Saїd Business School and Second Century Ventures have joined forces to address key questions around the future of real estate.
Real estate constitutes over 50% of the world's assets. Housing is a vital human need, and the commercial property sector delivers and manages the infrastructure needed for entrepreneurship to flourish.
Yet, despite the importance of real estate as a global industry, the role it plays in the functioning of both developing and developed economies is under-researched. In close collaboration with several industry partners, the Oxford Future of Real Estate Initiative (FORE) aims to address this research gap and predict the changes and challenges the industry will face over the next decade.
Second Century Ventures (SCV) is the latest industry partner to join the initiative. The new partnership will enable FORE to continue exploring key questions around the impact of technology, housing challenges and emerging sectors and models for real estate ownership and operation.
Announcing the news, Andrew Baum, Professor of Practice and Director of FORE commented: ‘The future of the industry will be influenced as never before by technology and innovation, and relevant real estate research requires significant industry collaboration from across the globe. We’re delighted to welcome SCV to FORE and look forward to working with them on key questions around the future of real estate.’
Dave Garland, managing partner at Second Century Ventures, said: 'We are thrilled to join FORE and work closely with esteemed industry partners to discuss and collaborate on pivotal research for the property sector. Joining this initiative truly amplifies our ongoing efforts to advance real estate through technology and innovation on a worldwide scale.'
Read more about FORE’s industry partners and research projects.