The Intelligent Connected Workplace

whitePaper | October 27, 2022

Commercial real estate used to be an ‘easy’ investment, with long-term leases and stable, predictable ROI. But the office real estate landscape has profoundly changed. First with the emergence of coworking spaces, shorter-term leases and pay-as-you-go flexibility. Then the market was shaken up by the COVID-19 pandemic and the massive remote work experiment that it forced almost overnight.

whitePaper | November 10, 2022

The U.S. Department of Labor defines inflation as “the overall general upward price movement of goods and services in an economy.” When we wrote our inflation piece in the summer of 2021, many economists and politicians were characterizing inflation as transitory. A year later, inflation has started to take hold in key areas of the market which will have an impact on how real estate investors should view their current and prospective investment. The annual inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been 7.5% or higher since January of this year, peaking at 9.05% in June.

whitePaper | April 21, 2023

For generations, public markets have been the beating heart of capitalism, reaching their zenith in the latter part of 20th Century, when stock markets in Wall Street, the City of London, Hong Kong, and others were the great centers of capital raising, corporate investment and growth.

whitePaper | December 8, 2022

Economic change, both positive and negative, has a direct impact on business strategy. Think: As consumer spending slows and revenues drop, companies may cut back on hiring employees or buying new equipment. If spending increases, new employees and more materials are needed to adapt to this change.

whitePaper | February 5, 2023

A key challenge facing real estate investors and property owners is ensuring the value of their portfolios keeps rising. Various external factors can harm property valuations, but applying environmental, social, and governance standards causes increases. Many companies are turning to ESG consulting to take advantage of this trend.

whitePaper | May 7, 2022

Real estate has always been a reliable way of storing value throughout history. It has gained popularity not only as a store of value but also as an income source over the last decades generating income for it’s owners. Although it is a secure way of storing value as an asset, it has become more difficult to obtain and invest in due to extensive paperwork, middlemans. It’s fast growing market capitalization led to a higher minimum entry barrier. It has gotten harder for the lower and middle class to become a homeowner dooming the working class to rent or a lifetime of mortgage payments.