New study – This is how we will live in the future

Vibrant, colorful, social, smart, networked, and multifunctional – that's how architects and urban planners envision the city of the future. One thing seems certain: the future belongs to the city. Observers predict that the trend toward urbanization will intensify by 2030. And the growing diversity of lifestyles and housing types will have to be integrated into a very limited space. This will change the way houses and apartments are built.

Futurists predict this housing trend will continue until 2040

In the past, our housing biographies were clearly predictable: after leaving our childhood bedrooms, we moved into our first small rented apartment or a room in a shared flat. Later, after marriage, we moved into a detached or terraced house, and the final stage was, or often still is, a room in a retirement home. But in the 21st century, biographies are becoming more diverse. Different lifestyles, family structures, and work models are increasingly changing the demands placed on housing construction.

A study entitled "The Future of Living" by the Future Institute concludes that the traditional boundaries between different areas of life will become increasingly blurred. Living, working, shopping, career and leisure, public and private – everything happens simultaneously and is possible everywhere. To integrate these various areas of life and housing models, innovative housing construction and forward-looking real estate management are essential. Therefore, apartments, buildings, and even entire city districts are increasingly being designed to be multifunctional and "use-neutral.".

Researchers at the Future Institute call this phenomenon "Conceptual Living." According to them, in the future we will no longer live in rooms, but in zones. Furniture will replace walls, and walls can be moved. But not only individual apartments, but the entire house or neighborhood will be conceived as a flexible system in which rooms can be added as needed. These communities offer spaces for interaction and thus strengthen social cohesion.

REMAX real estate agents are always on the pulse of the times

Researchers at the Future Institute anticipate that the culture of sharing and exchanging learned through social media will transfer to real-world (living) spaces ("collaborative living"). Because living space in urban centers is becoming increasingly scarce and apartments are getting smaller, outsourcing private areas will be necessary. The coming decades will bring a variety of technological innovations that will further improve living standards. As real estate professionals, we at REMAX experience these changes in the housing market firsthand on a daily basis. We are eagerly anticipating the future of the housing market.