 Research from commercial brokerage firm JLL found that flexible work space in Asia-Pacific, including both serviced offices and coworking, surged 150% from 2014 to 2017.In Pacific countries such as Australia and New Zealand, coworking has been made popular over the last 8 years as the prices of commercial spaces and bills rise, with coworking being up to 25% cheaper for most freelancers and businesses.In Hong Kong for example, dozens of coworking spaces have been set up to foster the rapidly growing startup community; according to "Forbes" it is among the leading tech locations in the world, along with New York City and Silicon Valley.