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To say that commercial real estate has undergone significant disruption over the last year feels like an understatement, to say the least. With many companies using the Covid-19 pandemic as an opportunity to downsize their offices and transition to a more remote workforce, some real-estate companies have undeniably struggled.
On the other end of the spectrum, ever-increasing demand for apartment housing has helped fuel record-breaking real-estate investment volume in recent months.
All of this goes to show that 2021 is rife with both challenges and opportunities — and that the commercial real-estate industry is poised for even more disruption.
Here are four ways you can get in on this disruption.
1. Invest in co-working spaces
The way people work has changed dramatically over the last few years. While freelancing and the gig economy were already on the rise pre-pandemic, furloughs and layoffs fueled by the pandemic significantly increased the number of people doing this type of work.
At the same time, however, many individuals experienced firsthand that working from home wasn’t always ideal. Trying to get work done when you share a small apartment with your spouse, kids and pets makes it all too easy to get interrupted.
To alleviate this, many in the gig economy — and even in traditional business spaces — are turning to co-working arrangements. Though workers may be self-employed or work for…
