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The office real estate crash will be so sharp and deep that Capital Economics thinks office values are unlikely to recover by 2040 (fortune.com)

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The research firm’s top property economist likens the decline in office demand to what malls have experienced over the last six years—and sees a similar outcome.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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