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CoreNet Global Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Lands throughout Australia. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs, and relationship with the land.  We also pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

It’s about having a strategy for uncertainty, rather than “future proofing” because we cannot attempt to predict the future.

Legacy procurement, lowest-cost tendering and rigid grading systems are holding the industry back. Volatility is now the norm from climate to capital to people. The opportunity? Agile governance, performance-based procurement and pilot-driven learning. Resilience isn’t defensive. It’s a competitive advantage.

We need someone who oversees the entire life of a CRE asset, connected to each stakeholder, to bridge siloed domains and align goals and values.

CRE still operates in disconnected silos: design, delivery, facilities, leasing, finance. The result? Reinvention, inefficiency and misalignment. The opportunity is a new CRE “curator” role that is system-wide, lifecycle-focused, and outcome-driven. Collaboration is no longer optional. It’s the new operating model.

Corporate Real Estate needs to be thought of as a “growth engine” and not a cost centre. We must communicate and understand long-term value versus cost.

Right now, CRE is still measured by cost per sqm and first-cost CAPEX rather than adaptability, reuse, wellbeing or carbon. The opportunity? Shift to impact-based metrics that track performance over time, not just at handover. Value isn’t just financial anymore. It’s environmental, social and experiential. 

Our Industry Innovation team will host panel discussions throughout 2026 exploring Value versus Cost in CRE. We’re seeking organisations to partner with us, host a session and help shape this important industry conversation. Get in touch if you’d like to be involved.

Can we design a solution to underwrite vacancy risk? Can we design modular workplaces that can change as your needs change, accompanied by flexible leases?

Tenants want flexibility. Landlords need stability. Right now, rigid leases and make-good clauses drive waste and limit reuse. The opportunity lies in new leasing models that incentivise leave-in-place fitouts, longer asset life, and refurbishment over strip-out. Leasing must evolve from transactions to long-term partnerships.