With nearly 40 million homes and over a billion square meters of commercial buildings in France alone, building services and real estate companies operate in a vast field covering diverse needs: transactions, asset management, asset protection (fire, pests), diagnostics, hygiene, etc.
At CMI, we adapt our methodologies to provide a high level of precision despite change and uncertainty, enabling us to design value-creating strategies.
Our internal and external sector experts, building on numerous assignments in this sector, allows us to dive deep into the specific dynamics of each activity to define the most relevant direction.
We provide experience across all of the following services or capabilities:
- Construction engineering and design offices
Inspection, diagnostic, and audit offices, project management, project management assistance (AMO/MOE), and energy efficiency services. - Operations and maintenance
For fire protection and detection, electronic security, hygiene, multi-technical maintenance, and asbestos removal. - Real estate services
Asset management, property management, real estate transactions, condominium management, and rental management.
Variable services for variable building types
Owners and managers of assets, whether residential or commercial, need to maintain and manage their portfolios with the support of service companies and real estate professionals.
These services need to constantly evolve to meet customer expectations—technical progress, digitalization, contracting methods—and are, like real estate services, impacted by macroeconomics.
Sector challenges CMI can help anticipate and address:
Building services meet recurring yet evolving needs
- Regulations and associated risks – asbestos removal, fire protection and detection, hygiene
- Energy efficiency services needing to meet performance challenges – diagnostics, technical studies
- Clients/investors expecting digital access to services provided and the condition of their properties
Real estate professions exposed to cyclical and structural dynamics
- Interest rate changes impacting investment capacity of stakeholders and demand
- Evolving energy standards and subsequent compliance constraints for property managers.
Sector stakeholders needing to adapt their business
- Evolving business models, be it for real estate agents, online property managers or design firms, via digitization, further enhanced by AI and remote management solutions
- Creating cross-sell opportunities and new segments
- Adapting to market consolidation, as a buyer or as a target