Our Top 8 CRE Blogs and News Sites

In Our Bookmarks: our team’s favorite CRE news sources Today’s commercial real estate industry is a rollercoaster. From hotel bankruptcies and urban flight to the rapid growth of wholly new micro-markets and workspace models, one could spend hours scanning business publications, company updates, and Twitter feeds to stay on top of what’s happening. Because (now…

Q&A: Head of Real Estate Karen McClellan on Schneider Electric’s New Flex Space Solution

Coffee With: Karen McClellan, Head of Real Estate at Schneider Electric This enterprise company wanted for years to implement a vision of the ‘Workplace of the Future.’ In our “Coffee With the Experts” interview series, Karen McClellan shares how, in the tumult of 2020, Colliers helped them take the leap. The biggest companies can be…

Q&A: Why Rocean CCO Andre Jacquet Went From ‘Early Adopter’ to Early Investor

Coffee With: Andre Jacquet, Chief Commercial Officer at Rocean In our “Coffee With the Experts” interview series, CCO of water transformation tech company Rocean Andre Jacquet shares how the flex workspace platform helped this young company thrive, and how his experiences at Dyson and Microsoft tipped him off that the hyperflex model wasn’t just for…

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For Years, Employees Have Been Asking for a New World of Flexibility. 2020 Proved It Works

By this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, my fellow CEOs know well: At the core of employee happiness is one consistently shared value: flexibility.  Parents need flexible hours. Talent who are immunocompromised need flexible work geography, determining their workspace according to their level of risk. Employees who found it hard to focus in a shared…

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Q&A: Flex Space Strategist Vincent Lottefier on the Promise—and Challenges—of Hyperflex

Coffee With: Vincent Lottefier, Upflex Chief Strategy Officer JLL veteran and newly appointed Upflex Chief Strategy Officer Vincent Lottefier talks in our “Coffee With the Experts” interview series about “hyperflex” space, obstacles to adoption, and having 76 places he can work on any given day. Enterprise companies’ real estate portfolios are expected to become more…

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Q&A: Colliers Flex Space VP Francesco De Camilli on How the Pandemic Is Changing Portfolios

Coffee With: Francesco De Camilli, Colliers International VP of Flex Space   As a vice president of flexible workplace at one of the world’s leading commercial real estate brokerages, Francesco De Camilli has had a behind-the-scenes view on how companies are planning for the future of work — and how workspace needs are evolving accordingly. In our…