The COVID-19 pandemic has hastened the arrival of a more-mobile workforce less tethered to office spaces, according to a CBRE analysis.
In a March 2020 report, CBRE predicted that by 2030 nearly all employees will no longer be solely office-based but instead require a "network of locations" to do their jobs. In a recently released perspective, the real estate services and investment firm concludes that those predictions "are already here."
As the novel coronavirus drove workers home, "the office-using business ecosystem instantly became dependent on home offices, mobile devices, video conferencing, messaging apps and the internet to remain solvent," the CBRE analysis said. "But along with this success have come some very real challenges brought on by the collision of personal and professional life taking place under one roof."
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Cheryl Miller
Cheryl Miller, based in Sacramento, covers the state legislature and emerging industries, including autonomous vehicles and marijuana. She authors the weekly cannabis newsletter Higher Law. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @CapitalAccounts
