1: ReThinking the Office: What is happening in the office sector?

Conversations by Cushman & Wakefield: ReThinking the Office Sector

Anshul Jain and Dr Dominic Brown provide an overview of the office sector in Asia Pacific right now... and consider how it could look in 10 years' time.
Guests:

• Dr Dominic Brown, Head of International Research (Brisbane)
• Anshul Jain, Managing Director of Singapore and Southeast Asia and Head of Tenant Representation, Asia Pacific (Singapore)
• Host: Amy Kelly, Associate Director of Public Relations, Asia Pacific

In this episode:

• Cyclical vs structural changes
• 5 structural changes: Sustainability, wellness, return to office (RTO), the purpose of the office, amenities, office occupancy rates
• Mandates and optimising space through RTO policies
• After all this right-sizing, will occupiers need more space?
• City vacancy rates vs sub-market vacancy rates
• The bifurcation within new-ish office stock
• Gen Z, the Millennials and their impact on the office
• B Grade stock with A Grade services
• How the macro-economic market is impacting the office
• What does it mean for occupiers?

Links:

• ReThinking the Office Sector: Optimising your asset for a new era
• Episode 02: ReThinking the Office Sector: What do Occupiers Want?
• Episode 03: ReThinking the Office Sector: Is sustainability causing obsolescence?
• Episode 04: ReThinking the Office Sector: What does it all mean for investors?

Production by Maxwell Love (Cushman & Wakefield) and Brad Born (90 Seconds Productions)