• _sideffect@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    So for the past 4 years it didn’t matter, but now it suddenly does? I smell bs on that real estate reason

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      1 month ago

      During the pandemic they had to choose between go remote or close up shop. They didn’t have much choice.

      Seems that once Covid stabilized they’ve been trying to force everyone back.

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      1 month ago

      That’s because you don’t know about how CRE funding works.

      Large chunk of CRE runs on short term fixed rate debt, which requires refis. Next big cycle is starting about now and will go through 2026.

      So feds lowered interest rate sum, and corpos are pushing us into the office to soften the blow from CRE operators and their creditors.

      With that being said, low quality class C office space is in default, no way around it.

      Shiti suburban trash offices also will die along with the shiti malls.

      However, the return to office policy is specifically to bail out class A and B office towers in the major cities, ie the VIP CRE owned by the real owners and not bagholders