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David Clare / July 13 / Design, Inspiration, Property

5 inspirational corporate offices

Ever thought your office looks a little too like the set of Office Space? Do you work as an interior designer and having a creative block? Well, look no further than our list of the 5 most inspirational corporate offices!

1. Google, Tel Aviv

Take a stroll through the woods, board a cable car in the sky, and get from A to B by slide. Google’s office in Israel explodes with creativity.

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2. AirBnB, San Francisco

In an office that truly represents the product the company offers, AirBnB’s San Fran office feels like you’re home.

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3. Bahnhof, Stockholm

The internet service provider’s office looks pretty darn secure. In fact, we’d say only James Bond could break into this villainous lair.

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4. Urban Outfitters, Pittsburgh

When the stores themselves look about as cool as Channing Tatum riding a unicorn, you can be sure the head office is going to make it on the list.

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5. Inventionland, Pittsburgh

Wait, no Google or Facebook? Sure, they have incredible offices, but this company you probably haven’t even heard of has a pirate ship. Case closed, ye scally wag!

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Think your brand needs a new identity and creative office? Get in touch and let’s talk design.

David Clare / June 20 / Property

Office property sales down globally

Office property sales account for a great deal of real estate investment, but recent news tells us that, across the globe, office property sales are down in the first quarter of 2016.

Real estate firm JLL found global activity totalled $133 billion in Q1 of 2016, which is 14% lower than Q1 of 2015. It is also the weakest performance since 2013.

Despite this being a global issue, the EU referendum still manages to sneak its way into some of the reasoning behind Europe’s decline in office property sales, with the uncertainty causing a 15% drop in sales volumes.

While this is bad news for investors looking at workspace property, the decline in sales will have the knock on effect of more competitive pricing. Time to grab a bargain!

How are property sales going for you? Get in touch and let us know.

David Clare / June 15 / Marketing, Property, SEO, Social Media, Websites

Rightmove vs. Zoopla vs. OnTheMarket

Ever wondered which online real estate listings site has the most visitors, what their key demographics are and what differentiates them from the rest? Well, we’ve prepared this brief guide to give you all the facts you need, in just a couple of minutes.

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  • Rightmove: 53.8 million per month
  • Zoopla: 25.6 million per month
  • OnTheMarket: 4.1 million per month

As you can see, Rightmove dominates the market by a great margin. But there are key differences that make the other sites worth checking out.

Key differences

  • Rightmove: Far more listings, better awareness among the public, used by 90% of estate agents
  • Zoopla: Smart features such as prices property sold for in the same area, recently acquired Property Software Group and USwitch, so may grow fast
  • OnTheMarket: A disrupter with lower costs to list, but also restricts estate agents to their portal alone

So Rightmove looks like it is here to stay, but both Zoopla and OnTheMarket look set to attempt to overtake its number one spot. This will depend on whether Zoopla’s acquisitions turn good, and if OnTheMarket doesn’t scare buyers away with their restrictions.

Are you a realtor? Where do you list your property? Let us know on Twitter @elevationcomms.

David Clare / June 14 / Marketing, Property

State of the real estate market: June 2016

Another month, another set of figures swinging from one end to the other. Welcome to the world of real estate. Let’s take a look at the property market, as it stands, in June.

Cost of renting increases

This should come as no surprise, and feels like we’re a broken record, but once again, the cost of rental property has increased across the UK – not just London!

The average rent for a one-bedroom property has risen to £746 per month, which is around 48% of the average person’s wages. In London, people can expect to pay 57% of their wages, with the average rent for the same style property at £1,133.

Good news for landlords of course.

Lack of housing

More broken records coming. As you would expect, driving the increased cost of renting, is a lack of new housing in the UK. And figures coming out now, looking at May this year, showed UK property supply down by 5%.

The north of England is being hit worst, where the lack of property (accounting for 47%) is seeing the biggest drop. But while London isn’t faring any better (in general), some boroughs are doing okay – for example, Merton saw supply increase 30% in May.

House prices increase

This all points towards higher house prices. Yes, despite the EU referendum looming over the property market, house prices are still managing to be on the up, with a 8.2% rise in the past year, across the UK, with a rise of 14.5% in London.

Unfortunately, the north of England continues to be hit worst, with the north east seeing only a 0.1% increase in prices – hardly comparable to the UK-wide figures. So, depending on how it may affect your commute, you’re likely to get a house for less than the average £209,054 if you head up north.

David Clare / June 7 / Design, Inspiration, Property

5 weird and wonderful properties from around the world

Property isn’t always about the standard home or cuboid buildings, it can take the form of a home made out of an abandoned aeroplane, or be designed to look like a piano on the horizon. Strange property isn’t hard to find when you know where to look. So in this post we’ve done the hard work for you and found the 5 most weird and wonderful properties from around the world.

  1. One Log House

One Log House is a home carved out of a single log of a felled redwood tree – which was over 2,000 years old!

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  1. Piano House

It may look like something created in Minecraft, but this glass-clad home, in Japan, is the real deal – and not to be outdone, they added a cello for good measure.

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  1. Katskhi Pillar Monastery

The Katskhi Pillar monastery in Chiatura, Georgia, is a very lonely place. But the 61-year-old monk who lives there doesn’t seem to mind.

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  1. Bridge House(s)

Google ‘bridge house’ and you’ll discover an incredible series of properties that are designed to bridge across a river or land. Joeb Moore’s are some of the most beautiful.

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  1. Boulder House

The boulder house, or Casa Do Penedo to give it its full name, was built to give peace and solitude to the owner. Flocks of tourists have since forced them to move out.

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