Corporate real estate has moved from a fixed cost to a strategic variable, and the changes underway are structural rather than cyclical.
The landscape
Organizations are reassessing how much space they need, where it should be and what it should do. Hybrid work made a large share of conventional office space redundant while raising expectations for the space that remains.
Technology in the decision
Occupancy data, utilization sensors and analytics now inform leasing decisions that were previously made on headcount projections. Companies can see which space is used and which is not, and they are acting on it.
Workspace design
Demand has shifted toward collaboration areas, meeting capacity and amenity, and away from rows of individual desks. Quality per square foot is rising while total square footage falls.
Why it reaches residential
Where companies place offices shapes commuting, and commuting shapes housing demand. Corporate footprint decisions are a leading indicator for which neighborhoods see pressure, which makes this worth watching even if you never lease commercial space.
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