A seismic event is brewing in a corner of the commercial real estate market , with many office buildings facing distress as they approach a wall of maturing debt and struggle against enduring work-from-home trends. Those factors — which have left some of the worst office buildings nearly deserted — are about to spark a handful of fire sales, potentially kicking off a wave of office-to-apartment conversions that will add more housing supply to the pipeline, real estate pros said. Richard Barkham, the chief global economist of commercial real estate investment firm CBRE, says he sees an upheaval of Class B office buildings — a segment of office properties that struggle to attract tenants, mainly due to being older and in need of renovation... ...moreRSK: Well, I always said I like re-use of property. | ||
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