With more people working remotely, companies are rethinking their plans to sign leases on business buildings in downtown areas all over the U.S.
Questions:
- What does this void of businesses cause?
- What cities are behind schedule on the highest percentage of loan payments on office buildings?
- What large cities depend on property tax revenue and what large cities depend on commuter wage taxes?
- Is the doom loop inevitable? Discuss.
Source:
Siegel, R. (2023). How the ‘urban doom loop’ could pose the next economic threat. The Washington Post, Aug. 28 (Retrievable online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/08/28/commercial-real-estate-economy-urban-doom-loop/)