Reflections and predictions from Trascent’s Managing Principal, Rakesh Kishan.
In this video, Trascent Managing Principal Rakesh Kishan outlines the trends shaping corporate real estate as 2025 draws to a close.
Informed by advising global leadership teams, he examines the conditions defining the current environment, including geopolitical volatility, accelerating technology and AI adoption, and rising expectations of real estate as a core enterprise function. The perspective focuses on where pressure is intensifying, where opportunities are emerging, and the factors influencing executive decision-making across portfolios, workplaces, and operations.
Three trends that became clear during 2025 and are already shaping priorities moving forward.
Portfolio readiness and flexibility
Economic uncertainty and shifting business requirements have increased the importance of portfolio readiness. Organizations are placing greater emphasis on flexibility, resilience, and the ability to respond quickly to change. Portfolio agility has become a differentiator, not a future ambition.
Workplace experience and efficiency
Hybrid work models continued to evolve in 2025, with greater focus on productivity, collaboration, and service integration. Corporate real estate plays a central role in balancing workplace experience with efficiency, while supporting business continuity and performance expectations.
Technology and AI adoption
Technology adoption accelerated across corporate real estate, with digital tools and AI becoming more embedded in day-to-day operations. As this continues into 2026, senior leaders are paying closer attention to data quality, resiliency, cybersecurity, and transparency as technology becomes central to workplace and service delivery.
