Things are going from bad to worse in the world at the moment. I’ve been in total lockdown for nearly two weeks, and it looks like you’re all about to join me, if you haven’t done so already!
In a recent investor call, economists at Goldman Sachs said that there currently is no systemic market risk and therefore COVID-19 will not have the same repercussions as the 2008 financial crisis. With that in mind, this column will endeavour to look past the current emergency and think ahead to the positive outcomes that we will see in real estate and proptech in months and years to come.
A few weeks ago, we looked at Allegion Ventures’ investment into Openpath. When I spoke with Allegion chief innovation and design officer (and Allegion Ventures president) Rob Martens about the deal, he shared his work on megatrends in real estate and technology which is so fascinating it merits an entire article in its own right.
