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Commercial construction has hit a brick wall. Why?

by Mitchell Hartman

Mar 13, 2024

Factors like high interest rates, tight credit and workers continuing to work from home are all hitting commercial construction demand.

Factors like high interest rates, tight credit and continued remote work are all hitting commercial construction demand.

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Vacant office buildings create a tax revenue problem for cities

by Kristin Schwab

Feb 16, 2024

Take Boston. Over the next five years, that city could face a tax revenue shortfall to the tune of $1.2 to $1.5 billion, according to a new study from the Boston Policy Institute.

Over the next five years, Boston could face a tax revenue shortfall of up to $1.5 billion.

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With commercial real estate set for another tough year, some small banks are worried

by Justin Ho

Jan 17, 2024

Amid high interest rates and vacancy rates, lenders and regulators are concerned about the fallout when borrowers renew their loans.

Plenty of companies are planning to downsize their office space, which worries lenders that have a lot of commercial real estate debt on their balance sheets.

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Here's what might happen if all that open office space stays empty

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Alex Schroeder and Erika Soderstrom

Jul 20, 2023

One thing seems likely, says Lisa Knee of EisnerAmper: real estate is going to need new, creative investors to stay on track.

Office building vacancies are climbing, property values are sagging. That might have implications for all of the investors tied up in commercial real estate debt.

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As workers slowly come back, big city office occupancy hits a new pandemic milestone

by Samantha Fields

Feb 2, 2023

For the rest of the country, remote work numbers are stable.

Though more workers have begun returning to offices in larger cities, that's less true for workers elsewhere in the country. Above, a view of office buildings in San Francisco.

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Stop talking and face the corner: the new rules of elevators during COVID-19

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Jun 19, 2020

Elevators have always been awkward. Now they're a social distancing nightmare.

People stand in designated areas of an elevator to ensure social distancing, but there's only so much distancing one can do in such a confined space.

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