A recent piece in Commercial Search featured an interview with Will Sandford, Director of Coworking at Yardi. His take is that there are three key trends driving the industry: traditional landlords seeking flexible solutions from coworking to spec suites, successful operators building strong landlord relationships while supporting broader community needs, and multi-site operators targeting corporate users who spend two to three times more per user.

The problem however, are technology gaps including lack of standardized backend systems for inventory and booking, unified building access systems, and enterprise workplace integration tools that extend companies' owned workplace experiences. With control of WeWork and ownership of platforms such as Yardi Kube, Deskpass and Hubble, does this mean there are more acquisitions on the horizon for Yardi?