“THERE’S A WAY TO DO IT BETTER – FIND IT.”

During Portugal’s national lockdown, Fonseca’s senior coliving residence in Lisbon was unexpectedly turned into an intergenerational coliving community, with 35 members of staff joining the senior residents for 64 days in total confinement in Alvalade. And the result? They all loved it. Find out more here…

In a recent CBRE survey of 126 senior-level global corporate real estate executives, 73% of them stated that flexible office space will be a central part of their long-term real estate strategy. In fact, for many companies, they are now planning for flexible working to play a greater role in their future portfolio strategies than it did pre-COVID-19. Do you think Flex is the future? If not why not? If so why?

The broader narrative is that "RETAIL IS DEAD!" so is Ikea's $260m investment ill-advised? Here in New Zealand Sylvia Park Mall has expanded with a new floor opening. Is retail dead or just being reinvented by the bold? What do you think?