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New Business Trends  Working From Home
Traffic Congestion Set to Boost Working from Home
As petrol prices soar to record levels, the increasing trend towards working from home is going to have a profound effect on the property market, says RealNet property group chief executive Tjaart van der Walt.
The foundations for this have been in place for some time as companies have increasingly adopted flexi-time policies for their staff, he says. "Now I believe the next level is going to be the 'virtual em-ployee', with workers providing their services via intranets and local area networks as more companies recognise the benefits of distance working."
The oil price rise to record levels of $100 a barrel will spur the trend, he says. The price has since dropped back, but analysts believe it will remain high on the basis of supply and demand factors - which means commuting will become increasingly expensive.
"Already it's estimated that up to 35% of household costs go towards travel and transport and that time spent commuting can average a full day a week. Long travel times, of course, also have other effects on worker productivity, road maintenance costs, road accidents, infrastructure development costs and so on.
"So clearly it's in the interests of employees to work from home. Companies, on the other hand, would need less office space."
But it's arguably in the residential property market where there will be the most impact in that residential areas that are some distance from places of work will once again be in greater demand, says Van der Walt. That, in turn, will make it possible to effectively decentralise residential development, relieving pressure on transport systems and other infrastructure in the process.
"Homes that are now selling at a premium because they are close to road and rail facilities may actually see their prices drop slightly when it becomes less important to be based close to work.
"And homes that lend themselves to the small office, home office conversion will be in greater demand while it's also speculated that entrepreneurs will convert suitable residential properties in decentralised areas into business hubs with sophisticated IT equipment for the use of residents in their area.
"The trend is inevitable along with all the other adaptations people are going to make as oil prices continue to rise."
Exerts taken from Cape Argus
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Jaqueline Martinez
Jaqueline studied Public Relations and Journalism at CPUT between 2001 and 2003. She completed Information Systems and Communication Science 101 at Unisa. She teethed on business journalism as a communication specialist with Old Mutual for several years. Jaqueline travelled to Asia and the US teaching English before returning to South Africa and finding her niche as an online editor and features writer with BizAssist Technologies and SA Guide to Business Opportunities. |
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