Q&A with Aviva Investors Real Assets Chief Information Officer - Defaults, disruption and development as real assets adjust to the new normal

What are the implications you are seeing for real estate investors driven by the pandemic?
Mark Versey: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg predicted that over the next five to ten years, half of the tech giant’s 48,000 employees may be working from home – permanently.[i] On top of the obvious cost savings for the company by reducing office space, Zuckerberg also pointed to other benefits, such as access to “talent pools outside of traditional tech hubs in big cities” and environmental benefits from a reduction in commuting.