Why we must reflect, re-energise and re-purpose as a society to ensure that the Coronavirus cloud has a silver lining.
Before the news of Covid19 came out of Wuhan, China we had started a new decade full of hope and varying degrees of optimism. The pace of change of the previous decade had been fas
UNSTRUCTURED DATA IS YOUR FRIEND
Data is either structured or unstructured. Structured data is neatly arranged in rows and columns, like a spreadsheet. Unstructured data is messy and disorganised. It shambles towa
What is a typical week for Didobi’s investment market research team?
Stephen Ryan, who leads the Didobi Investment Research team, takes a look at the week ahead and how we support clients in a number of different ways. With the increased velocity of
Is Micro-Living the next small thing?
We move to cities and we live in small groups when we get there. These two trends, urbanisation and smaller households, are contributing to housing shortages in cities across the w
Why we must understand the causes of issues on our high streets before addressing the effects.
Last week the BBC’s investigative journalism programme, Panorama, focussed on the UK High Street. ‘How to save the high street’ visited a number of towns including Stoc
Behavioural Biases In Real Estate Investment
Human psychology can have a big impact on decision-making. We make cognitive errors on a routine basis by using rules of thumb and over-simplifications. We follow stories rather th
What would a more nationalist and protectionist world look like and what would it entail for real estate investors?
This is the topic that Matt Richardson and Stephen Ryan addressed in a Didobi and Control Risks report published for the Investment Property Forum this week. The background is that
Why do towns need to understand commercial sector investor returns and sentiment?
Understanding investor returns in commercial real estate is key to understanding the potential of places. Everyone recognises the need for investment in our towns and cities and th
‘Where you work is more significant than where you sleep’
Extracts from the Universities of Bloomsbury and East London Doctoral Training Partnership Business Collaboration Showcase Event This event was organised by Didobi and hosted by th
How efficient, effective and secure is your investment data?
If your answer to this question is we store everything on a spreadsheet then read on!