UOB-Kay Hian says the federal government sets the moral high ground. "The federal government has taken the lead to return to a five-day workweek, providing the impetus for the private sector to do likewise. Successful implementation of the work-from-office model by large corporations, such as Amazon, JPMorgan and AT&T, paves the way for other companies to likewise switch to the same model. Some companies have downsized prematurely and would need additional office space to accommodate more employees returning to the office. The work-from-office momentum would lead to higher physical occupancy and underpin the recovery in demand for office space," UOB-Kay Hian says.
Reuters says: "Some of Trump's allies have said the return-to-work mandate is intended to help gut the civil service, making it easier for Trump to replace long-serving government workers with loyalists. The return-to-office order is being paired with a hiring freeze and the creation of an advisory body - dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) - which is meant to help Trump take huge chunks out of the federal government and eliminate some agencies wholesale."
Investors in KORE and Prime may want to take note of the large cuts in federal employment that could materialise before they pile into these two REITs.
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