Prior to the pandemic, Google needed more office space, and it needed workers in the Bay Area. I don't view this plan as ever being about "getting into real es

Prior to the pandemic, Google needed more office space, and it needed workers in the Bay Area. I don't view this plan as ever being about "getting into real estate". It was just a way to get cities to agree to office construction, and also ensure that workers were willing/able to live nearby. Anyway, given the amount of office space Google still owns and manages, they are very much "in real estate" in that regard...