At the end of the first half of 2026, we sat down with ASK’s CEO and Co-founder Daniel Austin and asked him what the second half of the year might bring for the real estate sector. Which sectors will be the winners in the near term? Sites that can support data centres are a clear front runner but there is bifurcation in other sectors making it more nuanced.
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