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The coming collapse of commercial real estate
American Thinker ^ | 06/26/2023 | Andrea Widburg

Posted on 06/26/2023 8:11:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

I’ve telecommuted for over 30 years, which was a choice I made once home computers and the internet enabled me to establish a virtual law office. However, there’s a huge difference between individuals and small offices making lifestyle and economic choices and the lockdown’s brute force transition from an office-place economy to a telecommuting economy. The former is an organic workplace diversification; the latter is the breakdown of the commercial real estate marketplace with unfathomable consequences for the American economy.

The climate changistas have long dreamed of a virtual business environment, one in which people in white-collar professions work from home. For them, the lockdowns were the perfect catalyst. At the macro level, telecommuting ends traffic jams and stops the need for vast building complexes that despoil possibly more attractive natural environments. It theoretically lowers the cost of doing business because companies no longer need to pay mortgages or rents on office facilities, as well as attendant costs (e.g., insurance, janitorial maintenance, etc.).

For white-collar workers, there are upsides, too. Not having to commute to work can save them hours per day, as well as cutting back on the costs of bus fare, fuel, and car wear and tear. Latchkey kids are no longer an issue because one or both parents are home when the kids come home. You also don’t need to spend money on a work wardrobe or expensive lunches downtown.

There are very real downsides, though. For individuals, there’s the absence of workplace camaraderie and structure. Loneliness is a real risk. The office can also be a dynamic place in which ideas bloom. When you’re sitting before your screen with only the dog or cat for company, it’s hard to focus.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: chairman; chairmanxi; collapse; commercial; realestate; realty; telecommuting; xi
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To: SeekAndFind
Yesterday, "the price of meat will triple!"

Today it's a "commercial real estate crisis!"

There are a lot of Chicken Little's on this forum.

21 posted on 06/27/2023 1:20:43 PM PDT by thefactor
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To: nesnah

For NYC he’s very good IMO. For example: Mitt Romney would be an good Senator from California. But from Utah he’s horrendous.


22 posted on 06/27/2023 1:31:31 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: Gay State Conservative

For NYC he’s very good IMO.


I’ll give you that.


23 posted on 06/27/2023 1:33:11 PM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Many financial and law firms including the one I work for require in officer 3 out of 5 days a week. It’s not just the 100% WFH who are impacting the numbers. Interestingly enough the PATH and the MTA 4/5 are very crowded with only Fridays seeing a noticeable drop off.


24 posted on 06/27/2023 1:34:27 PM PDT by Clemenza
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To: Clemenza
I occasionally ride Metro North from Connecticut to Grand Central. Before the panic I'd find the lot at Old Greenwich about half full (at about 10AM) and the trains about 25% full. Last April the lot was almost empty as were the trains.

Granted it's not at rush hour but all trips inbound were at about 10AM on a weekday.

25 posted on 06/27/2023 2:15:25 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Who is the chairman in China?
The current president is Xi Jinping, who took office in March 2013, replacing Hu Jintao.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki
President of the People’s Republic of China - Wikipedia


26 posted on 06/27/2023 6:41:24 PM PDT by ncfool (TRUMP SHOULD BE THE KING MAKER IN 2024 AND NOT THE KING. -- Desantis 2024)
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To: ncfool

Thanks for telling us something we already know. But how is this relevant to the topic of this thread?


27 posted on 06/27/2023 8:59:25 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: ncfool

Hu’s on fist? Exactly!


28 posted on 06/28/2023 3:24:00 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: ncfool

Ooops...meant “Hu’s on first”.


29 posted on 06/28/2023 3:24:43 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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