The brand-new apartment building Opal Tower in Sydney may have been the building that put large property developments in the spotlight. That along with a global pandemic was going to do a lot of damage to an industry that is often referred to as the barometer of the economy. A city was only as successful as the cranes in the city skyline. We have talked to buyers and investors and now its time to speak to those that do the building. Those that are involved in the actual construction.
Steve Chandler is the CEO of Lefta Group a property consultancy service and he walks through the realities of a new build of the future where we could be working from home more often. What a new build whether it be an apartment, or a home is going to look like? What is it going to need? Steve has 40 years of experience, he has lived and worked through the different economic and property cycles and his media commentary is needed.
Commercial properties in a world where more people are working from home is going to be the most significant change in the property industry. Steve shares some numbers “75% of people can work from home and be productive, 20% of those that hide at work need to be managed and there is 5% that are people that need to be around other people. This great experiment of work from home is going to mean that businesses will be able to upgrade and those buildings not up to scratch are going to need to improve.
“I am always going to have an opinion on matters, I won’t share an article without my opinion supporting it.”
The conversational style of Steve is very easy to listen to and he backs it up with observations that only an experienced industry person can do. He does not talk to prop up or promote an industry or a message he does it because he is an advisor to the full circle of property construction and development. There are some significant learnings that come from this podcast as an expert of an industry you are not necessary an expert communicator. Steve is getting pretty good at this media game.
