Comment on ‘Zombie Offices’ Spell Trouble for Some Banks - The New York Times
whoelectroplateuntil@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
So more or less, since many businesses are only keeping their offices because they have multi-year leases preventing them from simply packing up and moving, we can expect occupancy rates to continue falling and slow-burn exacerbating the commercial real estate crisis. And really, the literal problem here is just that banks are overinvested in commercial real estate, not knowing that a pandemic would alter work patterns in a lasting way. So again, we’re all in for a fun ride on the roller coaster that is capitalism, literally because of problems caused by real estate speculation.
Allero@lemmy.today 9 months ago
Because banks fucked up and we have to solve it