The Shifting Landscape of Location Strategy
August 13, 2026
The conditions that are influencing location decisions are experiencing accelerated change. Corporate real estate and site selection professionals are operating in an increasingly complex landscape that requires location evaluations that take a range of surging forces into account. Labor availability, housing affordability, population growth, infrastructure capacity and automation are among the dynamic factors contributing to the shifting landscape and are affecting relocation, expansion and capital investment decisions.
This piece draws on ongoing EY advisory work with communities and organizations across the U.S. to highlight some of the most significant forces for corporate location strategy — and what site selectors should be discerning.


