Before concluding the opening day for MIPIM 2024, Kai-Uwe Bergmann from BIG unveiled a spectrum of pioneering housing solutions, each championing affordability, sustainability, and accessibility. Initiatives prioritized providing housing for all and revitalizing spaces. The transformative potential of modular construction techniques, especially using eco-friendly wooden prefab units that repurpose scrap materials, showcases a commitment to adaptable design for seamless integration in various environments. Photograph by Rasmus Hjortshoj   A standout example of an innovative approach is ..read more

MIPIM Director Nicolas Kozubek inaugurated the 2024 MIPIM conference on Monday, March 11th, engaging in a captivating dialogue with Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen. Together, they explored the myriad challenges and opportunities confronting the real estate industry, particularly concerning housing and the climate.   Unlocking the Secret to Happiness Hæstorp Andersen explained that people experience the greatest happiness when they feel a belongingness within a community, complemented by convenient access to public transportation and walkability throughout a city. Du ..read more

Our office is undergoing a transformation. A place of life for some and a source of income for others, this real estate asset is directly exposed to the societal, environmental, and economic changes shaking our ecosystem. Increased demand for flexibility, new hybrid work practices, the quest for financial security, and energy efficiency… significant macro and structural changes require a reorganization of the office and better alignment with user requirements as well as owners’ financial imperatives. What if we were to draw inspiration from the revolution experienced by the hospitality indust ..read more

Our cities have been the beating hearts of progress and innovation for decades. Yet, with cities responsible for 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions, they have become the frontline in the fight against climate change. New buildings may be more energy efficient, but 80% of buildings that will be standing in 2050 have already been built. Demolition and reconstruction are not a viable option, given the environmental cost. So, what’s the game plan? Repurposing. Many cities consist of towers designed for a single function – which is no longer a sustainable approach. As office vacancy rates cont ..read more

Spotlight on the European Industrial and Logistics sector According to Colliers’ Global Investor Outlook (GIO) survey results, published in November 2023, investment sentiment was beginning to gradually turn more positive in the final quarter of 2023. The 2024 GIO is the fourth annual edition that Colliers has published. GIO synthesizes the views of Colliers Capital Markets experts and the results of a survey from international investors. The findings and opinions featured in the report are shaped by their responses.   Focusing on the industrial and logistics (I&L) sector GIO reported ..read more

At MIPIM we are committed to championing the work the built environment sector is doing to tackle climate change and providing a global forum to drive progress. With COP28 featuring some key commitments that will impact on buildings and cities, we will have an opportunity to understand more deeply what this means for our sector and how businesses, organisations and governments need to act. It is well documented that the built environment has a significant impact on the planet – the built environment contributes 40% of the world’s carbon emissions and research by Statista in 2022 suggests that ..read more

On January 21, 2020, the Financial Times published the blog, “Sky is the limit for London office rents.” Fast-forward three years later those words are treading on shaky ground.   Democratization drives the office market Two months after that blog was published the world shut down. The office market cratered and work from home became the norm. Three years later we see that hybrid work environments are now commonplace across the globe and office real estate participants are faced with “having a lot of conversations where people are reevaluating what needs to be done”, says Nick Oddy from ..read more

Challenges and Opportunity of U.S. Real Estate Conference during MIPIM 2023. The Visionary Brain Behind Public-Private Initiatives in NYC Challenges and Opportunity of US Real Estate opens with NYCEDC’s COO Melissa Román Burch, who oversees Asset Management and Real Estate Transaction Services. She administers NYCEDC’s portfolio, which includes 200+ unique and iconic assets spanning 64 million square feet of commercial and industrial real estate, essential infrastructure, and energy assets. She is in charge of public-private initiatives on City-owned property. Melissa begins the discussion by ..read more

The PropTask Marketplace: Real estate is certainly about properties but real estate is very much a people business and finding the right property specialists can be difficult without proper data. PropTask is a win-win, two way online marketplace for customers to find the right property specialists for their real estate project. Whether it is a property surveyor, land use attorney, termite inspector, mold remediation, or any one of the many types of property vendors needed for the closing, development and management of real estate, PropTask has the qualified and verified experts on their platfo ..read more

Salaries are always a bit of a mystery when you work in a newer industry like PropTech. Benefits and other aspects of compensation like equity and bonus potential are also veiled. This leaves both job seekers and hiring companies alike in the dark about what salaries should be, and more importantly, what a generous, total compensation package looks like. This summer, we partnered with Fifth Wall, the biggest VC firm in the industry, to find out what it’s like to work in PropTech. From compensation to employee satisfaction and workplace models, we asked 500 people in the industry to tell us ho ..read more