Whether you are a buyer, a seller or just a keen observer you may be wondering what are the factors that go into determining the value of a coworking or flexible office site or portfolio. Well, there are several ways this can be done, so let’s dash through a few of them and then focus on what I observe is the primary method.

A new wave of tenants will be attracted to and pay a premium for truly compelling workspaces, the likes of which are currently rare. In particular, there is an opportunity now to transform secondary assets (A- to C grade) into customer-centric individualised offerings.

4 key tips for expanding your coworking business

Transparency is fundamental to enduring investor and consumer confidence. If the flexible workspace sector is to mature into its rightful place in the commercial real estate sector and a vital service to occupiers, change is needed.

For many employers, near-to-home workspace will be a vital component of their hybrid workplace planning. Here, we examine how ready the Australian market is to support its implementation.

Occupiers are increasingly telling me of their need for a wider range of office products - highlighting market gaps. An important deficiency is the supply of well-appointed managed suites.

Henry Ford is purported to have said, “if I had asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses.”

The results of customer surveys can be skewed by them not knowing what is possible.

Mirvac has launched a coworking space in a former bank branch.

Landlords need to do everything in their power to attract workers back into the office as soon as government regulation permits. A failure to do so could have a significant impact on demand for commercial office space.

Large landlords each represent billions of dollars. That value, traditionally perceived as inherent, is under threat.

Bioom’s top six predictions for the impact of the pandemic on the flexible workspace sector.

Going are the days when an office building lobby’s distinguishing features are its great expanses and expensive finishes. Increasingly, it is recognised that a lobby’s critical success factor is how it makes people interact and feel in the space.

The seemingly unstoppable growth of coworking in Australia has businesses and governments wondering what it all means to them. How much disruption will it bring to traditional real estate models and workplace, and where might the opportunity be?

Almost every business sector has a clear idea as to who its customer is. But does the commercial property landlord?

While fundamental change can be deeply disruptive and can compromise productivity, small change in the workplace can have a positive impact on the workforce.

A recent announcement by British Land is an early indicator of an emerging trend in which landlords take a more direct role in providing customer-centric vertically integrated solutions.

Those who I put this question to often look at me like I am trying to trick them, and there is relief when I hint that they can give more than one answer.

For most of us the best place to do our work will depend on what we need to be productive in at the time.