Commercial real estate executives have an optimistic but staggered outlook for the next 12 months, reported Transwestern, Houston.
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“The commercial real estate recovery will be staggered, especially for office and retail due to the continued unpredictability of COVID-19 mutations. However, we believe office tenants will begin to come off the sidelines in the coming months as several tenants who pushed the pause button will need to make a lease decision.”
–Elizabeth Norton, Senior Managing Director of Research Services with Transwestern, Houston.
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