As a host of companies have started pushing their employees to work remotely, they will soon begin to show positive impacts on their balance sheets, saving not just in rent but in energy consumption and office supplies. The relative financial advantage could kick off a race to the bottom in office costs that could have sweeping impacts on the real estate market.
Already, a number of public companies are telling stock analysts that there will be sweeping reductions in office space use, which could save them millions of dollars. And these early adapters will create a Keeping-Up-With-The-Joneses race among companies, CFO Leadership Council founder Jack McCullough said.“That's definitely going to happen,” McCullough…
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