Is the Retail Real Estate Industry Doomed?

whitePaper | December 12, 2022

We are halfway through 2022 and home lending has swiftly shifted in a direction that many didn’t predict. U.S. mortgage rates have soared above 5%, ARM volume accounts for more than 20% of all mortgage refinance and purchases transactions. Home equity volume is up more than 40% from 2021.

whitePaper | January 5, 2023

Digital transformation is progressing rapidly and companies are under increasing pressure to adapt. Rising construction costs, the price of raw materials and supply problems are putting a strain on project owners as well as investors.

whitePaper | March 2, 2023

The Australian property system fails both renters and landlords. Renters face fierce competition for leases and poor tenure security when they do find one. Meanwhile, up to two thirds of landlords get poorer financial returns than if they had invested in super, alongside property management headaches and unexpected maintenance costs. It is only by fully understanding what has led to this dynamic that we can design solutions that will actually work.

whitePaper | March 23, 2022

It’s hard to overstate the transformation that work has undergone during the pandemic. While some progressive organizations had implemented remote work policies previously, the vast majority of professional employees were in a routine of traditional commuting and in-office working, and found their lives and schedules upturned in 2020.

whitePaper | June 30, 2022

Companies aiming to improve their workplaces are juggling a large set of competing demands for investment to support both on-site and remote work. With so many new priorities, a natural question to ask when evaluating any new product is how the returns on that investment (ROI) compare to those of other potential products. Smart workplace solutions, which encompass hardware and software solutions to optimize the physical workplace, streamline ways of working in the office, and create a positive workplace experience, have become increasingly cost-effective but can still represent a significant investment. Discussions of ROI for smart workplace technologies often stumble over the fact that the technologies have an extremely wide range of applications, not all of which will be relevant to every company, both because of differences in workplace cultures and existing technologies.

whitePaper | May 11, 2022

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