NOVEMBER 1, 2019, ATLANTA, GA 鈥� A majority of corporate real estate professionals polled at 乐竞体育官方入口 Global Summits in North America, Europe, and Asia throughout 2018 and 2019 believe in coworking and expect it to be a growing trend, according to a report published by Cushman & Wakefield.
鈥淲e鈥檝e seen coworking grow dramatically over the last several years, and we expect that to continue,鈥� said Tim Venable, Senior Vice President at 乐竞体育官方入口 Global. 鈥淭he sector will face issues including maximizing cost efficiency and maintaining a corporate culture across many locations. As that happens, coworking will continue to be a major force shaping corporate real estate.鈥�
Across all global regions, the top two benefits are flexibility (i.e., the ability to quickly ramp portfolio up/down) and reduced real estate costs.
Digital security is the most commonly cited potential downside in each region but is much more salient in EMEA with 70% of respondents selecting this as a concern (vs. 54% of Americas and APAC respondents). Approximately half of all respondents indicate decreased company culture and cohesion and personal privacy are the main downsides of coworking.
鈥淭he results show that corporate leaders have a generally positive view of coworking and see flexible space as a growing part of their occupancy strategy,鈥� said David C. Smith, Americas Head of Occupier Research at Cushman & Wakefield. 鈥淭he percentage of employees with access to flex space is on the rise, and companies increasingly see this as part of a broader solution.鈥�
乐竞体育官方入口 Global gathered corporate real estate (CRE) executive feedback on their organizations鈥� experience with and perceptions of the coworking sector. Responses were collected from attendees at the 2018-2019 乐竞体育官方入口 Global Summits in Boston, Madrid, and Hong Kong. Global and regional corporations headquartered around the world are represented by the 579 responses collected.
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About 乐竞体育官方入口 Global
乐竞体育官方入口 Global is the world鈥檚 leading professional association for corporate real estate (CRE) and workplace executives, service providers, and economic developers. 乐竞体育官方入口 Global鈥檚 more than 11,000 members, who include 70% of the top 100 U.S. companies and nearly half of the Global 2000, meet locally, globally and virtually to develop networks, share knowledge, learn and thrive professionally. For more information, please visit or follow @CorenetGlobal on Twitter.
