The Future of Wellness Real Estate Starts with How We Live

29 Apr 26

with Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki

What if wellness isn’t something you visit—but something you live in every day?

In this episode, we explore how wellness is reshaping real estate, community design, and the future of how we live, work, and connect. From walkability to social infrastructure, this conversation reveals why the next frontier of the wellness industry is not inside spa walls—but embedded into the places we call home.

What You’ll Learn

Why wellness real estate is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the global wellness economy
How “pains and gains” shape community design and influence human behavior
The role of social infrastructure in improving connection, belonging, and wellbeing
Why traditional “highest and best use” thinking is outdated—and what replaces it
How smaller, more flexible homes are redefining modern living and affordability

Episode Highlights

03:05 – The sociological question every developer must answer: who will live here and how

10:21 – Why walkable communities command higher value and demand

14:39 – The difference between branding wellness and designing lived experience

20:27 – How the built environment influences 85% of health outcomes

24:00 – The rise of “third places” and social infrastructure in community design

30:41 – Why housing no longer fits today’s fragmented household types

38:21 – The lasting behavioral shifts from the pandemic

47:58 – Why future development must start with life, not buildings

Meet the Guest

Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki is a leading expert in consumer insights, community design, and real estate strategy. As Principal of tst ink. and co-chair of the Wellness Communities and Real Estate Initiative for the Global Wellness Summit, she helps developers design communities grounded in how people truly want to live.

Tools, Frameworks, or Strategies Mentioned

Pains and Gains Framework for understanding human behavior and decision-making
Social Infrastructure as a driver of connection, wellbeing, and community value
Wellness as Infrastructure—embedding wellbeing into the built environment
Outside-In Design Thinking rooted in sociology and lived experience

Closing Insight

The future of wellness isn’t a destination—it’s a design philosophy. When we shift from building spaces to shaping lives, we create communities that foster health, connection, and belonging in lasting ways.