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HOUSING IN GERMANY / U.S. BUSINESS IMMIGRATION / EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS / MARKET: OMAHA / DESTINATION: CHILE Magazine of Worldwide ERC® November 2019 Everyone Can Benefit From an ASSIGNMENT U.S. REAL Six Ways to Make Sure ESTATE UPDATE 2019 DIVERSE SUPPLIER PROGRAMS MEAN NEW GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES PETS & PEOPLE ON THE MOVE STATS, INSIGHTS, AND TIPS Millennials are now the largest generation group in the U.S. labor force. Does your talent management program meet their expectations? scan to request a solution At Aires, we take a holistic, human-centered approach—supporting your employees through every step of their mobility journey. 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Contents FEATURES PG 38 U.S. REAL ESTATE UPDATE 2019 PG 52 PETS, AND PEOPLE, ON THE MOVE By Steven John, SCRP, SGMS-T By Christina Quezada A look at the volatility of the current Stats, insights, and tips for transferees U.S. market, variations by region, and with furry or feathered family what it means to the mobility industry. members. PG 44 MOBILITY MATTERS PG 58 DESTINATION PROFILE: CHILE By Jon Ferguson By Marisa Zarak, GMS, and Jerry Funaro, Harmony in the workplace and home. SCRP, SGMS-T The most prosperous country in Latin PG 46 AN UNTAPPED ARENA America is home to cosmopolitan cities By Bobbi Maniglia and natural beauty. Mobility can bring new growth opportunities to diverse supplier programs. COVER STORY PG 32 MAKE IT WORK By Stuart Jackson A methodical approach to ensuring that everyone benefits when an employee is relocated. 2 Mobility | November 2019 Tech-led Solutions A Commitment to Diversity Attorney Access Top Tier Knowledge & Expertise Client-focused Approach To Service EXCELLENCE Let us help your organization reach its global potential. Today’s unpredictable immigration climate requires flexibility, experience, and a commitment to putting you first. Wherever your business takes you – in the U.S. or around the world – your Foster team reaches to deliver full immigration support. Visit us at fosterglobal.com to learn more. Contents COLUMNS Worldwide ERC® Karen Cygal PG 8 PERCEPTIONS Senior Vice President, Product Development The Upside of DisrUPtion Chris Wilson, SGMS-T Vice President, Research & Education PG 22 GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Differing Views in U.S. on Business Immigration Kristin White Senior Manager, Content Policy EDITORIAL/DESIGN/MEDIA SALES PG 25 MARKET SUMMARY: OMAHA–COUNCIL BLUFFS The YGS Group METRO AREA Ashley Reid, Senior Managing Editor Steve Kennedy, Senior Editor By R. Gregg Mitchell Beth Hughes, Copy Editor Charity Fox, Account Manager PG 28 MEMBER PICKS Melissa Wiedemann, Photo Editor Nikki Smith, CRP, SGMS-T, reviews Seedfolks Serena L. Spiezio, Creative Director Megan Meckley Hacker, Art Director Jack Davidson, EVP DEPARTMENTS Zack Buchanan, National Sales Manager [email protected] +1 717 430 2291 PG 6 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Heather Macaluso, Account Executive [email protected] PG 10 TIPS & TRENDS +1 717 430 2224 Navigating the German Housing Market PRINTING By Daniel Ishikawa The YGS Group York, PA PG 13 AROUND THE WORLDWIDE ERC® In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) ABOUT WORLDWIDE ERC® Worldwide ERC® Front Page Worldwide ERC® is the workforce mobility association for professionals who oversee, manage, or support U.S. Executive Spotlight domestic and international employee transfers. The Collective Wisdom organization was founded in 1964 to help members YP40 overcome the challenges of workforce mobility. OUR PURPOSE PG 30 THE NUMBERS We empower mobile people through meaningful connections, unbiased information, inspired ideas, and solutions. InterNations Business Solutions’ “Expat Insider 2019 Business Edition” report PG 67 ADVERTISERS’ INDEX PG 68 INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Emergency Preparedness on Assignment By Erin Fitzgerald, GMS, and Ellen Harris, GMS worldwideerc.org | Mobility 5 MOBILITY Vol. 40 No. 11 • November 2019 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chairman of the Board Calendar of Events SCRP, SGMS-T Sue Carey, Baird & Warner, Chicago, Illinois, USA NOVEMBER 2019 Chair-Elect Edward Hannibal, GMS Living and Working Effectively in Deloitte Tax LLP, Chicago, Illinois, USA a Diverse Workplace and World 12 November Vice Chair – Finance Robert Brezosky Webinar sponsored by TRC Global Mobility Inc. The Walt Disney Company, Burbank, California, USA worldwideerc.org/events-webinars Vice Chair – Talent Community Andrew P. Walker, GMS-T India Global Mobility Summit 2019 EY, New York, New York, USA 13 November Bengaluru, India President and Chief Executive Officer Peggy Smith, SCRP, SGMS-T worldwideerc.org/events-conferences Worldwide ERC®, Arlington, Virginia, USA São Paulo Mobility Summit 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 26 November Merritt Q. Anderson San Francisco, California, USA São Paulo worldwideerc.org/events-conferences Erik Eccles Urbandoor, San Francisco, California, USA Kerwin Guillermo MAY 2020 Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Singapore Americas Mobility Conference 2020 Heather Henry 12–15 May Netflix Inc., Los Gatos, California, USA Houston Gustavo Higuera, CRP, GMS-T worldwideerc.org/events-conferences Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., Miami, Florida, USA Sigrid Nauwelaerts OCTOBER 2020 Johnson & Johnson, Beerse, Belgium Shelby Wolpa Global Workforce Symposium 2020 InVision, Austin, Texas, USA 28–30 October Washington, D.C. EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS Chairman, Foundation for Workforce Mobility worldwideerc.org/events-conferences Robert L. Giese, SCRP, GMS Sterling Lexicon, Jacksonville, Florida, USA MAY 2021 PAST CHAIRMAN Robert J. Horsley Americas Mobility Conference 2021 Fragomen Worldwide, Santa Clara, California, USA 24–26 May San Francisco worldwideerc.org/events-conferences Mobility (ISSN 0195-8194) is published monthly by Worldwide ERC®, 4401 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 510, Arlington, VA 22203-4195, +1 703 842 3400. Mobility OCTOBER 2021 examines key issues affecting the global mobility workforce Global Workforce Symposium 2021 for the benefit of employers and firms or individuals 20–22 October providing specific services to relocated employees and their families. The opinions expressed in Mobility are those Chicago of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions worldwideerc.org/events-conferences of Worldwide ERC®. Mobility is printed in the United States of America. 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Glenville Drive, Building A Richardson, TX 75082 Copyright © 2019 Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP PERCEPTIONS The Upside of DisrUPtion here are moments when we talk about embracing disruption in the same way we might say “I love going to the dentist!” We know it’s good for us, but sometimes it’s tough to get through. There’s a lot to dread about disruption. Sure, it can throw entire industries into confusion. And yes, it often arrives at the most inopportune times. But let’s look at some of the benefits it brings us. It challenges the status quo. In established companies, conventional thinking Tcan frustrate efforts to strike off on a completely new path or to try something fresh. Disruption doesn’t give us a choice! It makes us take healthy competition to a new level and forces us to understand how customers want to engage with us and to change course if we’re not heading the right way. It makes us more agile and adventurous. Disruption doesn’t give us the luxury of long-term planning. We are learning to make decisions more quickly, to hire audaciously, to form teams rapidly, and to be bold, fail fast, and get back up to try something else. It jump-starts innovation. Disruption creates a gateway for new players or for enterprising established companies to introduce innovations that transform busi- ness. It opens our eyes to all the places innovation emerges, from such sources as technology shifts, ingenious business models, industry dynamics, customer preferences, and global opportunities. It improves efficiency.Disruption leverages resources, saves time and increases choice, lowers our dependencies on