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Industry Highlights

OWL Releases White Paper on

Temporary Housing Challenges

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worldwideerc.org O WL, a collaborative traditional business model and all temporary

housing professionals with both challenges and
marketplace for sourcing and
procurement of temporary
ways of working, with options to integrate changes
housing, has released a new

and improve profitability if adopted quickly.
white paper. In Navigating the Evolving opportunities. In addition, it shares advice on new
Temporary Housing Market in a Pandemic Information researched and presented in the
World, Alex Shahabe, OWL president, industry white paper includes:
AROUND THE WORLDWIDE ERC ® term temporary housing industry has been affected • What technological trends temporary housing
• How the pandemic is affecting housing inven-
leader in corporate housing, and technology
expert, shares key strategic information to help
tory and price.
• Which primary factors every housing procure-
professionals navigate this pandemic period.
ment decision-maker needs to keep in mind as
According to the company, the short- and long-

the industry starts to rebound from the impact
by the COVID-19 pandemic, including acceler-
of the pandemic.
ating changes for the mobility industry. Based on
companies are implementing to reduce their
his more than 20 years of experience, data analysis,
and visionary ability, Shahabe analyzes the key
costs and continue being competitive.
challenging situations that the pandemic has cre-
• Why buyers and suppliers need to embrace new
robust technology solutions to automate their
ated for the mobility industry and how important
procurement and sourcing processes.
technology will be to the future of the industry.
“Even before the pandemic, the temporary
The white paper provides data that illustrates

how the pandemic has affected the industry’s housing industry was experimenting with