One of our favorite finds over the last two years is the Kastle Index… now indexes
For those newbies, this security company has taken the information and made it into a very useful index since they have the data from their security systems…
With a request from the field for more granularity on the calculation, (hat tip MR) a new data set/Index has been created that shows interesting but not surprising work characteristics…
Kastle Back to Work Barometer
Holding steady just below 50% – with some outliers on either side ..

Kastle Over Time Occupancy Measurement
Another view of the leveling off of back to work characteristics near the right of the graph…

Kastle Weekly View
Here is the new view that brings some clarity to the overall back to work index….. Monday and Fridays are clearly work from home days still!

We have lessened our reviews of this type of information, but still find this worth a look, especially if there are new data series, such as this!
Have a Great “Back to Work more Clarified” Day!
John A. Kvale CFA, CFP
Founder of J.K. Financial, Inc.
A Dallas Texas based fee only
Financial Planning Total Wealth
Management firm.
Kastle Back to Work… Stuck on Half Way! Effects beginning to be seen …
It has been a while since we previewed one of our favorite resources from the lock down. A chance article, below, rekindled our attention. We have added more observations.
Per the article:
A San Francisco office building was worth $300 million before the pandemic. Now, it could sell for only $60 million — a perfect example of why downtowns are in trouble
Kastle Systems Analysis and Barometer
Latest release
Publicly trade REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust – Actual Company withheld purposely (Public Venue) – Specializes in office space Assets
About a 75% drop in value. Not sure if the office headcount stays away, but certain office buildings are bearing the brunt!
Have a Great “Kastle Office Asset Analysis” Day!
John A. Kvale CFA, CFP
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