Real Estate As A Service
The Real Cloud.
Although – it may be just as blasphemous for me to say this as it was when Microsoft first realized the power of “the cloud” – but… is Real Estate going the way of creating its own “cloud”?
The current trends of globalization, distributed work, cloud computing, specialization, collaboration, sustainability, telecommuting, etc. are affecting how some of the big guys are utilizing their physical real estate. And the little guy doesn’t need much any more to get a profitable business up and running. Gone are the days of the storefront… even for stores.
So why is the real estate industry not embracing these trends? Regus has been a leader in this world and co-working locations are helping to move us there… but when will the days of “Real Estate As A Service” become mainstream?
Young entrepreneurs, experienced consultants and corporate executives alike – need not be constrained by the current models of “office space”. There is another way. Property owners – embrace the cloud and benefit from it. Next time you do a rent survey – make sure to include home offices as part of the competition…
Agreed, and very insightful, this REAAS thought. While Logicomm has always maintained a virtual footprint, it’s nice to have someplace to go, as evidenced by a meeting we held at OfficeLAB earlier this week.
As we grow out service area, it’d be nice to be able to move from place to place and take advantage of space for hours, rather than months.
Imagine the savings if a company didn’t have to open a branch office in every city in which they were doing business, instead using space as needed for client meetings, presentations and the like.
It’s a great use of the ‘as a service’ model, Wayne, and one of many ways that we’re all changing the way we do business with one another.
Home office as a competitor with office space… glad someone is waking up to realise it!
Jim Van
Logicomm, Inc.
http://www.logicomm-inc.com
Jim Van
February 26, 2009 at 1:32 am