The metaverse – a growing number of immersive virtual online worlds where users live and play – has become a hotbed of real estate speculation.
Look beyond the numbers, however, and you’ll find whole professions being shaken up, from architects and designers to developers and real estate agents.
But could real estate in the metaverse ever become as reliable an investment as bricks and mortar?
“It’s hard to know if the real estate inside (metaverses) is going to be stable … Least of all us, and we’re deeply in it,” said Yorio.
“It’s very possible that real estate in the metaverse is a stable investment in the future,” said Robson, of analytics company WetMeta, in an email.