Notes on buildings, tenants, and the market.

Back 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), ...

The modern commercial real estate (CRE) market has gone through an unprecedented digital transformation. With the value equation shifting from buildings themselves to the people who occupy them, modern office technology ...

With a COVID-19 vaccine making its way across the world, there is a tremendous need for commercial real estate (CRE) owners and operators to show tenants what is currently being done at their offices, and what will ...

After 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 ...

There are many hypotheses on the changes — both long- and short-term — coming to the commercial real estate (CRE) industry in a post-COVID world. What will not change are the fundamentals of the industry: occupancy ...

Panta 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 ...

Tenant experience technology has become the force bringing commercial real estate (CRE) leaders and property teams closer to their building occupants than ever before. The rise of tenant experience can not only be ...

What is building analytics software, and how can it help property teams succeed? In order for the office sector to survive, there needs to be a keen focus on attracting and retaining tenants, while creating unique ...

This blog is co-authored by HqO’s Courtney Eastes and John Bosch of the Customer Success team It all starts with a simple question: What is our purpose as a business? HqO produces software, but is that our purpose, or ...

Being able to successfully and efficiently manage your company’s information and digital infrastructure is imperative for today’s world. Especially in the commercial real estate (CRE) industry, the right identity and ...

The modern commercial real estate (CRE) market has gone through an unprecedented digital transformation. As more and more property teams and tenants alike try to determine what makes a good property management company, ...

The rapid adoption of technology within the commercial real estate (CRE) industry has shifted the traditional value equation for properties everywhere, from buildings and location to people. In order to triumph among ...

Smart buildings are modern marvels that use automation to everyone’s advantage. Smart building technology may control everything from lighting, to advanced HVAC systems, to security. Overall, the goal for implementing ...

How you think about your tenant engagement approach can determine your successes or failures as a business. In today’s commercial real estate (CRE) landscape, this rings true more than ever. Due to the sudden boom of ...

The commercial real estate (CRE) industry has seen significant change over the last 5 to 10 years. This change can be tied to the evolving tenant demands that have come from an economy moving at the speed of the ...

We can all think of our favorite office building amenities: the fancy on-site gym that you go to before and after work, the lounge and game rooms that help you unwind during a stressful work day, and even the available ...

Big data has transformed the commercial real estate industry, as landlords and property teams now have access to significant end-user insights through an influx of new technology partners. However, merely sourcing this ...

As the office sector undergoes a complete digital revolution, the recent influx of technology partners in the market has also led to an influx in commercial real estate analytics. Now more than ever, we’re acknowledging ...

When I was a kid, I had a poster in my room. It looked like some sort of funky art print, but it was much more than that. What most people couldn’t see, was that the poster was actually of a pod of dolphins swimming in ...

It’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 ...