News and Thoughts
Thoughts on the Real Estate market and beyond.
The evolution of communication
01 June 2019It was not so many years ago that there were cries of dismay that the English language would be forever strangled by text talk. That’s the use of language whereby almost every word was reduced in length by eliminating vowels to save on characters, and thereby ensure that messages… Read More
The Transformation Project
02 May 2019Prior to commencing every transformation project, we ask ourselves the question “what are we trying to achieve?“ Because, as Lewis Carroll said in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland “If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there”. Every… Read More
Waste Not, Want Not
03 April 2019Waste- to use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose. All Baby Boomers will have heard the phrase “waste not, want not” as they were growing up. Often added to it, especially around meal time, was the admonishment that you needed… Read More
Opportunities in e-commerce
03 February 2019It’s old news that the growth of e-commerce provides opportunities for industrial real estate developers. But an article in nreionline.com claims that of the $500 billion in online US sales last year, $75 to $150 billion worth of merchandise… Read More
Is there an alternative to GDP?
03 February 2019We have seen the calls for an alternative measure of economic activity to GDP. From triple bottom line accounting to a happiness index, there have been alternatives such as the Genuine Progress Indicator GPI, United National Human Development Index UNHDI and Gross Sustainable Development… Read More
Market Predictions for 2019
06 January 2019Trying to predict what a market with so many external influences may do is a fools game at the best of times. But in an age where the world is so inter-connected, and where so much of the world seems to have taken crazy pills, it becomes even more difficult. We therefore preface… Read More
Ghosts
06 January 2019Christmas is all about family. And as the family was in attendance, I took the opportunity to sit down and talk with Mr Six-year-old. And what better to talk to him about than ghosts. It seemed reasonable that he would be as knowledgeable as anyone. After all, he has an inexhaustible… Read More
'Tis the season to be Jolly?
02 December 2018For some perhaps it is a time to be jolly. But for many, the sound of jingle bells ringing out in the mall portents a season (or more) of debt and despair. For increasing numbers, and not just those on minimum wage, trying to live up to expectations, and the resultant financial… Read More
An Induction to Expedio
01 November 2018Over the years the team at Expedio have been involved in quite a number of different businesses. Even though they have been in various industries, there has been one constant – people. Some businesses have had more people, others less. Having those people working together, for… Read More
Are we producing the right product?
01 October 2018It’s a question every business asks in order to ensure that their offering, whether product or service, is what the markets wants and needs. For an industrial landlord, finding the answers is a little harder than for many businesses. Many of our potential customers are… Read More
Market Comment October 2018
01 October 2018Expedio has just concluded one of the busiest months in our history in terms of transactions – both purchase and sale, plus of course leases. Our thanks go to those agents who have completed the many transactions for us. Once again, almost all transactions were off market. We… Read More
Qualifying
02 September 2018One of the expectations Expedio has of agents working any of our properties is that they will qualify potential clients. It is a relatively simple task to qualify potential clients , and the benefits are immense. We start by asking questions. We start by asking… Read More
The Expedio Transformation
01 September 2018We have all read about the benefits provided to Silicon Valley employees. The free food, the bean bags and the foosball. There are also free spa treatments, free carwashes (Genentech), free Crossfit classes (Reebok) and even free egg freezing and fertility assistance (Spotify)… Read More
Experiential
02 August 2018A new word entered the lexicon in the 19th century. For a long time, it was rarely used. As with many other new words, there were existing words which served the same purpose. But, “experiential” has gained traction of recent times . It means (according to the… Read More
Client Registration
02 August 2018Agents are reminded that potential clients should be registered with us. The most obvious reason for this is that we don’t want to be adjudicating squabbles over commissions between competing agents. But a more practical reason is that, particularly with regard to leasing, registration… Read More
Market Comment August 2018
01 August 2018Looking back over the last few months, we note that almost all of our transactions have been off-market. Which reminded us of a comment from an agent a few years back. The agent said (and this is paraphrasing the comment ) “We have to have a sign on a property, otherwise we would… Read More