127		492,782

Total long-term debt	1,510,553		1,545,859

Less: unamortized debt issuance costs	7,059		7,736
Total long-term debt, net of current maturities	$	1,503,494	$	1,538,123

We maintain credit facilities with third-party lenders, which we use for a variety of purposes. On March 4, 2019, CBRE Services, Inc. (CBRE Services) entered into an incremental assumption agreement with respect to its credit agreement, dated October 31, 2017 (such agreement, as amended by a December 20, 2018 incremental loan assumption agreement and such March 4, 2019 incremental assumption agreement, collectively, the 2019 Credit Agreement), which (i) extended the maturity of the U.S. dollar tranche A term loans under such credit agreement, (ii) extended the termination date of the revolving credit commitments available under such credit agreement and (iii) made certain changes to the interest rates and fees applicable to such tranche A term loans and revolving credit commitments under such credit agreement. The proceeds from the new tranche A term loan facility under the 2019 Credit Agreement were used to repay the $300.0 million of tranche A term loans outstanding under the credit agreement in effect prior to the entry into the 2019 incremental assumption agreement. On July 9, 2021, CBRE Services entered into an additional incremental assumption agreement with respect to the 2019 Credit Agreement for purposes of increasing the revolving credit commitments available under the 2019 Credit Agreement by an aggregate principal amount of $350.0 million (the 2019 Credit Agreement, as amended by the July 9, 2021 incremental assumption agreement is collectively referred to in this Quarterly Report as the 2021 Credit Agreement). On December 10, 2021, CBRE Services and certain of the other borrowers entered into an amendment of the 2021 Credit Agreement which (i) changed the interest rate applicable to revolving borrowings denominated in Sterling from a LIBOR-based rate to a rate based on the Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) and (ii) changed the interest rate applicable to revolving borrowings denominated in Euros from a LIBOR-based rate to a rate based on EURIBOR. The revised interest rates described above went into effect as of January 1, 2022.

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The 2021 Credit Agreement is a senior unsecured credit facility that is guaranteed by us. On May 21, 2021, we entered into a definitive agreement whereby our subsidiary guarantors were released as guarantors from the 2021 Credit Agreement. As of June 30, 2022, the 2021 Credit Agreement provided for the following: (1) a $3.15 billion revolving credit facility, which includes the capacity to obtain letters of credit and swingline loans and terminates on March 4, 2024 and (2) a €400.0 million term loan facility due and payable in full at maturity on December 20, 2023. The $300.0 million tranche A term loan facility that was also covered under this agreement was repaid on November 23, 2021.

On March 18, 2021, CBRE Services issued $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.500% senior notes due April 1, 2031 (the 2.500% senior notes) at a price equal to 98.451% of their face value. The 2.500% senior notes are unsecured obligations of CBRE Services, senior to all of its current and future subordinated indebtedness, but effectively subordinated to all of its current and future secured indebtedness. The 2.500% senior notes are guaranteed on a senior basis by us. Interest accrues at a rate of 2.500% per year and is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1.

On August 13, 2015, CBRE Services issued $600.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.875% senior notes due March 1, 2026 (the 4.875% senior notes) at a price equal to 99.24% of their face value. The 4.875% senior notes are unsecured obligations of CBRE Services, senior to all of its current and future subordinated indebtedness, but effectively subordinated to all of its current and future secured indebtedness. The 4.875% senior notes are guaranteed on a senior basis by us. Interest accrues at a rate of 4.875% per year and is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1.

The indentures governing our 4.875% senior notes and 2.500% senior notes contain restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to create or permit liens on assets securing indebtedness, enter into sale/leaseback transactions and enter into consolidations or mergers. In addition, these indentures require that the 4.875% senior notes and 2.500% senior notes be jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior basis by CBRE Group, Inc. and any domestic subsidiary that guarantees the 2021 Credit Agreement. In addition, our 2021 Credit Agreement also requires us to maintain a minimum coverage ratio of consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the 2021 Credit Agreement) to consolidated interest expense of 2.00x and a maximum leverage ratio of total debt less available cash to consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the 2021 Credit Agreement) of 4.25x (and in the case of the first four full fiscal quarters following consummation of a qualified acquisition (as defined in the 2021 Credit Agreement), 4.75x) as of the end of each fiscal quarter. Our coverage ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense was 48.81x for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2022, and our leverage ratio of total debt less available cash to consolidated EBITDA was 0.34x as of June 30, 2022.

Short-Term Borrowings

Revolving Credit Facility

The revolving credit facility under the 2021 Credit Agreement allows for borrowings outside of the U.S., with a $200.0 million sub-facility available to CBRE Services, one of our Canadian subsidiaries, one of our Australian subsidiaries and one of our New Zealand subsidiaries and a $320.0 million sub-facility available to CBRE Services and one of our U.K. subsidiaries. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at varying rates, based at our option, on either (1) the applicable fixed rate plus 0.68% to 1.075% or (2) the daily rate plus 0.0% to 0.075%, in each case as determined by reference to our Credit Rating (as defined in the 2021 Credit Agreement). The 2021 Credit Agreement requires us to pay a fee based on the total amount of the revolving credit facility commitment (whether used or unused).

As of January 1, 2022, pursuant to an amendment to the 2021 Credit Agreement entered into on December 10, 2021, the applicable fixed rate for revolving borrowings denominated in Euros has been changed to EURIBOR and the applicable fixed rate for revolving borrowings denominated in Sterling has been changed to SONIA (with SONIA-based borrowings subject to a “credit spread adjustment” of an additional 0.0326% in addition to the interest rate spreads described above).

As of June 30, 2022, $310.0 million was outstanding under the revolving credit facility, as well as letters of credit totaling $2.0 million. These letters of credit, which reduce the amount we may borrow under the revolving credit facility, were primarily issued in the ordinary course of business. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at LIBOR plus 0.90%.

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Turner & Townsend had a revolving credit facility with a capacity of £80.0 million and a maturity date of May 5, 2022. This was replaced by a new revolving credit facility on March 31, 2022 with a capacity of £120.0 million, with an additional accordion option of £20.0 million and has a maturity date of March 31, 2027. Existing borrowings under this revolving credit facility bears interest at SONIA plus 0.75% and matures on August 12, 2022. Future borrowings bear interest at the SONIA rate plus 0.75% to 1.75%, determined by reference to gearing (as defined in the March 31, 2022 credit agreement). As of June 30, 2022, $24.4 million (£20.0 million) was outstanding under this revolving credit facility.

Warehouse Lines of Credit

CBRE Capital Markets has warehouse lines of credit with third-party lenders for the purpose of funding mortgage loans that will be resold, and a funding arrangement with Fannie Mae for the purpose of selling a percentage of certain closed multifamily loans to Fannie Mae. These warehouse lines are recourse only to CBRE Capital Markets and are secured by our related warehouse receivables. See Note 4 for additional information.

10. Leases

We are the lessee in contracts for our office space tenancies, for leased vehicles and for our wholly-owned subsidiary Hana. These arrangements account for the significant portion of our lease liabilities and right-of-use assets. We monitor our service arrangements to evaluate whether they meet the definition of a lease.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to our leases is as follows (dollars in thousands):


Category	Classification	June 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Assets
Operating	Operating lease assets	$	1,040,233	$	1,046,377
Financing	Other assets, net	93,487		110,809
Total leased assets		$	1,133,720	$	1,157,186
Liabilities
Current:
Operating	Operating lease liabilities	$	224,982	$	232,423
Financing	Other current liabilities	31,237		38,103
Non-current:
Operating	Non-current operating lease liabilities	1,095,047		1,116,562
Financing	Other liabilities	60,612		73,257
Total lease liabilities		$	1,411,878	$	1,460,345

Supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to our operating and finance leases are as follows (dollars in thousands):


	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022		2021
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	95,056	$	62,591
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new financing lease liabilities	16,612		22,430
Other non-cash increases in operating lease right-of-use assets (1)	35,787		6,876
Other non-cash decreases in financing lease right-of-use assets (1)	(10,427)		(2,496)

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(1)The non-cash activity in the right-of-use assets resulted from lease modifications and remeasurements.

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11. Commitments and Contingencies

We are a party to a number of pending or threatened lawsuits arising out of, or incident to, our ordinary course of business. We believe that any losses in excess of the amounts accrued therefore as liabilities on our consolidated financial statements are unlikely to be significant, but litigation is inherently uncertain and there is the potential for a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements if one or more matters are resolved in a particular period in an amount materially in excess of what we anticipated.

In January 2008, CBRE MCI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBRE Capital Markets, entered into an agreement with Fannie Mae under Fannie Mae’s Delegated Underwriting and Servicing Lender Program (DUS Program), to provide financing for multifamily housing with five or more units. Under the DUS Program, CBRE MCI originates, underwrites, closes and services loans without prior approval by Fannie Mae, and typically, is subject to sharing up to one-third of any losses on loans originated under the DUS Program. CBRE MCI has funded loans with unpaid principal balances of $36.3 billion at June 30, 2022, of which $32.3 billion is subject to such loss sharing arrangements. CBRE MCI, under its agreement with Fannie Mae, must post cash reserves or other acceptable collateral under formulas established by Fannie Mae to provide for sufficient capital in the event losses occur. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, CBRE MCI had $105.0 million and $100.0 million, respectively, of letters of credit under this reserve arrangement and had recorded a liability of approximately $61.2 million and $64.0 million, respectively, for its loan loss guarantee obligation under such arrangement. Fannie Mae’s recourse under the DUS Program is limited to the assets of CBRE MCI, which assets totaled approximately $742.5 million (including $305.0 million of warehouse receivables, a substantial majority of which are pledged against warehouse lines of credit and are therefore not available to Fannie Mae) at June 30, 2022.

CBRE Capital Markets participates in Freddie Mac’s Multifamily Small Balance Loan (SBL) Program. Under the SBL program, CBRE Capital Markets has certain repurchase and loss reimbursement obligations. We could potentially be obligated to repurchase any SBL loan originated by CBRE Capital Markets that remains in default for 120 days following the forbearance period, if the default occurred during the first 12 months after origination and such loan had not been earlier securitized. In addition, CBRE Capital Markets may be responsible for a loss not to exceed 10% of the original principal amount of any SBL loan that is not securitized and goes into default after the 12-month repurchase period. CBRE Capital Markets must post a cash reserve or other acceptable collateral to provide for sufficient capital in the event the obligations are triggered. As of both June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, CBRE Capital Markets had posted a $5.0 million letter of credit under this reserve arrangement.

We had outstanding letters of credit totaling $176.3 million as of June 30, 2022, excluding letters of credit for which we have outstanding liabilities already accrued on our consolidated balance sheet related to our subsidiaries’ outstanding reserves for claims under certain insurance programs as well as letters of credit related to operating leases. The CBRE Capital Markets letters of credit totaling $110.0 million as of June 30, 2022 referred to in the preceding paragraphs represented the majority of the $176.3 million outstanding letters of credit as of such date. The remaining letters of credit are primarily executed by us in the ordinary course of business and expire at the end of each of the respective agreements.

We had guarantees totaling $63.8 million as of June 30, 2022, excluding guarantees related to pension liabilities, consolidated indebtedness and other obligations for which we have outstanding liabilities already accrued on our consolidated balance sheet, and excluding guarantees related to operating leases. The $63.8 million primarily represents guarantees executed by us in the ordinary course of business, including various guarantees of management and vendor contracts in our operations overseas, which expire at the end of each of the respective agreements.

In addition, as of June 30, 2022, we had issued numerous non-recourse carveout, completion and budget guarantees relating to development projects for the benefit of third parties. These guarantees are commonplace in our industry and are made by us in the ordinary course of our Real Estate Investments business. Non-recourse carveout guarantees generally require that our project-entity borrower not commit specified improper acts, with us potentially liable for all or a portion of such entity’s indebtedness or other damages suffered by the lender if those acts occur. Completion and budget guarantees generally require us to complete construction of the relevant project within a specified timeframe and/or within a specified budget, with us potentially being liable for costs to complete in excess of such timeframe or budget. While there can be no assurance, we do not expect to incur any material losses under these guarantees.

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An important part of the strategy for our Real Estate Investments business involves investing our capital in certain real estate investments with our clients. These co-investments generally total up to 2.0% of the equity in a particular fund. As of June 30, 2022, we had aggregate commitments of $106.5 million to fund these future co-investments. Additionally, an important part of our Real Estate Investments business strategy is selective investment in real estate projects. We invest on our own account or co-invest with our clients as a principal in unconsolidated real estate subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2022, we had committed to fund $75.4 million of additional capital to unconsolidated subsidiaries and $67.8 million to real estate projects that were consolidated in our financial statements.

On April 28, 2022, Telford Homes signed the UK government’s Fire Safety Pledge (the Pledge), which states that Telford Homes will (1) take responsibility for performing or funding self-remediation works relating to life-critical fire-safety issues on all Telford Homes-constructed buildings of 11 meters and above in England and (2) withdraw Telford Homes-constructed buildings from or reimburse the government for Telford Homes-constructed buildings covered in the government-sponsored Building Safety Fund (BSF) and Aluminum Composite Material Funds. CBRE believes that a risk of loss attributable to past events, including retroactive changes in building fire-safety regulations, is probable under the Pledge. The estimated potential remediation costs for buildings within the required scope of the remediation is subjective, highly complex and dependent on a number of variables outside of Telford Homes’ control. These include, but are not limited to, the time required for the remediation to be completed, the size and number of buildings that may require remediation, cost of construction or remediation materials, potential discoveries made during remediation that could necessitate incremental work, investigation costs, potential business disruption costs, potential changes to or new regulation and regulatory approval. As a result of signing the Pledge, during the three months ended June 30, 2022, CBRE accrued $37.5 million for the potential liability, primarily representing amounts the UK government has already paid through the BSF for remediation of Telford-constructed buildings. Given the significant unknowns and multiple variables described above, CBRE is not able to estimate a reasonable range of costs in excess of the amount recorded as of June 30, 2022. CBRE continues to assess its potential liability and believes it could be material to the company.

12. Income Taxes

Our provision for income taxes on a consolidated basis was $117.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to a provision for income taxes of $209.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease of $92.7 million is primarily related to the recognition of a net discrete tax benefit attributable to an outside basis difference recognized as a result of legal entity restructuring. The recognition of the outside tax basis difference generated tax attribute carry forwards that will offset income generated during the current year and be carried forward. Based on our strong history of earnings and the nature of our business we expect to generate sufficient taxable income within the carry forward period and therefore conclude it is more likely than not that we will realize the full tax benefit of the tax attributes. Accordingly, we have not provided any valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets.

Our effective tax rate decreased to 19.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from 23.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Our effective tax rate decreased to 11.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from 22.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Our effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 was different than the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21.0% primarily due to the recognition of a net discrete tax benefit attributable to an outside basis difference recognized as a result of legal entity restructuring and certain state tax benefits.

As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the company had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $341.1 million and $191.9 million, respectively. The increase of $149.2 million resulted from accrual of gross unrecognized tax benefits of $151.0 million primarily related to certain legal entity reorganizations and a release of $1.8 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits primarily related to the expiration of statute of limitations in various tax jurisdictions.

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13. Income Per Share and Stockholders' Equity

The calculations of basic and diluted income per share attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. stockholders are as follows (dollars in thousands, except share and per share data):


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Basic Income Per Share
Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. stockholders	$	487,322	$	442,637	$	879,619	$	708,839
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic income per share	325,415,305		335,643,233		328,692,585		335,751,530
Basic income per share attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. stockholders	$	1.50	$	1.32	$	2.68	$	2.11
Diluted Income Per Share
Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. stockholders	$	487,322	$	442,637	$	879,619	$	708,839
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic income per share	325,415,305		335,643,233		328,692,585		335,751,530
Dilutive effect of contingently issuable shares	4,428,405		3,859,638		4,821,813		3,789,824
Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted income per share	329,843,710		339,502,871		333,514,398		339,541,354
Diluted income per share attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. stockholders	$	1.48	$	1.30	$	2.64	$	2.09

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, 1,715,891 and 1,383,041, respectively, of contingently issuable shares were excluded from the computation of diluted income per share because their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, 3,974 and 15,852, respectively, of contingently issuable shares were excluded from the computation of diluted income per share because their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect.

In February 2019, our board of directors authorized a program for the repurchase of up to $500.0 million of our Class A common stock over three years (the 2019 program). During the first quarter of 2022, we repurchased 615,108 shares of our common stock under the 2019 program at an average price of $101.88 per share using cash on hand for $62.7 million, fully utilizing the remaining capacity under this program.

On November 19, 2021, our board of directors authorized a new program for the repurchase of up to $2.0 billion of our common stock over five years (the 2021 program). During the three months ended June 30, 2022, we repurchased 7,510,123 shares of our common stock with an average price of $81.39 per share using cash on hand for $611.2 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, we repurchased an additional 11,073,401 shares of our common stock with an average price of $84.83 per share using cash on hand for $939.4 million. As of June 30, 2022, we had approximately $975.0 million of capacity remaining under the 2021 program.

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14. Revenue from Contracts with Customers

We account for revenue with customers in accordance with FASB ASC Topic, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic 606). Revenue is recognized when or as control of the promised services is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to receive in exchange for those services.

Disaggregated Revenue

The following tables represent a disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers by type of service and/or segment (dollars in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
	Advisory Services		Global Workplace Solutions		Real Estate Investments		Corporate, other and eliminations		Consolidated
Topic 606 Revenue:
Facilities management	$	—	$	3,820,120	$	—	$	—	$	3,820,120
Advisory leasing	969,708		—		—		—		969,708
Advisory sales	715,719		—		—		—		715,719
Property management	460,992		—		—		(2,131)		458,861
Project management	—		1,088,025		—		—		1,088,025
Valuation	196,539		—		—		—		196,539
Commercial mortgage origination (1)	81,293		—		—		—		81,293
Loan servicing (2)	13,833		—		—		—		13,833
Investment management	—		—		157,554		—		157,554
Development services	—		—		102,839		—		102,839
Topic 606 Revenue	2,438,084		4,908,145		260,393		(2,131)		7,604,491
Out of Scope of Topic 606 Revenue:
Commercial mortgage origination	79,090		—		—		—		79,090
Loan servicing	70,809		—		—		—		70,809
Development services (3)	—		—		16,888		—		16,888
Total Out of Scope of Topic 606 Revenue	149,899		—		16,888		—		166,787
Total Revenue	$	2,587,983	$	4,908,145	$	277,281	$	(2,131)	$	7,771,278

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	Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
	Advisory Services		Global Workplace Solutions		Real Estate Investments		Corporate, other and eliminations		Consolidated
Topic 606 Revenue:
Facilities management	$	—	$	3,435,754	$	—	$	—	$	3,435,754
Advisory leasing	692,908		—		—		—		692,908
Advisory sales	611,834		—		—		—		611,834
Property management	423,244		—		—		(4,457)		418,787
Project management	—		646,968		—		—		646,968
Valuation	181,226		—		—		—		181,226
Commercial mortgage origination (1)	72,211		—		—		—		72,211
Loan servicing (2)	5,118		—		—		—		5,118
Investment management	—		—		139,271		—		139,271
Development services	—		—		92,514		—		92,514
Topic 606 Revenue	1,986,541		4,082,722		231,785		(4,457)		6,296,591
Out of Scope of Topic 606 Revenue:
Commercial mortgage origination	89,667		—		—		—		89,667
Loan servicing	60,777		—		—		—		60,777
Development services (3)	—		—		11,578		—		11,578
Total Out of Scope of Topic 606 Revenue	150,444		—		11,578		—		162,022
Total Revenue	$	2,136,985	$	4,082,722	$	243,363	$	(4,457)	$	6,458,613

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(1)We earn fees for arranging financing for borrowers with third-party lender contacts. Such fees are in scope of Topic 606.

(2)Loan servicing fees earned from servicing contracts for which we do not hold mortgage servicing rights are in scope of Topic 606.

(3)Out of scope revenue for development services represents selling profit from transfers of sales-type leases in the scope of Topic 842.

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	Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
	Advisory Services		Global Workplace Solutions		Real Estate Investments		Corporate, other and eliminations		Consolidated
Topic 606 Revenue:
Facilities management	$	—	$	7,620,808	$	—	$	—	$	7,620,808
Advisory leasing	1,742,430		—		—		—		1,742,430
Advisory sales	1,335,546		—		—		—		1,335,546
Property management	916,864		—		—		(7,019)		909,845
Project management	—		2,092,953		—		—		2,092,953
Valuation	377,681		—		—		—		377,681
Commercial mortgage origination (1)	155,183		—		—		—		155,183
Loan servicing (2)	27,841		—		—		—		27,841
Investment management	—		—		308,121		—		308,121
Development services	—		—		202,494		—		202,494
Topic 606 Revenue	4,555,545		9,713,761		510,615		(7,019)		14,772,902
Out of Scope of Topic 606 Revenue:
Commercial mortgage origination	150,070		—		—		—		150,070
Loan servicing	130,816		—		—		—		130,816
Development services (3)	—		—		50,423		—		50,423
Total Out of Scope of Topic 606 Revenue	280,886		—		50,423		—		331,309
Total Revenue	$	4,836,431	$	9,713,761	$	561,038	$	(7,019)	$	15,104,211


	Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
	Advisory Services		Global Workplace Solutions		Real Estate Investments		Corporate, other and eliminations		Consolidated
Topic 606 Revenue:
Facilities management	$	—	$	6,915,255	$	—	$	—	$	6,915,255
Advisory leasing	1,213,124		—		—		—		1,213,124
Advisory sales	1,004,146		—		—		—		1,004,146
Property management	850,432		—		—		(10,602)		839,830
Project management	—		1,193,350		—		—		1,193,350
Valuation	340,816		—		—		—		340,816
Commercial mortgage origination (1)	105,962		—		—		—		105,962
Loan servicing (2)	20,505		—		—		—		20,505
Investment management	—		—		271,342		—		271,342
Development services	—		—		170,692		—		170,692
Topic 606 Revenue	3,534,985		8,108,605		442,034		(10,602)		12,075,022
Out of Scope of Topic 606 Revenue:
Commercial mortgage origination	195,782		—		—		—		195,782
Loan servicing	114,230		—		—		—		114,230
Development services (3)	—		—		12,458		—		12,458
Total Out of Scope of Topic 606 Revenue	310,012		—		12,458		—		322,470
Total Revenue	$	3,844,997	$	8,108,605	$	454,492	$	(10,602)	$	12,397,492

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(1)We earn fees for arranging financing for borrowers with third-party lender contacts. Such fees are in scope of Topic 606.

(2)Loan servicing fees earned from servicing contracts for which we do not hold mortgage servicing rights are in scope of Topic 606.

(3)Out of scope revenue for development services represents selling profit from transfers of sales-type leases in the scope of Topic 842.

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Contract Assets and Liabilities

We had contract assets totaling $492.7 million ($344.8 million of which was current) and $474.4 million ($338.7 million of which was current) as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

We had contract liabilities totaling $290.0 million ($282.0 million of which was current) and $288.9 million ($280.7 million of which was current) as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, we recognized revenue of $197.6 million that was included in the contract liability balance at December 31, 2021.

15. Segments

We organize our operations around, and publicly report our financial results on, three global business segments: (1) Advisory Services; (2) Global Workplace Solutions and (3) Real Estate Investments. As part of the realignment of our organizational structure and performance measure to how our chief operating decision maker (CODM) views the company, we created a “Corporate, other and elimination” segment.

Our Corporate segment primarily consists of corporate headquarters costs for executive officers and certain other central functions. We track our strategic non-core non-controlling equity investments in “other” which is considered an operating segment and reported together with Corporate as it does not meet the criteria for presentation as a separate reportable segment. These activities are not allocated to the other business segments. Corporate and other also includes eliminations related to inter-segment revenue.

Segment operating profit (SOP) is the measure reported to the CODM for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to each segment and assessing performance of each segment. Segment operating profit represents earnings, inclusive of amount attributable to non-controlling interest, before net interest expense, write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and asset impairments, as well as adjustments related to the following: certain carried interest incentive compensation expense (reversal) to align with the timing of associated revenue, fair value adjustments to real estate assets acquired in the Telford acquisition (purchase accounting) that were sold in the period, costs incurred related to legal entity restructuring, integration and other costs related to acquisitions, and a provision associated with Telford’s fire safety remediation efforts. This metric excludes the impact of corporate overhead as these costs are now reported under Corporate and other. During fourth quarter of 2021, we changed the definition of SOP to include net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest to provide a more meaningful view of the segment’s performance and related margins and to conform to the CODM’s view of the business segments. Prior period segment operating profit for our reportable segments have been recast to conform to this change.

Summarized financial information by segment is as follows (dollars in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Revenue
Advisory Services	$	2,587,983	$	2,136,985	$	4,836,431	$	3,844,997
Global Workplace Solutions	4,908,145		4,082,722		9,713,761		8,108,605
Real Estate Investments	277,281		243,363		561,038		454,492
Corporate, other and eliminations	(2,131)		(4,457)		(7,019)		(10,602)
Total revenue	$	7,771,278	$	6,458,613	$	15,104,211	$	12,397,492

Segment operating profit
Advisory Services	$	520,657	$	464,505	$	986,311	$	797,084
Global Workplace Solutions	218,296		170,169		421,032		322,352
Real Estate Investments	274,518		154,043		441,570		217,110
Total reportable segment operating profit	$	1,013,471	$	788,717	$	1,848,913	$	1,336,546

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Reconciliation of total reportable segment operating profit to net income is as follows (dollars in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.	$	487,322	$	442,637	$	879,619	$	708,839
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	2,594		805		6,568		$	3,580
Net income	489,916		443,442		886,187		$	712,419
Adjustments to increase (decrease) net income:
Depreciation and amortization	162,359		119,085		311,391		241,163
Asset impairments	26,405		—		36,756		—
Interest expense, net of interest income	18,518		13,772		31,344		23,878

Provision for income taxes	120,762		133,445		117,024		209,772

Carried interest incentive compensation (reversal) expense to align with the timing of associated revenue	(7,495)		1,672		15,361		17,004
Impact of fair value adjustments to real estate assets acquired in the Telford acquisition (purchase accounting) that were sold in period	(1,451)		(374)		(3,147)		725
Costs incurred related to legal entity restructuring	10,245		—		11,921		—
Integration and other costs related to acquisitions	8,209		8,134		16,330		8,134


Provision associated with Telford’s fire safety remediation efforts	37,505		—		37,505		—
Corporate and other loss, including eliminations	148,498		69,541		388,241		123,451
Total reportable segment operating profit	$	1,013,471	$	788,717	$	1,848,913	$	1,336,546

Our CODM is not provided with total asset information by segment and accordingly, does not measure or allocate total assets on a segment basis. As a result, we have not disclosed any asset information by segment.

Geographic Information

Revenue in the table below is allocated based upon the country in which services are performed (dollars in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Revenue
United States	$	4,436,115	$	3,563,704	$	8,567,512	$	6,912,563
United Kingdom	1,046,493		832,938		2,032,491		1,609,981
All other countries	2,288,670		2,061,971		4,504,208		3,874,948
Total revenue	$	7,771,278	$	6,458,613	$	15,104,211	$	12,397,492

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) is designed to provide the reader of our financial statements with a narrative from the perspective of management on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and certain other factors that may affect future results. The MD&A in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Quarterly Report) for CBRE Group, Inc. for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022 should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 (2021 Annual Report) as well as the unaudited financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

In addition, the statements and assumptions in this Quarterly Report that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, including, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies and prospects as well as estimates of industry growth for the next quarter and beyond. For important information regarding these forward-looking statements, please see the discussion below under the caption “Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements.”

Overview

CBRE Group, Inc. is a Delaware corporation. References to “CBRE,” “the company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to CBRE Group, Inc. and include all of its consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise.

We are the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, based on 2021 revenue, with leading global market positions in leasing, property sales, occupier outsourcing and valuation businesses. As of December 31, 2021, the company had more than 105,000 employees (excluding Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries.

We provide services to real estate investors and occupiers. For investors, our services include capital markets (property sales, mortgage origination, sales and servicing), property leasing, investment management, property management, valuation and development services, among others. For occupiers, our services include facilities management, project management, transaction (both property sales and leasing) and consulting services, among others. We provide services under the following brand names: “CBRE” (real estate advisory and outsourcing services); “CBRE Investment Management” (investment management); “Trammell Crow Company” (U.S. development); “Telford Homes” (U.K. development); and “Turner & Townsend Holdings Limited”.

We generate revenue from both stable, recurring (large multi-year portfolio and per project contracts) and more cyclical, non-recurring sources, including commissions on transactions. Our revenue mix has become heavily weighted towards stable revenue sources, particularly occupier outsourcing, and our dependence on highly cyclical property sales and lease transaction revenue has declined markedly. As a result of our four-dimension diversification strategy (asset types, lines of business, clients and geographies) and strong balance sheet, we believe we are well-positioned to capture a substantial and growing share of market opportunities at a time when investors and occupiers increasingly prefer to purchase integrated, account-based services on a national and global basis. We also believe we are increasingly well suited to weather challenging macro environments due to our increased diversification and resiliency.

In 2021, we generated revenue from a highly diversified base of clients, including 93 of the Fortune 100 companies. We have been an S&P 500 company since 2006 and in 2022 we were ranked #126 on the Fortune 500. We have been voted the most recognized commercial real estate brand in the Lipsey Company survey for 21 years in a row (including 2022). We have also been rated a World’s Most Ethical Company by the Ethisphere Institute for nine consecutive years (including 2022), and have been included in both the Dow Jones World Sustainability Index for three years in a row and the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for three years in a row.

In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic primarily impacted the property sales and leasing lines of business in the Advisory Services segment. The adverse effects eased significantly in 2021 and early 2022 as global economic conditions improved and sales and leasing volumes rose markedly. Further, the pandemic catalyzed strong industrial and multifamily transaction volumes, which offset subdued office activity. Nevertheless, Covid-19 continues to impact our operations, and the majority of workers remain out of their offices and occupier confidence in making long-term office leasing decisions has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. In addition, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and ongoing military conflict pose heightened risk for our operations in Europe, and has exacerbated supply chain disruptions, high inflation and other macro challenges already affecting the global economy. While the economies directly impacted by the invasion, Russia and Ukraine, are not material to our business, the direct and indirect impacts of this evolving situation and its effect on global economies in future periods are difficult to predict.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, which require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts. The estimates and assumptions are based on historical experience and on other factors that we believe to be reasonable. Actual results may differ from those estimates. We believe that the following critical accounting policies represent the areas where more significant judgments and estimates are used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. A discussion of such critical accounting policies, which include revenue recognition, goodwill and other intangible assets, and income taxes can be found in our 2021 Annual Report. There have been no material changes to these policies and estimates as of June 30, 2022.

New Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

Seasonality

In a typical year, a significant portion of our revenue is seasonal, which an investor should keep in mind when comparing our financial condition and results of operations on a quarter-by-quarter basis. Historically, our revenue, operating income, net income and cash flow from operating activities have tended to be lowest in the first quarter and highest in the fourth quarter of each year. Revenue, earnings and cash flow have generally been concentrated in the fourth calendar quarter due to the focus on completing sales, financing and leasing transactions prior to year-end. The ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic may cause seasonality to deviate from historical patterns.

Inflation

Our commissions and other variable costs related to revenue are primarily affected by commercial real estate market supply and demand, which may be affected by inflation. For example, costs for construction materials in our development business have increased as a result of inflation relating to supply chain issues and worker shortages. However, these increases have been more than offset by rising property values. We believe that our business has significant inherent protections against inflation, and to date, general inflation has not had a material impact upon our operations. The company continues to monitor inflation, potential monetary policy changes in response to high inflation and potentially adverse effects to our business from elevated inflation, higher interest rates or both.

Items Affecting Comparability

When you read our financial statements and the information included in this Quarterly Report, you should consider that we have experienced, and continue to experience, several material trends and uncertainties (particularly those caused or exacerbated by Covid-19) that have affected our financial condition and results of operations that make it challenging to predict our future performance based on our historical results. We believe that the following material trends and uncertainties are crucial to an understanding of the variability in our historical earnings and cash flow and the potential for continued variability in the future.

Macroeconomic Conditions

Economic trends and government policies affect global and regional commercial real estate markets as well as our operations directly. These include overall economic activity and employment growth, with specific sensitivity to growth in office-based employment; levels of and changes in interest rates; the cost and availability of credit; the impact of tax and regulatory policies, and geopolitical events, such as the ongoing war in Ukraine. Periods of economic weakness or recession, significantly rising interest rates, fiscal uncertainty, declining employment levels, decreasing demand for commercial real estate, falling real estate values, disruptions to the global capital or credit markets or general economic activity, or the public perception that any of these events may occur, will negatively affect the performance of our business.

Compensation is our largest expense and our sales and leasing professionals generally are paid on a commission and/or bonus basis that correlates with their revenue production. As a result, the negative effects on our operating margins of difficult market conditions, such as the environment that prevailed in the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, were partially mitigated by the inherent variability of our compensation cost structure. In addition, when negative economic conditions have been particularly severe, like during the current Covid-19 pandemic, we have moved decisively to lower operating expenses to improve financial performance. Additionally, our contractual revenue and other sources of more stable revenue have increased over many years primarily as a result the growth of our occupier outsourcing business, and we believe this contractual revenue should help offset the negative impacts that macroeconomic deterioration could have on other parts of our business. We also

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believe that we have significantly improved the resiliency of our business through a four-dimension diversification strategy that has expanded the business strategically across asset types, clients, geographies and lines of business. Nevertheless, adverse global and regional economic trends could pose significant risks to the performance of our consolidated operations and financial condition.

Effects of Acquisitions

We have historically made significant use of strategic acquisitions to add and enhance service capabilities around the world. On November 1, 2021, we acquired a 60% controlling ownership interest in Turner & Townsend Holdings Limited (Turner & Townsend) for £960.0 million, or $1.3 billion along with the acquisition of $44.0 million (£32.2 million) in cash. The Turner & Townsend acquisition was funded with cash on hand and gross deferred purchase consideration of $591.2 million (£432.0 million). We believe Turner & Townsend will help us advance our diversification strategy across asset types, lines of business, clients, and geographies. Turner & Townsend is a leading professional services company specializing in program management, project management, cost and commercial management and advisory services across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, and is consolidated and reported in our Global Workplace Solutions segment.

Strategic in-fill acquisitions have played a key role in strengthening our service offerings. The companies we acquired have generally been regional or specialty firms that complement our existing platform, or independent affiliates, which, in some cases, we held a small equity interest. During 2021, we completed eight in-fill acquisitions: a U.S. firm that provides construction and project management services, a professional service advisory firm in Australia, a U.S. firm focused on investment banking and investment sales in the global gaming real estate market, a leading facilities management firm in the Netherlands, a workplace interior design and project management company in Singapore, a property management firm in France, a residential brokerage in the Netherlands, and an occupancy management company based in the U.S. During the first half of 2022, we completed six in-fill acquisitions: a leading project management firm in Spain and Portugal, a retail acquisition and a property agency in the United Kingdom, an advisory firm in Scotland, a consulting firm focused on real-estate related sustainability issues in France and a valuation firm in New Zealand.

We believe strategic acquisitions can significantly decrease the cost, time and resources necessary to attain a meaningful competitive position – or expand our capabilities – within targeted markets or business lines. In general, however, most acquisitions will initially have an adverse impact on our operating income and net income as a result of transaction-related expenditures, including severance, lease termination, transaction and deferred financing costs, as well as costs and charges associated with integrating the acquired business and integrating its financial and accounting systems into our own.

Our acquisition structures often include deferred and/or contingent purchase consideration in future periods that are subject to the passage of time or achievement of certain performance metrics and other conditions. As of June 30, 2022, we have accrued deferred purchase and contingent considerations totaling $565.5 million, which is included in “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” and in “Other long-term liabilities” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

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International Operations

We conduct a significant portion of our business and employ a substantial number of people outside of the U.S. As a result, we are subject to risks associated with doing business globally. Our Real Estate Investments business has a significant amount of euro-denominated assets under management, as well as associated revenue and earnings in Europe. In addition, our Global Workplace Solutions business also has a significant amount of its revenue and earnings denominated in foreign currencies, such as the euro and British pound sterling. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates have resulted and may continue to result in corresponding fluctuations in our AUM, revenue and earnings.

Our businesses could suffer from the effects of public health crises (such as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic), geopolitical (such as the war in Ukraine) or economic disruptions (or the perception that such disruptions may occur) that affect interest rates or liquidity or create financial, market or regulatory uncertainty.

During the six months ended June 30, 2022, approximately 43.3% of our revenue was transacted in foreign currencies. The following table sets forth our revenue derived from our most significant currencies (dollars in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022				2021				2022				2021
United States dollar	$	4,436,115	57.1	%	$	3,563,704	55.2	%	$	8,567,512	56.7	%	$	6,912,563	55.8	%
British pound sterling	1,046,493		13.5	%	832,938		12.9	%	2,032,491		13.5	%	1,609,981		13.0	%
Euro	713,384		9.2	%	719,160		11.1	%	1,395,296		9.2	%	1,348,785		10.9	%
Canadian dollar	324,217		4.2	%	259,012		4.0	%	642,776		4.3	%	498,722		4.0	%
Australian dollar	196,204		2.5	%	161,240		2.5	%	362,143		2.4	%	271,293		2.2	%
Indian rupee	127,620		1.6	%	102,210		1.6	%	247,486		1.6	%	209,519		1.7	%
Chinese yuan	121,580		1.6	%	112,372		1.7	%	239,923		1.6	%	210,586		1.7	%
Japanese yen	95,431		1.2	%	90,775		1.4	%	212,902		1.4	%	168,109		1.4	%
Swiss franc	97,016		1.2	%	98,172		1.5	%	192,573		1.3	%	189,988		1.5	%
Singapore dollar	84,934		1.1	%	74,776		1.2	%	168,060		1.1	%	141,649		1.1	%
Other currencies (1)	528,284		6.8	%	444,254		6.9	%	1,043,049		6.9	%	836,297		6.7	%
Total revenue	$	7,771,278	100.0	%	$	6,458,613	100.0	%	$	15,104,211	100.0	%	$	12,397,492	100.0	%

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(1)Approximately 48 currencies comprise 6.8% and 6.9% of our revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, and approximately 37 currencies comprise 6.9% and 6.7% of our revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.

Although we operate globally, we report our results in U.S. dollars. As a result, the strengthening or weakening of the U.S. dollar may positively or negatively impact our reported results. For example, we estimate that had the British pound sterling-to-U.S. dollar exchange rates been 10% higher during the six months ended June 30, 2022, the net impact would have been a decrease in pre-tax income of $1.6 million. Had the euro-to-U.S. dollar exchange rates been 10% higher during the six months ended June 30, 2022, the net impact would have been an increase in pre-tax income of $14.4 million. These hypothetical calculations estimate the impact of translating results into U.S. dollars and do not include an estimate of the impact that a 10% change in the U.S. dollar against other currencies would have had on our foreign operations.

Due to the constantly changing currency exposures to which we are subject and the volatility of currency exchange rates, we cannot predict the effect of exchange rate fluctuations upon future operating results. In addition, fluctuations in currencies relative to the U.S. dollar may make it more difficult to perform period-to-period comparisons of our reported results of operations. Our international operations also are subject to, among other things, political instability and changing regulatory environments, which affect the currency markets and which as a result may adversely affect our future financial condition and results of operations. We routinely monitor these risks and related costs and evaluate the appropriate amount of oversight to allocate towards business activities in foreign countries where such risks and costs are particularly significant.

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth items derived from our consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (dollars in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022				2021				2022				2021
Revenue:
Net revenue:
Facilities management	$	1,283,749	16.5	%	$	1,199,657	18.6	%	$	2,526,279	16.7	%	$	2,356,146	19.0	%
Property management	444,450		5.7	%	421,378		6.5	%	882,544		5.9	%	829,947		6.7	%
Project management	672,218		8.7	%	338,011		5.2	%	1,296,180		8.6	%	646,128		5.2	%
Valuation	196,539		2.5	%	181,226		2.8	%	377,681		2.5	%	340,816		2.7	%
Loan servicing	84,642		1.1	%	65,894		1.0	%	158,657		1.1	%	134,736		1.1	%
Advisory leasing	969,708		12.5	%	692,908		10.7	%	1,742,430		11.5	%	1,213,124		9.8	%
Capital markets:
Advisory sales	715,719		9.2	%	611,834		9.5	%	1,335,546		8.8	%	1,004,146		8.1	%
Commercial mortgage origination	160,383		2.1	%	161,879		2.5	%	305,253		2.0	%	301,743		2.4	%
Investment management	157,554		2.0	%	139,271		2.2	%	308,121		2.0	%	271,342		2.2	%
Development services	119,727		1.5	%	104,092		1.7	%	252,917		1.7	%	183,151		1.5	%
Corporate, other and eliminations	(2,131)		0.0	%	(4,457)		(0.1)	%	(7,019)		0.0	%	(10,602)		(0.1)	%
Total net revenue	4,802,558		61.8	%	3,911,693		60.6	%	9,178,589		60.8	%	7,270,677		58.6	%
Pass through costs also recognized as revenue	2,968,720		38.2	%	2,546,920		39.4	%	5,925,622		39.2	%	5,126,815		41.4	%
Total revenue	7,771,278		100.0	%	6,458,613		100.0	%	15,104,211		100.0	%	12,397,492		100.0	%
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	6,053,984		77.9	%	5,016,759		77.7	%	11,806,178		78.2	%	9,736,305		78.5	%
Operating, administrative and other	1,188,819		15.3	%	957,216		14.8	%	2,254,815		14.9	%	1,785,543		14.4	%
Depreciation and amortization	162,359		2.1	%	119,085		1.8	%	311,391		2.1	%	241,163		2.0	%
Asset impairments	26,405		0.3	%	—		0.0	%	36,756		0.2	%	—		0.0	%
Total costs and expenses	7,431,567		95.6	%	6,093,060		94.3	%	14,409,140		95.4	%	11,763,011		94.9	%
Gain on disposition of real estate	177,226		2.3	%	929		0.0	%	198,818		1.3	%	1,085		0.0	%
Operating income	516,937		6.7	%	366,482		5.7	%	893,889		5.9	%	635,566		5.1	%
Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries	119,168		1.5	%	212,132		3.3	%	162,039		1.1	%	295,726		2.4	%
Other (loss) income	(6,909)		(0.1)	%	12,045		0.2	%	(21,373)		(0.2)	%	14,777		0.1	%
Interest expense, net of interest income	18,518		0.2	%	13,772		0.3	%	31,344		0.2	%	23,878		0.2	%

Income before provision for income taxes	610,678		7.9	%	576,887		8.9	%	1,003,211		6.6	%	922,191		7.4	%
Provision for income taxes	120,762		1.6	%	133,445		2.0	%	117,024		0.8	%	209,772		1.7	%
Net income	489,916		6.3	%	443,442		6.9	%	886,187		5.8	%	712,419		5.7	%
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	2,594		0.0	%	805		0.0	%	6,568		0.0	%	3,580		0.0	%
Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.	$	487,322	6.3	%	$	442,637	6.9	%	$	879,619	5.8	%	$	708,839	5.7	%

Core EBITDA	$	918,592	11.8	%	$	707,782	11.0	%	$	1,650,655	10.9	%	$	1,175,569	9.5	%

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (1)	$	864,973	11.1	%	$	719,176	11.1	%	$	1,460,672	9.7	%	$	1,213,095	9.8	%

Adjusted EBITDA attributable to non-controlling interests (1)	$	19,625			$	805			$	38,125			$	3,580
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. (1)	$	845,348			$	718,371			$	1,422,547			$	1,209,515

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(1)In conjunction with the acquisition of a 60% interest in Turner & Townsend in the fourth quarter of 2021, we modified our definition of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Operating Profit (SOP) to be inclusive of net income attributable to non-controlling interests and have recast prior periods to conform to this definition.

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Net revenue, segment operating profit on net revenue margin, core EBITDA and consolidated adjusted EBITDA are not recognized measurements under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. When analyzing our operating performance, investors should use these measures in addition to, and not as an alternative for, their most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. We generally use these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate operating performance and for other discretionary purposes. We believe these measures provide a more complete understanding of ongoing operations, enhance comparability of current results to prior periods and may be useful for investors to analyze our financial performance because they eliminate the impact of selected costs and charges that may obscure the underlying performance of our business and related trends. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of net revenue, core EBITDA and consolidated adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Net revenue is gross revenue less costs largely associated with subcontracted vendor work performed for clients and generally has no margin. Segment operating profit on net revenue margin is computed by dividing segment operating profit by net revenue and is a better indicator of the segment's margin since it does not include the diluting effect of pass through revenue which generally has no margin.

We use consolidated adjusted EBITDA as an indicator of consolidated financial performance. It represents earnings before the portion attributable to non-controlling interests, net interest expense, write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, asset impairments, adjustments related to certain carried interest incentive compensation expense (reversal) to align with the timing of associated revenue, fair value adjustments to real estate assets acquired in the Telford acquisition (purchase accounting) that were sold in the period, costs incurred related to legal entity restructuring, and integration and other costs related to acquisitions, and a provision associated with Telford’s fire safety remediation efforts. Core EBITDA removes from adjusted EBITDA the impact of fair value changes on certain non-core non-controlling equity investments that are not directly related to our business segments as these could fluctuate significantly period over period. We believe that investors may find these measures useful in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because their calculations generally eliminate the effects of acquisitions, which would include impairment charges of goodwill and intangibles created from acquisitions, the effects of financings and income taxes and the accounting effects of capital spending.

Consolidated adjusted EBITDA and Core EBITDA are not intended to be measures of free cash flow for our discretionary use because it does not consider certain cash requirements such as tax and debt service payments. These measures may also differ from the amounts calculated under similarly titled definitions in our credit facilities and debt instruments, which are further adjusted to reflect certain other cash and non-cash charges and are used by us to determine compliance with financial covenants therein and our ability to engage in certain activities, such as incurring additional debt. We also use consolidated adjusted EBITDA as a significant component when measuring our operating performance under our employee incentive compensation programs.

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Consolidated adjusted EBITDA and Core EBITDA are calculated as follows (dollars in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.	$	487,322	$	442,637	$	879,619	$	708,839
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	2,594		805		6,568		3,580
Net income	489,916		443,442		886,187		712,419
Add:
Depreciation and amortization	162,359		119,085		311,391		241,163
Asset impairments	26,405		—		36,756		—
Interest expense, net of interest income	18,518		13,772		31,344		23,878

Provision for income taxes	120,762		133,445		117,024		209,772

Carried interest incentive compensation (reversal) expense to align with the timing of associated revenue	(7,495)		1,672		15,361		17,004

Impact of fair value adjustments to real estate assets acquired in the Telford acquisition (purchase accounting) that were sold in period	(1,451)		(374)		(3,147)		725
Costs incurred related to legal entity restructuring	10,245		—		11,921		—
Integration and other costs related to acquisitions	8,209		8,134		16,330		8,134


Provision associated with Telford’s fire safety remediation efforts	37,505		—		37,505		—
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA	$	864,973	$	719,176	$	1,460,672	$	1,213,095

Less: Net fair value adjustments on strategic non-core investments	(53,619)		11,394		(189,983)		37,526
Core EBITDA	$	918,592	$	707,782	$	1,650,655	$	1,175,569

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

We reported consolidated net income of $487.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 on revenue of $7.8 billion as compared to consolidated net income of $442.6 million on revenue of $6.5 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2021.

Our revenue on a consolidated basis for the three months ended June 30, 2022 increased by $1.3 billion, or 20.3%, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021. The revenue increase reflects growth across the three business segments. Revenue in our Global Workplace Solutions segment increased by $825.4 million or 20.2% primarily due to an increase in the project management revenue stream which now also reflects a full quarter contribution from our acquisition of Turner & Townsend in November 2021. Advisory Services gross revenue increased by $451.0 million or 21.1% as most of the lines of businesses experienced growth this quarter as compared to same quarter in prior year. However, growth in sales and lease revenue were the most significant as we continue to recover from the impacts of the pandemic across our major markets. Revenue in the Real Estate Investment services segment was up 13.9% as we continue to realize elevated asset management fees driven by asset appreciation and increased development and construction revenue due to a robust deal portfolio. Foreign currency translation had a 3.7% negative impact on total revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily driven by weakness in the British pound sterling, euro and Japanese yen, partially offset by strength in the Brazilian real and Mexican peso.

Our cost of revenue on a consolidated basis increased by $1.0 billion, or 20.7%, during the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021. This increase was primarily due to higher costs associated with our Global Workplace Solutions segment due to growth in our facilities and project management businesses, full quarter of Turner & Townsend, and higher commission expense associated with our Advisory Services segment due to growth in our sales and leasing business. In addition, foreign currency translation had a 3.5% positive impact on total cost of revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2022. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue stayed relatively flat at 77.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to 77.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2021.

Our operating, administrative and other expenses on a consolidated basis increased by $231.6 million, or 24.2%, during the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in compensation and benefits for support staff given the expansion of the business, employee recruitment costs, increased discretionary expenses such as business promotion, advertising and travel, provision associated with transfer taxes and costs related to previous legal entity restructures, and acquisition and integration related costs as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021. In addition, the current quarter also included operating expenses from our Turner & Townsend

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business. We also recorded approximately $37.5 million of estimated provision related to fire and building safety remediation work that our Telford business in the Real Estate Investment segment will undertake based on the local government mandate. Foreign currency translation had a 4.2% positive impact on total operating, administrative and other expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2022. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue increased to 15.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from 14.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2021, primarily due to Telford's estimated fire and building safety provision and the U.S. development services line of business which recorded profit share as operating expense based on remarkable gain generated on disposition of real estate that is not recorded as revenue.

Our depreciation and amortization expense on a consolidated basis increased by $43.3 million, or 36.3%, during the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021. This increase was primarily attributable to amortization of backlog and customer relationship intangibles from the acquisition of Turner & Townsend, with no comparable activity in the prior period.

Our asset impairments on a consolidated basis totaled $26.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. No asset impairments were recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2021. During the three months ended June 30, 2022, we recorded $26.4 million of non-cash asset impairment charges in our Real Estate Investment segment. The charge is attributable to the effect of elevated inflation on construction, materials and labor costs, which will reduce Telford Homes' profitability because the sales prices for the build-to-rent developments are fixed at the time the developments are sold to a long-term investor. This triggering event resulted in a need to impair the goodwill balance associated with the Telford Homes reporting unit, primarily due to an expected reduction in cash flows and profitability.

Our gain on disposition of real estate on a consolidated basis was $177.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, which was an increase of $176.3 million over the prior year period, due to property sales on certain large consolidated deals within our Real Estate Investments segment.

Our equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries decreased by $93.0 million, or 43.8%, during the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021, primarily driven by a decrease in the fair value adjustment of our non-core strategic equity investment in Altus Power, Inc. (Altus) and lower equity earnings associated with property sales reported in our Real Estate Investments segment.

Our consolidated interest expense, net of interest income, increased by $4.7 million, or 34.5%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021. This increase was primarily due to interest expense associated with deferred purchase consideration related to Turner & Townsend transaction and borrowings on the revolving credit facility this quarter as compared to the same period last year.

Our provision for income taxes on a consolidated basis was $120.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to a provision for income taxes of $133.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease of $12.7 million is primarily related to the recognition of certain changes in estimate related to state tax attributes. Our effective tax rate decreased to 19.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from 23.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was different than the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21.0% primarily due to the recognition of certain changes in estimate related to state tax attributes.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

We reported consolidated net income of $879.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 on revenue of $15.1 billion as compared to consolidated net income of $708.8 million on revenue of $12.4 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Our revenue on a consolidated basis for the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased by $2.7 billion, or 21.8%, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. The revenue increase reflects growth across the three business segments. Revenue in our Global Workplace Solutions segment increase more than 19.8% primarily due to an increase in the project management revenue stream which now also reflects a full period contribution from our Turner & Townsend partnership supplemented by a modest growth in facilities management business. Advisory Services gross revenue increased by $991.4 million or 25.8% as all lines of businesses experienced growth this period as compared to same period in prior year. Significant growth occurred in our transaction business with sales and lease revenue up over 33.0% and 43.6%, respectively, as we continue to recover from the impacts of the pandemic across our major markets. Revenue in the Real Estate Investment services segment was up 23.4% as we continue to realize elevated asset management fees driven by asset appreciation and increased development and construction revenue due to a robust deal portfolio. Foreign currency translation had a 2.9% negative impact

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on total revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily driven by weakness in the euro, British pound sterling and Japanese yen, partially offset by strength in the Brazilian real.

Our cost of revenue on a consolidated basis increased by $2.1 billion, or 21.3%, during the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021. This increase was primarily due to higher costs associated with our Global Workplace Solutions segment given the growth in our facilities management and project management businesses, including Turner & Townsend, and higher commission expense associated with our Advisory Services segment due to growth in our sales and leasing business. Foreign currency translation had a 2.7% positive impact on total cost of revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2022. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue remained relatively unchanged at 78.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to 78.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Our operating, administrative and other expenses on a consolidated basis increased by $469.3 million, or 26.3%, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in compensation and benefits for support staff given the expansion of the business, employee recruitment costs, discretionary expenses such as business promotion, advertising and travel, incentive compensation expense, acquisition and integration related costs and provision related to Telford's building and fire safety remediation work as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. In addition, the current period also included operating expenses from our Turner & Townsend business. Foreign currency translation also had a 3.3% positive impact on total operating expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2022. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue increased slightly to 14.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from 14.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2021, primarily due to profit share expenses recorded by the U.S development services business as operating expense whereas the associated performance is recorded as gain on sale of disposition of real estate versus revenue.

Our depreciation and amortization expense on a consolidated basis increased by $70.2 million, or 29.1%, during the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021. This increase was primarily attributable to amortization of backlog and customer relationship intangibles from the acquisition of Turner & Townsend, with no comparable activity in the prior period.

Our asset impairments on a consolidated basis totaled $36.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. We recorded $10.4 million in asset impairment during the first quarter of 2022 related to our exit of the Advisory Services business in Russia. We recorded $26.4 million of non-cash asset impairment charges in our Real Estate Investment segment during the second quarter related to Telford Homes. The charge is attributable to the effect of elevated inflation on construction, materials and labor costs, which will reduce Telford Homes' profitability because the sales prices for the build-to-rent developments are fixed at the time the developments are sold to a long-term investor. This resulted in a need to impair the goodwill balance associated with the Telford Homes reporting unit, primarily due to an expected reduction in cash flows and profitability. There were no asset impairments recorded in the comparative prior period.

Our gain on disposition of real estate on a consolidated basis increased by $197.7 million, during the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 due to significant gains associated with certain property sales on consolidated deals within our Real Estate Investments segment.

Our equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis decreased by $133.7 million, or 45.2%, during the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021, primarily driven by a decrease in the fair value adjustment of our non-core strategic equity investment in Altus. This was partially offset by higher equity earnings associated with property sales reported in our Real Estate Investments segment and a net positive fair value adjustment related to Industrious in the Advisory Services segment.

Our consolidated interest expense, net of interest income, increased by $7.5 million, or 31.3%, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021. This increase was primarily due to interest expense related to deferred purchase consideration associated with Turner & Townsend acquisition and interest expense associated with net borrowings on the revolver. In addition, we recorded six months' interest expense this period on the 2.500% senior note issued in late March 2021.

Our provision for income taxes on a consolidated basis was $117.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to $209.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease of $92.7 million is primarily related to the recognition of a net discrete tax benefit attributable to an outside basis difference recognized as a result of legal entity restructuring. Our effective tax rate decreased to 11.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from 22.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Our effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was different than the U.S. federal statutory

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tax rate of 21.0% primarily due to the recognition of a net discrete tax benefit attributable to an outside basis difference recognized as a result of legal entity restructuring.

Segment Operations

We organize our operations around, and publicly report our financial results on, three global business segments: (1) Advisory Services; (2) Global Workplace Solutions; and (3) Real Estate Investments.

Advisory Services provides a comprehensive range of services globally, including property leasing, property sales, mortgage services, property management, and valuation. Global Workplace Solutions provides a broad suite of integrated, contractually-based outsourcing services to occupiers of real estate, including facilities management and project management. Real Estate Investments includes investment management services provided globally and development services in the U.S., U.K. and Continental Europe.

We also have a Corporate and Other segment. Corporate primarily consists of corporate overhead costs. Other consists of activities from strategic non-core non-controlling equity investments and is considered an operating segment but does not meet the aggregation criteria for presentation as a separate reportable segment and is, therefore, combined with Corporate and reported as Corporate and other. It also includes eliminations related to inter-segment revenue. For additional information on our segments, see Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

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Advisory Services

The following table summarizes our results of operations for our Advisory Services operating segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (dollars in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022				2021				2022				2021
Revenue:
Net revenue:
Property management	$	444,450	17.2	%	$	421,378	19.7	%	$	882,544	18.3	%	$	829,947	21.6	%
Valuation	196,539		7.6	%	181,226		8.5	%	377,681		7.8	%	340,816		8.9	%
Loan servicing	84,642		3.3	%	65,894		3.1	%	158,657		3.3	%	134,736		3.5	%
Advisory leasing	969,708		37.5	%	692,908		32.4	%	1,742,430		36.0	%	1,213,124		31.6	%
Capital markets:
Advisory sales	715,719		27.7	%	611,834		28.6	%	1,335,546		27.6	%	1,004,146		26.1	%
Commercial mortgage origination	160,383		6.1	%	161,879		7.6	%	305,253		6.3	%	301,743		7.8	%
Total segment net revenue	2,571,441		99.4	%	2,135,119		99.9	%	4,802,111		99.3	%	3,824,512		99.5	%
Pass through costs also recognized as revenue	16,542		0.6	%	1,866		0.1	%	34,320		0.7	%	20,485		0.5	%
Total segment revenue	2,587,983		100.0	%	2,136,985		100.0	%	4,836,431		100.0	%	3,844,997		100.0	%
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	1,554,472		60.1	%	1,231,819		57.6	%	2,866,763		59.3	%	2,219,396		57.7	%
Operating, administrative and other	514,412		19.9	%	443,611		20.8	%	994,667		20.6	%	832,218		21.6	%
Depreciation and amortization	79,416		3.1	%	74,169		3.5	%	154,303		3.2	%	143,923		3.7	%
Asset impairments	—		0.0	%	—		0.0	%	10,351		0.2	%	—		0.0	%
Operating income	439,683		16.9	%	387,386		18.1	%	810,347		16.7	%	649,460		17.0	%
Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries	1,505		0.1	%	2,149		0.1	%	11,261		0.2	%	2,899		0.2	%
Other income	53		0.0	%	801		0.0	%	49		0.0	%	802		0.0	%
Add-back: Depreciation and amortization	79,416		3.1	%	74,169		3.5	%	154,303		3.2	%	143,923		3.7	%
Add-back: Asset impairments	—		0.0	%	—		0.0	%	10,351		0.2	%	—		0.0	%






Segment operating profit and segment operating profit on revenue margin (1)	$	520,657	20.1	%	$	464,505	21.7	%	$	986,311	20.3	%	$	797,084	20.7	%
Segment operating profit on net revenue margin			20.2	%			21.8	%			20.5	%			20.8	%

Segment operating profit attributable to non-controlling interests (1)	$	948			$	208			$	1,919			$	487
Segment operating profit attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. (1)	$	519,709			$	464,297			$	984,392			$	796,597

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(1)During the fourth quarter of 2021, we changed the definition of SOP to include net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest, as discussed further in Note 15 (Segments). Prior period segment operating profit for our reportable segments have been recast to conform to this change.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

Revenue increased by $451.0 million, or 21.1%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021. Most of the lines of businesses in the Advisory Services segment experienced growth in the current quarter as compared to the prior year. The expansion was primarily led by sales and lease revenue which increased approximately 17% and 40%, respectively. Growth in leasing revenue was supported by continuous recovery in industrial and office sectors, mainly in the United States, which saw an increase of over 57.9% this quarter as compared to the prior period. Strong property sales growth was seen in the retail and multi-family sectors particularly in the U.S. markets. Loan servicing revenue was up 28.5% in the quarter as compared to the second quarter of 2021 driven by a growth in the loan servicing portfolio. Foreign currency translation had a 3.4% negative impact on total revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily driven by weakness in the euro, British sterling pound and Japanese yen partially offset by strength in the Brazilian real.

Cost of revenue increased by $322.7 million, or 26.2%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021, primarily due to increased commission expense with some producer commissions climbing up higher commission tranches as they meet higher sales hurdles given the robust growth in sales and leasing revenue. Foreign currency

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translation had a 3.2% positive impact on total cost of revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2022. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue increased to 60.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 versus 57.6% for the same period in 2021. This was mainly due to some producers earnings commissions at an escalated pace as they meet higher hurdles. In addition, there was a shift in the composition of total revenue where high margin capital markets revenue decreased as a percentage of total revenue this quarter versus same period last year.

Operating, administrative and other expenses increased by $70.8 million, or 16.0%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021. This increase was primarily due to an increase in business promotion, advertising and travel expenses, support staff compensation and related benefits, employee events and consulting services as compared to three months ended June 30, 2021. Foreign currency translation had a 4.2% positive impact on total operating expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2022.

In connection with the origination and sale of mortgage loans for which the company retains servicing rights, we record servicing assets or liabilities based on the fair value of the retained mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) on the date the loans are sold. Upon origination of a mortgage loan held for sale, the fair value of the mortgage servicing rights to be retained is included in the forecasted proceeds from the anticipated loan sale and results in a net gain (which is reflected in revenue). Subsequent to the initial recording, MSRs are amortized (within amortization expense) and carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value in other intangible assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. They are amortized in proportion to and over the estimated period that the servicing income is expected to be received. For the three months ended June 30, 2022, MSRs contributed to operating income $35.4 million of gains recognized in conjunction with the origination and sale of mortgage loans, offset by $44.6 million of amortization of related intangible assets. For the three months ended June 30, 2021, MSRs contributed to operating income $41.8 million of gains recognized in conjunction with the origination and sale of mortgage loans, offset by $39.7 million of amortization of related intangible assets.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

Revenue increased by $991.4 million, or 25.8%, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. All lines of business in Advisory Services segment experienced growth for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. The revenue increase primarily reflects higher sales, up 33.0%, and leasing revenue, up 43.6%, as well as increases in loan servicing revenue supported by a growing loan servicing portfolio and valuation revenue driven by increased revenue per assignment and high demand given the market conditions. Foreign currency translation had a 2.9% negative impact on total revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily driven by weakness in euro, British pound sterling and Japanese yen, partially offset by strength in the Brazilian real.

Cost of revenue increased by $647.4 million, or 29.2%, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021, primarily due to increased commission expense resulting from higher sales and leasing revenue and increased professional compensation to support the growth in the business. Foreign currency translation also had a 2.7% positive impact on total cost of revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2022. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue increased slightly to 59.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from 57.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Operating, administrative and other expenses increased by $162.4 million, or 19.5%, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. This increase was primarily due to an increase in discretionary spend such as business promotion, advertising and travel, support staff compensation and related benefits, overall bonus accrual, stock compensation expense, employee recruitment and temporary help related charges as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. Foreign currency translation also had a 3.5% positive impact on total operating expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2022.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, MSRs contributed to operating income $70.6 million of gains recognized in conjunction with the origination and sale of mortgage loans, offset by $85.7 million of amortization of related intangible assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, MSRs contributed to operating income $92.1 million of gains recognized in conjunction with the origination and sale of mortgage loans, offset by $75.5 million of amortization of related intangible assets.

Amortization expense during the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased by $11.0 million, as compared to the same period in 2021, primarily due to accelerated amortization related to loan payoffs in the Capital Markets business.

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Global Workplace Solutions

The following table summarizes our results of operations for our Global Workplace Solutions operating segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (dollars in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022				2021				2022				2021
Revenue:
Net revenue:
Facilities management	$	1,283,749	26.2	%	$	1,199,657	29.4	%	$	2,526,279	26.0	%	$	2,356,146	29.1	%
Project management	672,218		13.7	%	338,011		8.3	%	1,296,180		13.4	%	646,128		8.0	%
Total segment net revenue	1,955,967		39.9	%	1,537,668		37.7	%	3,822,459		39.4	%	3,002,274		37.0	%
Pass through costs also recognized as revenue	2,952,178		60.1	%	2,545,054		62.3	%	5,891,302		60.6	%	5,106,331		63.0	%
Total segment revenue	4,908,145		100.0	%	4,082,722		100.0	%	9,713,761		100.0	%	8,108,605		100.0	%
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	4,443,566		90.5	%	3,729,624		91.4	%	8,817,533		90.8	%	7,427,397		91.6	%
Operating, administrative and other	254,962		5.2	%	193,284		4.7	%	494,348		5.0	%	369,295		4.6	%
Depreciation and amortization	70,859		1.5	%	32,547		0.8	%	132,828		1.4	%	67,006		0.8	%

Operating income	138,758		2.8	%	127,267		3.1	%	269,052		2.8	%	244,907		3.0	%
Equity (loss) income from unconsolidated subsidiaries	(400)		0.0	%	416		0.0	%	463		0.0	%	234		0.0	%
Other income	870		0.0	%	1,805		0.0	%	2,359		0.0	%	2,071		0.0	%
Add-back: Depreciation and amortization	70,859		1.5	%	32,547		0.8	%	132,828		1.4	%	67,006		0.8	%

Adjustments:


Integration and other costs related to acquisitions	8,209		0.1	%	8,134		0.2	%	16,330		0.1	%	8,134		0.1	%

Segment operating profit and segment operating profit on revenue margin (1)	$	218,296	4.4	%	$	170,169	4.2	%	$	421,032	4.3	%	$	322,352	4.0	%
Segment operating profit on net revenue margin			11.2	%			11.1	%			11.0	%			10.7	%

Segment operating profit attributable to non-controlling interests (1)	$	17,981			$	17			$	34,835			$	23
Segment operating profit attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. (1)	$	200,315			$	170,152			$	386,197			$	322,329

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

Revenue increased by $825.4 million, or 20.2%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to growth in both facilities management line of business, which is contractual in nature, and in project management. We recorded approximately $338.2 million in revenue from Turner & Townsend during the quarter with no such activity in the comparable period. Excluding Turner & Townsend, revenue rose nearly 11.9% with project management up 15.9% due to certain large projects and focused growth initiatives. Foreign currency translation had a 3.6% negative impact on total revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily driven by weakness in the British pound sterling and euro, partially offset by strength in the Brazilian real.

Cost of revenue increased by $713.9 million, or 19.1%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021, driven by the higher revenue leading to higher pass through costs and higher professional compensation. Foreign currency translation had a 3.5% positive impact on total cost of revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2022. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue decreased slightly to 90.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from 91.4% for the same period in 2021, primarily due to increase in project management revenue which generally has higher margins.

Operating, administrative and other expenses increased by $61.7 million, or 31.9%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021. This increase was attributable to higher support staff compensation and related benefits, increased business promotion, advertising and travel, stock compensation expense and integration costs associated with the Turner & Townsend transaction. In addition, we recorded operating expenses incurred by

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Turner & Townsend this quarter with no such activity in the comparable period. Foreign currency translation had a 3.9% positive impact on total operating expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2022.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

Revenue increased by $1.6 billion, or 19.8%, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to growth in our project management line of business, supplemented by a moderate growth in facilities management revenue. We recorded approximately $650.4 million in revenue from Turner & Townsend during the quarter with no such activity in the comparable period. Excluding Turner & Townsend, revenue rose nearly 11.8% with project management up 20.9%. Foreign currency translation had a 2.7% negative impact on total revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily driven by weakness in the euro and British pound sterling partially offset by strength in the Brazilian real.

Cost of revenue increased by $1.4 billion, or 18.7%, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021, driven by the higher revenue leading to higher pass through costs and increased professional compensation. Foreign currency translation had a 2.7% positive impact on total cost of revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2022. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue decreased slightly to 90.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from 91.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2021, primarily due to increase in project management revenue which generally has higher margins.

Operating, administrative and other expenses increased by $125.1 million, or 33.9%, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. This increase was attributable to increased investment in sales and leadership driven roles to drive business growth leading to increased office management and administrative salaries. We also recorded higher stock compensation expenses, employee recruitment costs, and integration related costs for Turner & Townsend. In addition, we recorded operating expenses incurred by Turner & Townsend for the six months ended June 30, 2022 with no such activity in the comparable period. Foreign currency translation also had a 3.0% positive impact on total operating expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2022.

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Real Estate Investments

The following table summarizes our results of operations for our Real Estate Investments operating segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (dollars in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022				2021				2022				2021
Revenue:
Investment management	$	157,554	56.8	%	$	139,271	57.2	%	$	308,121	54.9	%	$	271,342	59.7	%
Development services	119,727		43.2	%	104,092		42.8	%	252,917		45.1	%	183,150		40.3	%
Total segment revenue	277,281		100.0	%	243,363		100.0	%	561,038		100.0	%	454,492		100.0	%
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	74,276		26.8	%	56,970		23.4	%	144,329		25.7	%	97,960		21.6	%
Operating, administrative and other	306,455		110.5	%	235,275		96.7	%	553,207		98.6	%	416,255		91.6	%
Depreciation and amortization	3,618		1.3	%	5,523		2.3	%	7,474		1.3	%	15,953		3.5	%
Asset impairments	26,405		9.5	%	—		0.0	%	26,405		4.7	%	—		0.0	%
Gain on disposition of real estate	177,226		63.9	%	929		0.4	%	198,818		35.4	%	1,085		0.2	%
Operating income (loss)	43,753		15.8	%	(53,476)		(22.0	%)	28,441		5.1	%	(74,591)		(16.5	%)
Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries	172,986		62.4	%	198,173		81.4	%	330,426		58.9	%	255,067		56.1	%
Other (loss) income	(803)		(0.3)	%	2,525		1.0	%	(895)		(0.2)	%	2,952		0.6	%
Add-back: Depreciation and amortization	3,618		1.3	%	5,523		2.3	%	7,474		1.3	%	15,953		3.5	%
Add-back: Asset impairments	26,405		9.5	%	—		0.0	%	26,405		4.7	%	—		0.0	%

Adjustments:
Carried interest incentive compensation (reversal) expense to align with the timing of associated revenue	(7,495)		(2.7	%)	1,672		0.7	%	15,361		2.7	%	17,004		3.7	%
Impact of fair value adjustments to real estate assets acquired in the Telford Acquisition (purchase accounting) that were sold in period	(1,451)		(0.5)	%	(374)		(0.2)	%	(3,147)		(0.5)	%	725		0.2	%



Provision associated with Telford’s fire safety remediation efforts	37,505		13.5	%	—		0.0	%	37,505		6.7	%	—		0.0	%
Segment operating profit (1)	$	274,518	99.0	%	$	154,043	63.2	%	$	441,570	78.7	%	$	217,110	47.6	%

Segment operating profit attributable to non-controlling interests (1)	$	697			$	580			1,372				3,070
Segment operating profit attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. (1)	$	273,821			$	153,463			$	440,198			$	214,040

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

Revenue increased by $33.9 million, or 13.9%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021, primarily driven by an increase in real estate sales, primarily in the United Kingdom. Investment management fees increased which benefited from appreciating asset values. Foreign currency translation had a 6.8% negative impact on total revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily driven by weakness in the British pound sterling and euro.

Cost of revenue increased by $17.3 million, or 30.4%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue was 26.8% as compared to 23.4% last year. This was primarily due to the timing of increased real estate sales in the quarter as well as increased construction costs as a result of inflation in Telford Holmes business. The gross increase in cost of revenue from Telford was subdued by an increased revenue from the investment management line of business, which has no associated cost of revenue. Foreign currency translation had a 10.0% positive impact on total cost of revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2022.

Operating, administrative and other expenses increased by $71.2 million, or 30.3%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021, primarily due to an increase in overall compensation and profit share in our development services and investment management line of business consistent with higher revenue growth as well as the

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provisions related to Telford's building and fire safety remediation work. Foreign currency translation had a 4.9% positive impact on total operating expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2022.

Our equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries declined by $25.2 million, or 12.7%, and gain on disposition of real estate increased by $176.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021. This is primarily due to the composition of the portfolio, deal structures (consolidated versus unconsolidated deals) and timing of the recognition where we had some large unconsolidated deals that generated higher equity earnings in second quarter last year as compared this quarter. We also had certain major consolidated asset sales, primarily land sales, that generated substantial gain upon disposition with minimal such activity last year.

A roll forward of our AUM by product type for the three months ended June 30, 2022 is as follows (dollars in billions):


	Funds		Separate Accounts		Securities		Total
Balance at March 31, 2022	$	61.6	$	73.1	$	12.1	$	146.8
Inflows	6.0		1.7		0.9		8.6
Outflows	(2.5)		(2.0)		(0.4)		(4.9)
Market depreciation	(0.4)		(1.4)		(1.8)		(3.6)
Balance at June 30, 2022	$	64.7	$	71.4	$	10.8	$	146.9

AUM generally refers to the properties and other assets with respect to which we provide (or participate in) oversight, investment management services and other advice, and which generally consist of real estate properties or loans, securities portfolios and investments in operating companies and joint ventures. Our AUM is intended principally to reflect the extent of our presence in the real estate market, not the basis for determining our management fees. Our assets under management consist of:

•the total fair market value of the real estate properties and other assets either wholly-owned or held by joint ventures and other entities in which our sponsored funds or investment vehicles and client accounts have invested or to which they have provided financing. Committed (but unfunded) capital from investors in our sponsored funds is not included in this component of our AUM. The value of development properties is included at estimated completion cost. In the case of real estate operating companies, the total value of real properties controlled by the companies, generally through joint ventures, is included in AUM; and

•the net asset value of our managed securities portfolios, including investments (which may be comprised of committed but uncalled capital) in private real estate funds under our fund of funds investments.

Our calculation of AUM may differ from the calculations of other asset managers, and as a result, this measure may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other asset managers.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

Revenue increased by $106.5 million, or 23.4%, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021, primarily driven by an increase in real estate sales, primarily in the U.K. and an increase in our development and construction management fees in our development services line of business globally. Investment management fees increased supported by strong market appreciation driving up asset fees. Foreign currency translation had a 5.1% negative impact on total revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily driven by strength in the British pound sterling and euro.

Cost of revenue increased by $46.4 million, or 47.3%, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue was 25.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to 21.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2021. This was primarily driven by the timing of increased real estate sales in the quarter as well as increased construction costs due to inflation in our Telford Holmes business. We also experienced a change in composition of revenue for this period. Revenue from global development services, which has an associated cost of revenue in the Telford business increased to 45.1% of total segment revenue as compared to 40.3% last year. Revenue from investment management, which have no associated cost of revenue, contributed 54.9% to total segment revenue as compared to 59.7% last year. Foreign currency translation had a 7.7% positive impact on total cost of revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2022.

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Operating, administrative and other expenses increased by $137.0 million, or 32.9%, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021, primarily due to an increase in overall compensation, bonuses and profit share in our development services and investment management line of business consistent with higher revenue growth. We also recorded approximately $37.5 million of estimated provision related to fire and building safety remediation work that our Telford business will undertake based on the local government mandate. These increases are partially offset by decreases in certain operating expenses, such as occupancy costs, legal fees, and technology related expenses. Foreign currency translation had a 3.6% positive impact on total operating expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2022.

Our equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries increased by $75.4 million, or 29.5%, during the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021. Gain on disposition of real estate increased by $197.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021. This was primarily due to the composition of the portfolio, deal structures, and timing. In the prior year our sales activity was almost entirely sales of our equity interests to our JV partners whereas in the current year we had sales of equity interests as well as significant assets sales, primarily land sales.

A roll forward of our AUM by product type for the six months ended June 30, 2022 is as follows (dollars in billions):


	Funds		Separate Accounts		Securities		Total
Balance at December 31, 2021	$	56.6	$	73.6	$	11.7	$	141.9
Inflows	9.8		4.0		1.8		15.6
Outflows	(3.1)		(5.6)		(0.7)		(9.4)
Market appreciation (depreciation)	1.4		(0.6)		(2.0)		(1.2)
Balance at June 30, 2022	$	64.7	$	71.4	$	10.8	$	146.9

We describe above how we calculate AUM. Also, as noted above, our calculation of AUM may differ from the calculations of other asset managers, and as a result, this measure may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other asset managers.

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Corporate and Other

Our Corporate segment primarily consists of corporate overhead costs. Other consists of activities from strategic non-core non-controlling equity investments and is considered an operating segment but does not meet the criteria for presentation as a separate reportable segment and is, therefore, combined with Corporate function and reported as Corporate and other. The following table summarizes our results of operations for our core Corporate and other segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (dollars in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30, (1)				Six Months Ended June 30, (1)
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Elimination of inter-segment revenue	$	(2,131)	$	(4,457)	$	(7,019)	$	(10,602)
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	(18,330)		(1,654)		(22,447)		(8,448)
Operating, administrative and other	112,990		85,046		212,593		167,775
Depreciation and amortization	8,466		6,846		16,786		14,281


Operating loss	(105,257)		(94,695)		(213,951)		(184,210)
Equity (loss) income from unconsolidated subsidiaries	(54,923)		11,394		(180,111)		37,526
Other (loss) income	(7,029)		6,914		(22,886)		8,952
Add-back: Depreciation and amortization	8,466		6,846		16,786		14,281

Adjustments:


Costs incurred related to legal entity restructuring	10,245		—		11,921		—
Segment operating loss	$	(148,498)	$	(69,541)	$	(388,241)	$	(123,451)

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(1)Percentage of revenue calculations are not meaningful and therefore not included.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

Core corporate

Operating, administrative and other expenses for our core corporate function were approximately $114.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $29.2 million or 34.4% as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021. This was primarily due to an increase in general compensation and related benefits, a provision associated with transfer taxes and costs related to previous legal entity restructures, and outside services, partially offset by a relatively lower stock compensation expense as compared to the prior period when we recorded a catch up related change in estimate due to better than expected company performance.

Other loss was approximately $7.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 versus a net pick up of $6.9 million same period last year. This is primarily comprised of net unfavorable activity related to unrealized and realized gain/loss on equity and available for sale debt securities owned by our wholly-owned captive insurance company. These mark to market adjustments were in a net favorable position compared to the same period of the prior year.

Other (non-core)

Equity loss from non-core non-controlling equity investments (unconsolidated subsidiaries) was approximately $54.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of $66.3 million or 582.0% as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021. This was primarily due to unfavorable fair value adjustments on certain of our non-core non-controlling investments.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

Core corporate

Operating, administrative and other expenses for our core corporate function were approximately $211.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $43.9 million or 26.2% as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. This was primarily due to an increase in general compensation and related benefits, a provision associated with transfer taxes and costs related to previous legal entity restructures, and outside services, partially offset by a relatively lower stock

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compensation expense as compared to prior period when we recorded a catch up related change in estimate due to better than expected company performance.

Other loss was approximately $13.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 versus a net pick up of $9.0 million same period last year. This is primarily comprised of net unfavorable activity related to unrealized and realized gain/loss on equity and available for sale debt securities owned by our wholly-owned captive insurance company. These mark to market adjustments were in a net favorable position compared to the same period of the prior year.

Other (non-core)

Equity loss from non-core non-controlling equity investments (unconsolidated subsidiaries) was approximately $180.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of $217.6 million or 580.0% as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. This was primarily due to an unfavorable adjustment of $159.6 million recorded on our investment in Altus coupled with other insignificant mark to market adjustments for investments where the fair value option has been elected. Such adjustments generated on our non-core portfolio generated a positive mark to market adjustments of $37.5 million last year.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe that we can satisfy our working capital and funding requirements with internally generated cash flow and, as necessary, borrowings under our revolving credit facility. Our expected capital requirements for 2022 include up to approximately $292 million of anticipated capital expenditures, net of tenant concessions. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, we incurred $92.5 million of capital expenditures, net of tenant concessions received, which includes approximately $12.2 million related to technology enablement. As of June 30, 2022, we had aggregate commitments of $106.5 million to fund future co-investments in our Real Estate Investments business, $19.2 million of which is expected to be funded in 2022. Additionally, as of June 30, 2022, we are committed to fund additional capital of $75.4 million and $67.8 million, respectively, to unconsolidated subsidiaries and to consolidated projects within our Real Estate Investments business. As of June 30, 2022, we had $3.0 billion of borrowings available under our revolving credit facilities and $1.2 billion of cash and cash equivalents available for general corporate use.

We have historically relied on our internally generated cash flow and our revolving credit facility to fund our working capital, capital expenditure and general investment requirements (including strategic in-fill acquisitions) and have not sought other external sources of financing to help fund these requirements. In the absence of extraordinary events or a large strategic acquisition, we anticipate that our cash flow from operations and our revolving credit facility would be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash requirements for the foreseeable future, and at a minimum for the next 12 months. Given compensation is our largest expense and our sales and leasing professionals are generally paid on a commission and/or bonus basis that correlates with their revenue production, the negative effect of difficult market conditions is partially mitigated by the inherent variability of our compensation cost structure. In addition, when negative economic conditions have been particularly severe, we have moved decisively to lower operating expenses to improve financial performance, and then have restored certain expenses as economic conditions improved. We may seek to take advantage of market opportunities to refinance existing debt instruments, as we have done in the past, with new debt instruments at interest rates, maturities and terms we deem attractive. We may also, from time to time in our sole discretion, purchase, redeem, or retire our existing senior notes, through tender offers, in privately negotiated or open market transactions, or otherwise.

As noted above, we believe that any future significant acquisitions we may make could require us to obtain additional debt or equity financing. In the past, we have been able to obtain such financing for material transactions on terms that we believed to be reasonable. However, it is possible that we may not be able to obtain acquisition financing on favorable terms, or at all, in the future if we decide to make any further significant acquisitions.

Our long-term liquidity needs, other than those related to ordinary course obligations and commitments such as operating leases, are generally comprised of three elements. The first is the repayment of the outstanding and anticipated principal amounts of our long-term indebtedness. If our cash flow is insufficient to repay our long-term debt when it comes due, then we expect that we would need to refinance such indebtedness or otherwise amend its terms to extend the maturity dates. We cannot make any assurances that such refinancing or amendments would be available on attractive terms, if at all.

The second long-term liquidity need is the payment of obligations related to acquisitions. Our acquisition structures often include deferred and/or contingent purchase consideration in future periods that are subject to the passage of time or achievement of certain performance metrics and other conditions. As of June 30, 2022, we had accrued deferred purchase consideration totaling $565.5 million ($90.3 million of which was a current liability), which was included in “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” and in “Other liabilities” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

Lastly, as described in our 2021 Annual Report, in February 2019, our board of directors authorized a program for the repurchase of up to $500.0 million of our Class A common stock over three years (the 2019 program). During the first quarter of 2022, we fully utilized the remaining capacity and repurchased 615,108 shares of our Class A common stock with an average price of $101.88 per share using cash on hand for $62.7 million.

In November 2021, our board of directors authorized a new program for the company to repurchase up to $2.0 billion of our Class A common stock over five years, effective November 19, 2021 (the 2021 program). During the three months ended June 30, 2022, we repurchased 7,510,123 shares of our common stock with an average price of $81.39 per share using cash on hand for $611.2 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, we repurchased 11,073,401 shares of our common stock with an average price of $84.83 per share using cash on hand for $939.4 million. As of June 30, 2022 and July 31, 2022, respectively, we had $975.0 million and $898.4 million of capacity remaining under the 2021 program.

Our stock repurchases have been funded with cash on hand and we intend to continue funding future repurchases with existing cash. We may utilize our stock repurchase programs to continue offsetting the impact of our stock-based compensation

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program and on a more opportunistic basis if we believe our stock presents a compelling investment compared to other discretionary uses. The timing of any future repurchases and the actual amounts repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including the market price of our common stock, general market and economic conditions and other factors.

Historical Cash Flows

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $60.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of $166.2 million as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. The primary drivers that contributed to the increased usage were as follows: (1) the net cash outflow associated with net working capital deteriorated in the current period as compared to same period last year by approximately $727.0 million. This was primarily due to timing of certain cash tax payments and refunds, increased issuance of incentive compensation in the form of producer based loans, lagged collection of receivables, higher outflow related to net bonus payments, compensation and other employee benefits, and net outflow related to real estate held for sale and under development. This change in working capital was partially offset by lower outflow this quarter as compared to prior period related to settlement of accounts payable and other accrued expenses, and (2) stronger operating performance, supplemented by add backs of higher net non-cash charges, such as impairments.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities totaled $328.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of $15.5 million as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. This decrease was primarily driven by lower contributions to our unconsolidated investments, offset by $5.8 million in higher distributions received from unconsolidated subsidiaries. We also had an increase of capital expenditures compared to 2021 to support various growth initiatives. We spent less on strategic in-fill acquisitions during this period as compared to six months ended June 30, 2021.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities totaled $760.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $379.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increased usage during the quarter was primarily due to $993.8 million used to repurchase shares as compared to $88.3 million in prior period. In addition, the cash flow benefited from the issuance of the 2.500% senior notes in the prior period. This was partially offset by $310.0 million in net proceeds from our revolving credit facility received this quarter whereas no such proceeds were received in the prior period.

Indebtedness

Our level of indebtedness increases the possibility that we may be unable to pay the principal amount of our indebtedness and other obligations when due. In addition, we may incur additional debt from time to time to finance strategic acquisitions, investments, joint ventures or for other purposes, subject to the restrictions contained in the documents governing our indebtedness. If we incur additional debt, the risks associated with our leverage, including our ability to service our debt, would increase.

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Long-Term Debt

We maintain credit facilities with third-party lenders, which we use for a variety of purposes. On March 4, 2019, CBRE Services, Inc. (CBRE Services) entered into an incremental assumption agreement with respect to its credit agreement, dated October 31, 2017 (such agreement, as amended by a December 20, 2018 incremental loan assumption agreement and such March 4, 2019 incremental assumption agreement, is collectively referred to in this Quarterly Report as the 2019 Credit Agreement), which (i) extended the maturity of the U.S. dollar tranche A term loans under such credit agreement, (ii) extended the termination date of the revolving credit commitments available under such credit agreement and (iii) made certain changes to the interest rates and fees applicable to such tranche A term loans and revolving credit commitments under such credit agreement. The proceeds from a new tranche A term loan facility under the 2019 Credit Agreement were used to repay the $300.0 million of tranche A term loans outstanding under the credit agreement in effect prior to the entry into the 2019 incremental assumption agreement. On July 9, 2021, CBRE Services entered into an additional incremental assumption agreement with respect to the 2019 Credit Agreement for purposes of increasing the revolving credit commitments available under the 2019 Credit Agreement by an aggregate principal amount of $350.0 million (the 2019 Credit Agreement, as amended by the July 9, 2021 incremental assumption agreement is collectively referred to in this Quarterly Report as the 2021 Credit Agreement). On December 10, 2021, CBRE Services and certain of the other borrowers entered into an amendment of the 2021 Credit Agreement which (i) changed the interest rate applicable to revolving borrowings denominated in Sterling from a LIBOR-based rate to a rate based on the Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) and (ii) changed the interest rate applicable to revolving borrowings denominated in Euros from a LIBOR-based rate to a rate based on EURIBOR. The revised interest rates went into effect on January 1, 2022.

The 2021 Credit Agreement is a senior unsecured credit facility that is guaranteed by us. As of June 30, 2022, the 2021 Credit Agreement provided for the following: (1) a $3.15 billion revolving credit facility, which includes the capacity to obtain letters of credit and swingline loans and terminates on March 4, 2024 and (2) a €400.0 million term loan facility due and payable in full at maturity on December 20, 2023. On November 23, 2021, we repaid our $300.0 million tranche A term loan facility under the 2021 Credit Agreement.

On March 18, 2021, CBRE Services issued $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.500% senior notes due April 1, 2031 (the 2.500% senior notes) at a price equal to 98.451% of their face value. The 2.500% senior notes are unsecured obligations of CBRE Services, senior to all of its current and future subordinated indebtedness, but effectively subordinated to all of its current and future secured indebtedness. The 2.500% senior notes are jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior basis by us and any domestic subsidiary of CBRE Services that guarantees our 2019 Credit Agreement. Interest accrues at a rate of 2.500% per year and is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1.

On August 13, 2015, CBRE Services issued $600.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.875% senior notes due March 1, 2026 (the 4.875% senior notes) at a price equal to 99.24% of their face value. The 4.875% senior notes are unsecured obligations of CBRE Services, senior to all of its current and future subordinated indebtedness, but effectively subordinated to all of its current and future secured indebtedness. The 4.875% senior notes are jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior basis by us and any domestic subsidiary of CBRE Services that guarantees our 2019 Credit Agreement. Interest accrues at a rate of 4.875% per year and is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1.

On May 21, 2021, we released all existing subsidiary guarantors from their guarantees of our 2021 Credit Agreement, 4.875% senior notes and 2.500% senior notes. Our 2021 Credit Agreement, 4.875% senior notes and 2.500% senior notes

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remain fully and unconditionally guaranteed by CBRE Group, Inc. Combined summarized financial information for CBRE Group, Inc. (parent) and CBRE Services (subsidiary issuer) is as follows (dollars in thousands):


	June 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	14,838	$	8,604
Non-current assets (1)	7,341		34,711
Total assets (1)	$	22,179	$	43,315

Current liabilities	$	331,838	$	17,610
Non-current liabilities (1)	1,342,949		1,083,584
Total liabilities (1)	$	1,674,787	$	1,101,194


	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022		2021 (2)
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenue	$	—	$	—
Operating loss	(1,112)		(986)
Net income	7,875		15,847

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(1)Includes $258.3 million of intercompany loan payables and $25.3 million of intercompany loan receivables from non-guarantor subsidiaries as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. All intercompany balances and transactions between CBRE Group, Inc. and CBRE Services have been eliminated.

(2)Amounts include activity related to our subsidiaries that were still listed as guarantors for the period presented.

For additional information on all of our long-term debt, see Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Item 8 included in our 2021 Annual Report and Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

Short-Term Borrowings

We maintain a $3.15 billion revolving credit facility under the 2021 Credit Agreement and warehouse lines of credit with certain third-party lenders. As of June 30, 2022, $310.0 million was outstanding under the revolving credit facility, as well as letters of credit totaling $2.0 million. As of August 4, 2022, $220.0 million was outstanding under the revolving credit facility. In addition, Turner & Townsend maintains a £120.0 million revolving credit facility under the March 31, 2022 credit agreement, with an additional accordion option of £20.0 million. For additional information on all of our short-term borrowings, see Notes 5 and 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Item 8 included in our 2021 Annual Report and Notes 4 and 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

Off –Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have off-balance sheet arrangements that we believe could have a material current or future impact on our financial condition, liquidity or results of operations. Our off-balance sheet arrangements are described in Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report and are incorporated by reference herein.

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Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “should,” “propose,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will” and similar terms and phrases are used in this Quarterly Report to identify forward-looking statements. Except for historical information contained herein, the matters addressed in this Quarterly Report are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to analyses and other information based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. These statements also relate to our future prospects, developments and business strategies.

These forward-looking statements are made based on our management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events affecting us and are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These uncertainties and factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements.

The following factors are among those, but are not only those, that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements:

•disruptions in general economic, political and regulatory conditions and significant public health events or the outbreak of war, particularly in geographies or industry sectors where our business may be concentrated;

•volatility or adverse developments in the securities, capital or credit markets, interest rate increases and conditions affecting the value of real estate assets, inside and outside the U.S.;

•poor performance of real estate investments or other conditions that negatively impact clients’ willingness to make real estate or long-term contractual commitments and the cost and availability of capital for investment in real estate;

•foreign currency fluctuations and changes in currency restrictions, trade sanctions and import/export and transfer pricing rules;

•disruptions to business, market and operational conditions related to the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact of government rules and regulations intended to mitigate the effects of this pandemic, including, without limitation, rules and regulations that impact us as a loan originator and servicer for U.S. GSEs;

•our ability to compete globally, or in specific geographic markets or business segments that are material to us;

•our ability to identify, acquire and integrate accretive businesses;

•costs and potential future capital requirements relating to businesses we may acquire;

•integration challenges arising out of companies we may acquire;

•increases in unemployment and general slowdowns in commercial activity;

•trends in pricing and risk assumption for commercial real estate services;

•the effect of significant changes in capitalization rates across different property types;

•a reduction by companies in their reliance on outsourcing for their commercial real estate needs, which would affect our revenues and operating performance;

•client actions to restrain project spending and reduce outsourced staffing levels;

•our ability to further diversify our revenue model to offset cyclical economic trends in the commercial real estate industry;

•our ability to attract new user and investor clients;

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•our ability to retain major clients and renew related contracts;

•our ability to leverage our global services platform to maximize and sustain long-term cash flow;

•our ability to continue investing in our platform and client service offerings;

•our ability to maintain expense discipline;

•the emergence of disruptive business models and technologies;

•negative publicity or harm to our brand and reputation;

•the failure by third parties to comply with service level agreements or regulatory or legal requirements;

•the ability of our investment management business to maintain and grow assets under management and achieve desired investment returns for our investors, and any potential related litigation, liabilities or reputational harm possible if we fail to do so;

•our ability to manage fluctuations in net earnings and cash flow, which could result from poor performance in our investment programs, including our participation as a principal in real estate investments;

•the ability of CBRE Capital Markets to periodically amend, or replace, on satisfactory terms, the agreements for its warehouse lines of credit;

•declines in lending activity of U.S. GSEs, regulatory oversight of such activity and our mortgage servicing revenue from the commercial real estate mortgage market;

•changes in U.S. and international law and regulatory environments (including relating to anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, trade sanctions, tariffs, currency controls and other trade control laws), particularly in Asia, Africa, Russia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, due to certain conflicts and the level of political instability in those regions;

•litigation and its financial and reputational risks to us;

•our exposure to liabilities in connection with real estate advisory and property management activities and our ability to procure sufficient insurance coverage on acceptable terms;

•our ability to retain, attract and incentivize key personnel;

•our ability to manage organizational challenges associated with our size;

•liabilities under guarantees, or for construction defects, that we incur in our development services business;

•variations in historically customary seasonal patterns that cause our business not to perform as expected;

•our leverage under our debt instruments as well as the limited restrictions therein on our ability to incur additional debt, and the potential increased borrowing costs to us from a credit-ratings downgrade;

•our and our employees’ ability to execute on, and adapt to, information technology strategies and trends;

•cybersecurity threats or other threats to our information technology networks, including the potential misappropriation of assets or sensitive information, corruption of data or operational disruption;

•our ability to comply with laws and regulations related to our global operations, including real estate licensure, tax, labor and employment laws and regulations, as well as data privacy and protection regulations, and the anti-corruption laws and trade sanctions of the U.S. and other countries;

•changes in applicable tax or accounting requirements;

•any inability for us to implement and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting;

•the effect of implementation of new accounting rules and standards or the impairment of our goodwill and intangible assets;

•the performance of our equity investments in companies we do not control; and

•the other factors described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, included under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies,” “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” and Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” or as described in our 2021 Annual Report, in particular in Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors”, or as described in the other documents and reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties is contained in our other periodic filings with the SEC.

Investors and others should note that we routinely announce financial and other material information using our Investor Relations website (https://ir.cbre.com), SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls and webcasts. We use these channels of distribution to communicate with our investors and members of the public about our company, our services and other items of interest. Information contained on our website is not part of this Quarterly Report or our other filings with the SEC.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The information in this section should be read in connection with the information on market risk related to changes in interest rates and non-U.S. currency exchange rates in Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our 2021 Annual Report.

Our exposure to market risk primarily consists of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations related to our international operations and changes in interest rates on debt obligations. We manage such risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of our debt funding and by using derivative financial instruments. We apply Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” when accounting for derivative financial instruments. In all cases, we view derivative financial instruments as a risk management tool and, accordingly, do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.

Exchange Rates

Our foreign operations expose us to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. These fluctuations may impact the value of our cash receipts and payments in terms of our functional (reporting) currency, which is the U.S. dollar. See the discussion of international operations, which is included in Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the caption “Items Affecting Comparability—International Operations” and is incorporated by reference herein.

Interest Rates

We manage our interest expense by using a combination of fixed and variable rate debt. Historically, we have entered into interest rate swap agreements to attempt to hedge the variability of future interest payments due to changes in interest rates. As of June 30, 2022, we did not have any outstanding interest rate swap agreements.

The estimated fair value of our senior term loans was approximately $413.2 million at June 30, 2022. Based on dealers’ quotes, the estimated fair value of our 4.875% senior notes and 2.500% senior notes was $607.4 million and $506.1 million, respectively, at June 30, 2022.

We utilize sensitivity analyses to assess the potential effect on our variable rate debt. If interest rates were to increase 100 basis points on our outstanding variable rate debt at June 30, 2022, the net impact of the additional interest cost would be a decrease of $2.1 million on pre-tax income and a decrease of $2.1 million in cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires that we conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, and we have a disclosure policy in furtherance of the same. This evaluation is designed to ensure that all corporate disclosure is complete and accurate in all material respects. The evaluation is further designed to ensure that all information required to be disclosed in our SEC reports is accumulated and communicated to management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures and recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods and in the manner specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer supervise and participate in this evaluation, and they are assisted by members of our Disclosure Committee. Our Disclosure Committee consists of our General Counsel, our Deputy CFO and Chief Accounting Officer, our Chief Transformation Officer, our Chief Communication Officer, our Senior Officers of significant business lines and other select employees.

We conducted the required evaluation, and our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined by Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) were not effective as of June 30, 2022 due to the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting that were disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report.

Notwithstanding such material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, our management concluded that our consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q present fairly, in all material respects, the company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of the dates, and for the periods presented, in conformity with U.S. GAAP.

Remediation

As previously described in Part II, Item 9A of our 2021 Annual Report, we continue to implement our remediation plans to address the material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting related to the Global Workplace Solutions EMEA business. During the three months ended June 30, 2022, we performed several activities to further our remediation efforts:

•Implemented focused training, including mandatory on-the-job-training; and

•Enhanced controls, including reallocation of certain control activities to additional resources

Though further remediation efforts were made this quarter, such weaknesses will not be considered fully remediated until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through formal testing, that these controls are operating effectively.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

There have been no material changes to our legal proceedings as previously disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to our risk factors as previously disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Open market share repurchase activity during the three months ended June 30, 2022 was as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022	2,486,307	$	86.83	2,486,307
May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022	3,755,408	80.26		3,755,408
June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022	1,268,408	74.09		1,268,408
	7,510,123	$	81.39	7,510,123	$	975,010

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(1)During 2019, our board of directors authorized a program for the company to repurchase up to $500.0 million of our Class A common stock over three years. In November 2021, our board of directors authorized a new program for the company to repurchase up to $2.0 billion of our Class A common stock over five years, effective November 19, 2021, bringing the total authorized amount under both programs to a total of $2.5 billion. During the second quarter of 2022, we repurchased $611.2 million of our common stock under the 2021 program. The remaining $975.0 million in the table represents the amount available to repurchase shares under the authorized repurchase programs as of June 30, 2022.

Our stock repurchase programs do not obligate us to acquire any specific number of shares. Under these programs, shares may be repurchased in privately negotiated and/or open market transactions, including under plans complying with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. The timing of any future repurchases and the actual amounts repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including the market price of our common stock, general market and economic conditions and other factors.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit No.

Exhibit Description

Form

SEC File No.

Exhibit

Filing Date

Filed Herewith

3.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CBRE Group, Inc.

8-K

001-32205

3.1

05/23/2018

3.2

Amended and Restated By-Laws of CBRE Group, Inc.

8-K

001-32205

3.1

03/27/2020

22.1

Subsidiary Issuers and Guarantors of CBRE Group, Inc.’s Registered Debt

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


			CBRE GROUP, INC.

Date: August 4, 2022			/s/ EMMA E. GIAMARTINO
			Emma E. Giamartino Global Group President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: August 4, 2022			/s/ MADELEINE BARBER
			Madeleine Barber Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)