Moore's Law of Real Estate : Gunnar Branson at TEDxNaperville

Moore's law of exponential shrinking applies to real estate too. The physical spaces in which we live, work, and play are transforming in front of our eyes and will eventually disrupt every aspect of our physical world and how we live in it. So what's coming our way and how will it affect you? In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Comments

1. This is true insight.
2. Stack em and pack em, microwave meals and brains for all. Follow the desire lines all the way to the cancer medication dividend payoffs, a cell tower in every bedroom. Perfection.
3. at 17:18 , I think the speaker missed his own point, prolly because if you are a hammer, everything is a nail. People don't want to live in the city, cities are outrageously expensive cesspools of grime, crime and time wasting commutes. People want the functionality of the city but not the city itself. The information age is solving that now and will only accelerate over time. The solution to the whole movement of 'rent too high' is move where there is low rent, room to do your thing and out of the city. The recent warehouse fire where many artist died was claimed about lack of housing, the solution again is outside the city and coasts. The recent usa elections show where there are big swathes of red, underpopulated and over represented lands, the solution is to move there and get your voice heard. The opportunity is the build out that functionality of the city where there is room to do so off the coasts and out of the cities. The information age will kill real estate as we know it, this guy is only explaining the first salvos of the war.
4. Great video I have a question please. My dad has a VA loan on his house
   at $220K its worth $250K. His name only is on the loan and deed. I am
   his oldest son and should something happen to him his house will go to
   the state or have to let it forclose as he doesn't have a will right
   now. If he puts my name on the title deed (not loan) will I be able to
   negotiate the house when he passes, maybe sell it, keep it or pay it off
   and stay there?? in other words will I have options? Thank you
5. the talk might be amazing but gosh I wish it was less of a "performance" and he would just ...talk. Its distracting and I feel like im being sold something...but I dont know what
6. Less things, more life.
7. Great info!
8. Is this where AirBNB came from? lol
9. For some reason, this talk seemed really shallow. Can't say i really learned anything, his rehearsed jokes were terrible and the metaphors were not very enlightening. Atoms to electrons?
10. A pretty thought provoking view of the current real estate trend. As a millennial myself I see how many desire to live in an urban enviroment close to where the action is. However I wonder if the reduction in floor plan size has more to do with it being advantages for developers to squeeze more units into a building rather than make fewer units with larger floor plans. The developers then try to compensate with for the small size with certain amenities such as a lounge area. Incidentally Naperville is actually the antithetical of this, with large beautiful homes surrounding a small but vibrant downtown area, which is kind of ironic.
11. This one bedroom apartment is good example for singles or consumer couples without children. I used to live in city, small apartment. Now I have 3 children and moved out to rural area. It is a seperate house, much larger then my one bedroom flat in city, about 10 acres of land (free parking), next to a forest. No trafic close to our house. We have 2 dogs, 3 cats. We have small garden, plenty of space for children to play. To be safe we dont have any pool or other accessable water on our property or next to it. Therefore in summer childer can go in and out of house without adult supervision. Air quality is much better, it is much quieter, we can hear birds singing. Price of this rural property is lower then small flat in city.
    
    I dont understand how somebodie is willing to pay for one bedroom apartment in NY or Washington DC a price you could get a nice big house (or maybe a castle) with your own land around it. This super nice concrete area is owerpopulated with lot of homeless people on streets due to super high rents not to menthion sell price. Purchase price for such property consists of maybe 5% cost of building, and you pay 95% on top of it because of location. And what do you get because of the location - better schools, job opportunites and opportuntiy to consume, and consume. And you need to have a well payed job(it does not matter if you like it or not, most peopele work because fo paycheck) and work really hard just to pay for your small apartment. On top of it you depend on that job or two jobs just to pay for your apartment. If you manage to downsize apartment you might be able to buy all genereations of apple products once they are released and that is it, maybe pay overpriced tickets for some concert. This is reality for at least 90% of population in expensive and densely populated areas. You can't have your own car. Maybe you could buy one, but the parking would be more expensive then car itself if available at all.
    
    Cost per square foot is the reason why people are forced move to smaller and smaller apartments, not the fact that now they consume digital content. Not so many had 30% of living space filled with bookshelves and CD's. I dont think that aniebodie would mind living in 2000 SF house, if it would cost the same as 500 SF apartmen and was in the same location.
12. It's interesting to note that the speaker uses Washington DC as an example for his reduced sized apartment. Washington DC is one of the most expensive place in the world to live with ridiculously high real estate prices. What he is really showing is an economy apartment, or an economy condominium that is a direct result of the high prices. Eliminating book shelves does not dictate the size of a home, money does. But it is an interesting idea and it will apply in limited ways. Never forget, real estate salepeople are always selling you something.
13. Interesting take on real estate and how it affects our world.
14. Nice, enjoyed the talk.
15. Having less material things to move around is great however today you also have unlimited digital distractions and time sucked away managing electronics.  If you find a way to balance that which works for you, you're golden.
16. brilliant
17. The guy is a nut case
18. This is a fantastic talk.
19. I want to hear more from this guy. He really understands trends and where things are headed in the future. Very impressive and inspiring presentation!