2022 was supposed to be a year of accelerating growth as we recover from the pandemic, especially for commercial real estate sectors that were particularly hard hit, such as retail, office and hotels. While the economic prognosis is still good, the Delta variant is raising doubts about top line forecasts. What can CRE expect in […]
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Reducing Carbon Emissions
Over the years, green buildings have gained much importance as they provide an effective means to achieve a range of global sustainability goals
Austin, TX – 2021’s Booming Market
Wrapping up the fourth quarter of 2020, Austin felt the effects of the prolonged pandemic. Employment fell nearly 1.5% year-over-year, losing approximately 16,000 jobs. A continually-increasing amount of sublet space added to the vast number of vacant space throughout the market. On a positive note, 2020 saw a stream of large, innovative companies heading to […]
Looking Back at 2020: An Aberration or a Pathbreaker?
As the countdown to 2021 begins, we need to pause and revisit “the year 2020”. What started off as an exceptional year, beset with high expectations, was brought to a grinding halt by the COVID-19 pandemic. The real estate sector had just about come out of the shadows of RERA and GST, showing traction in the […]
Automation & Robotics in Construction
While the global construction industry has witnessed some major developments in the field of automation, its adoption on a wider scale has been far from promising. In the times of the pandemic, when it is crucial to remotely manage on-site labourers while ensuring strict adherence to mandatory health checks as well as adequate social distancing […]
Evolution of the Office Space
Do you even need office space? From small startups and business behemoths to conservative law firms and free-spirited tech firms, businesses are rethinking the role of office space – and whether they even need it. COVID-19 has changed the way people physically interact with real estate. This has resulted in lasting behavioral changes in the […]
Union Budget 2020 – Key Takeaways
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2020 anchored around the 3 major themes of Aspirational India, Economic Development and a Caring society. The Budget focussed on proposing new schemes for mostly every sector, with the objective of reviving the Indian Economy through proposing changes in Income Tax Slabs, tax reforms, policy changes for […]
Sustainability & E-commerce
Given the rising popularity of e-commerce and the change in the buying pattern of the customer with e-commerce accounting for a larger chunk of purchases worldwide, it is only fair that we look at the sustainability of the industry. Packaging and shipping or logistics are two areas of concern where sustainable best practices can go a long way […]
Psychographics.
One of the top design trends today, psychographics is changing the way workplaces are designed. It is doing away with the world of uncertainty and becoming a keystone in the decision making process. While demographics deals with gender, age, income, education, marital status, race etc., psychographics deals with the attitudes, values and opinions, daily habits, […]
2020: Expectations for The Road Ahead
The year 2019 proved to be a rather staid roller coaster ride for the real estate industry, with its share of ‘highs’ and ‘lows’ devoid of the convulsive stir that the industry had witnessed during the period 2016-2018. This, perhaps, is a sign that the industry is gradually inching towards normalcy and the dust created […]