Sam and expert Marc Morin from Seva Commercial Real Estate look at potential options for repositioning an office property—a building once owned by Sam’s great-grandfather over a century ago. The building is 100% leased today, but with key lease rollovers ahead, it’s time to model some scenarios in ReturnSuite.
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Podcast
In early June I had the opportunity to join Caleb Parker for a special episode of his podcast the Caleb Parker Show. We covered a wide range of topics, including the future of financing, valuations and the potential shift towards permanent capital in office real estate. We also chatted about my experience as a landlord, shifting from traditional office to Space-as-a-Service and the challenges with valuing and financing flex properties.
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Very few industries offer investors 20x multiples on earnings. Software is able to achieve high multiples through high levels of earnings growth, while real estate has offered investors bond-like safety. Office investors are currently facing a double headwind–not only has the Risk-Free Rate increased, but market sentiment has also moved against offices. In order to stay in the 20x club, we need to re-look at what levers are available to us.
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Insights
Imagine not being able to get insurance for your car because too many of your neighbours had already gotten from the same local company. Why doesn't this happen?
This situation sounds similar to the position Landlords find themselves in—forced to limit flexible leasing options because they can only afford to absorb a limited amount of flexible leasing risk. Insurance companies this problem of concentrated risk by turning to the reinsurance market. Can Landlords do something similar?
Like plane flights, rental space is a perishable good–potential revenue lost forever and impossible to recapture. A deeper look at the cost of vacancy and speculative suites.
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