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Re:WeWork parent pulls IPO following pushback: sources by pvarangot on Monday September 16, 2019 @11:57PM (#20991333)
Well people are actually using the offices so prices will go down if they backrupt but they'll catch up. It would feel like an adjustment and not a bubble bursting.
Re:WeWork parent pulls IPO following pushback: sources by nugget on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @12:37AM (#20991599)
It's anecdotal but I've been in half a dozen WeWork properties in the last 2 months and I've yet to see one more than 50% occupied. There were a couple buildings in Seattle that seemed almost empty.
Re:WeWork parent pulls IPO following pushback: sources by hobofan on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @02:01AM (#20992068)
Despite all their shortcomings (and I have ranted about them on here a lot in the past), the seem to have close to a 100% occupancy in Berlin. It does often look like they are less occupied though (partial empty offices) because the claim of "you can easily move to a bigger office" isn't true and companies rent offices that are bigger than they need them to be.
Re:WeWork parent pulls IPO following pushback: sources by magashna on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @08:34AM (#20994200)
But what occupancy % is needed to do well? Considering you could easily pay rent with a 50% time occupancy AirBnB, maybe it's similar to WeWork.
Re:WeWork parent pulls IPO following pushback: sources by avemuri on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @01:57AM (#20992031)
People are using their offices on large discounts