b'TEMPORARY HOUSINGSMOOTH MOVESBy Sarah B. HoodRelocation is seeing a rise in creative solutions to temporary-housing challengesF or some industries, the emergenceworkers describe themselves as digitalUS$1.77 billion in 2017 to $1.89 billion in from pandemic hibernation hasnomads. after increasing a staggering2023 and are projected to grow to $1.97 been like that of Judy Garlands131 per cent from the pre-pandemicbillion by 2028, with online sales gener-Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz,year 2019 to 2022, states the 2023ating 96 per cent of total revenue.when she opens the door of her twister- State of Independence research surveyThe supplies of temporary housing tossed farmhouse to find out shes not inconducted by MBO Partners, a platformare definitely less, says Jessica Caligan, Kansas anymore. Similarly, the world ofthat connects enterprise organizationsdeputy regional leader, Americas, for temporary accommodations has changedand independent professionals toAIRINC (Associates for International forever, with new attitudes towardsworktogether. Research Inc.), based in the Boston area. remote work and even new expectationsAlso, the sharing economy has changedCaligan points out that many providers as to what constitutes a workspace. the market for vacation rentals, and plat- sold off supplies of temporary housing Younger workers no longer takeforms like Airbnb have controversiallyduring the COVID lull, and these have destabilized the hospitality and housingnot returned to the rental marketplace. for granted the kind of workplacesectors in many places, with consequencesAlso, she says, Canadian legislators are arrangements that several generationsfor the supply of rental housing. Statistamaking some significant changes about of their predecessors once expected.Market Insights reports that Canadianwho can purchase a house and how. All of Today, some 17.3 million Americanvacation-rental revenues grew fromthat has driven the demand up.22PERSPECTIVESFall 2024'