Reading Time: 2 minutesBack in the 1990s, television viewers were delighted by a new viewing experience. The plasma TV offered viewers picture quality that was absolutely outstanding. For those who could afford the outrageous prices (not me), it was awesome. Since that time, the screens have become bigger, the picture quality better, and prices have fallen like a …
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter decades of chugging along with business as usual, the commercial real estate industry has recently been shaken up by a new, complementary industry: property technology. Fondly known as proptech, this gamechanger brings both powerful software and an overall mentality shift — much like financial technologies, or fintech, did for the world of finance. Property …
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Reading Time: 3 minutesPanta rhei. So observed Heraclitus of Ephesus approximately 2,500 years ago. Literally translated from ancient Greek as “everything flows” or “all things are in flux,” the philosophical concept of panta rhei is perhaps more resonant to us in the familiar vernacular, “there is nothing so constant as change.” The commercial real estate industry has been …
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s no secret that commercial real estate data and trends have been evolving at a breakneck pace. In our commercial real estate outlook 2020, commercial property data was just beginning to indicate a wave of unprecedented change for the market. The more the workforce was forced out of the public realm due to global events, …
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn our 2021 Industry Outlook, The State of Tenant Experience, we discuss the rise of “phygital” or omnichannel experiences for the office — or the use of technology to bridge the divide between the physical and digital worlds in a unique and interactive way for the end-user. Though relatively new to the commercial real estate …
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Reading Time: 3 minutesGoogle has become well-known as one of the best places to work in the world. The company focuses on the employee experience better than any other — its offices are amenity rich, featuring coffee bars and restaurants, gyms, massage services, dry cleaning pick-up and drop-off, and so much more. It is truly an experience worth …
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe image of an accelerating, ever-enlarging snowball rolling downhill is one of the most universally understood symbols of a force; once begun, it continues to grow with a powerful, unrelenting, and unstoppable momentum of its own. A seemingly insignificant, hand-fashioned frozen sphere may start its journey unassumingly, gathering in diameter and energy as it descends …
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe logistics around where, when, and how people work have changed drastically — especially due to the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. To triumph over constantly evolving health and safety regulations, landlords and property teams have had to navigate uncertain waters and ensure that buildings remain a safe workplace environment, as well as discover …
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Reading Time: 3 minutesSmart technology in buildings has been one of the biggest trends in construction since 2015, and it continues to gain strong momentum as the office sector enters a new era of technological innovation. What is a smart building, you may ask? In simple terms, the smart building definition is a building integrated with advanced technologies. …
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen our CEO Chase Garbarino announced HqO’s $34.2 million Series B funding round back in December of 2019, he stated: “It has been two years since we launched our first version of the HqO platform. At the time, we believed (and experienced first-hand in our offices of old) that commercial real estate needed to become …
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’re new to the commercial real estate world, “proptech” is likely one of the buzzwords you’ve heard thrown around. But what is proptech for commercial real estate, and what exactly does it all mean? Here’s a quick breakdown of proptech companies, and how they are already giving commercial real estate (CRE) professionals a competitive …