No alarms and no surprises

How would you assess the current state of the commercial real estate market? From Singu’s perspective in particular, how has the sector progressed technologically? Is the market keeping pace with these changes? Anna Bartoszewicz-Wnuk, the head of Central and Eastern Europe of Singu: It’s difficult to summarise such a complex and varied topic as the real estate market in just a few words – especially as, for the last year and a half, I’ve been observing its development through the lens of technological adoption. As a rule, the real estate market – with the exception of during extreme and utterly unexpected events like the pandemic – evolves slowly, and any changes are visible only over a longer period of time. This is due to its very nature: the lengthy planning and construction processes, and the duration of lease agreements. Against this backdrop, I must say that I’m very positively surprised by the speed at which modern technologies are b