How Technology Is Driving Transparency in Real Estate

Real Views | August 17, 2018

From buildings filled with sensors tracking employees, to software that monitors reams of leasing documents, new technologies are rapidly being incorporated across the commercial real estate industry. While no two tools are the same, they share a common output: data. Big data, and the technology driving it, are promising huge leaps forward for the real estate industry. While broad-based data collection requires requisite caution, the eventual outcome is likely to be greater transparency, especially in markets where information remains tightly held, according to JLL and LaSalle's Global Transparency Index. "Property is in the midst of a ...