Virtual Learning, Setback To Accommodation Investments –Report

Advent of the 6th Generation Network (6G) technology would hamper accommodation investments globally, especially the student accommodation, a report of new Estate Intel has indicated.
The report, titled, “The next frontiers of growth in African real estate, 6G, and alternative asset classes”, noted that the advent of 6G by the end of this decade would spur more schools to migrate from physical classrooms to virtual learning, which would have adverse impact on student accommodation investments.
“If we look at student accommodation in developed countries, such as the United Kingdom, or the United States of America, we would see great developments in the last 30 years.
“But today, the world is different and tomorrow would even be far more different. With the advent of 6G by the end of this decade, holograms will become a reality.
“And, therefore, teaching mode will be very different from the one we know today, where we will move from a physical mode to a virtual mode. This will have an impact on student accommodation.
“We all know in key markets such as Nairobi, Lagos, Abidjan, Senegal, among others, there are growing numbers of students locally and regionally as these cities are hubs in their respective regions.
“But then, the question I have is what will be the future of student accommodation with education being done in the Metaverse”, the report stated.
It further claimed that environment, social and governance, 6G, and alternative asset classes were the next growth frontier for commercial real estate globally, adding that Africanising the 6G agenda was very essential.
Speaking on office spaces in the future, the Estate Intel asserted that gone are the days when massive office spaces were needed, describing that this can be seen happening internationally, where remote work wiped US$450bn (the size of Nigeria’s GDP)off office real estate.
“We in African cities should pre-empt so that we don’t create an oversupply of offices. Again, it will be stress that the advent of 6G in a short while, will radically change the way we work”, the report urges.

By: Corlins Walter