Technology is undermining the foundation of real estate asset value. It is changing the way humans use retail, office, residential, lodging and industrial space. It is redefining the meaning of location, visibility, and accessibility. It is democratizing access to capital, relationships, and information. It is eroding the ... Read More
19
Oct2020
12
Oct2020
Retail trends around the globe. The retail sector can be divided into four subgroups: (1) Shopping malls (2) street commerce (3) outlets and lifestyle centers (4) neighborhood centers and power centers. By all accounts, the retail sector has been significantly harmed; the degree of damage will be determined ... Read More
05
Oct2020
These days, I'm reading Dr. Tal Ben - Shahar's book. Thoughts."Friendship doubles happiness and cuts sadness in two" The fact that an employee has a good friend in the office is associated with high levels of satisfaction, and lower burnout. People want to stay in an office where ... Read More
29
Sep2020
“I feel the need, the need for speed!" - Tom Cruise (“Maverick”), Top GunIndeed, Maverick, we feel the same! The choice of location for a company’s data center is predicated on the degree of need for speedy, real-time information. A few of the factors in making this ... Read More
22
Sep2020
The data center (server farm) keeps the world connected.
In early 2020, over a matter of days, hundreds of millions of
people around the world transitioned to working from home, which caused a
dramatically increased need for data storage space. Zoom, alone, has moved from
an average of ... Read More
15
Sep2020
Last week we spoke
with our friend & colleague Tamir Leon, an applied anthropologist. His
words and ideas so greatly fascinated us that we want to share them with you.
In August 2000, 82% of
managers in the USA stated their intent to transition to a hybrid work ... Read More
08
Sep2020
Peak demand for Logistics & Storage spaces, the long-time
darling of commercial real estate, even before the pandemic.
With continued social distancing and work from home, about 15%
of the retail demand moving online and companies reducing office spaces, prices
are falling in these sectors, while the demand ... Read More
01
Sep2020
…"Are we headed for a Spring of hope, or a Winter of
despair"… Charles Dickens.
From our market understanding and experience, we at Avison Young –
Propertech, can feel the wind of change. It is probably too early to
predict, numerous employees have been working from home for months ... Read More
25
Aug2020
In the year 2005, Rina
Frank published the book "Every House Needs a Balcony". In 2020 and
thereafter, every office building needs a flexible workspace, not necessarily
in the “WeWork” sense.
In the dynamic and
incoherent situation of today, many companies, especially Fortune 100
companies, (every landlord wants to lease ... Read More
18
Aug2020
Over the last few
days, I experienced a feeling of contentment and joy. Two years ago, we met
Chanie, a very pleasant
CFO of a small company, about 10 persons, in the central lounge at WeWork
Herzliya. They had 3 small rooms there and the lounge was the only place we
could sit ... Read More