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A tale of two real estate markets
Infographic: Commercial real estate is in a slump, but home sales are going gangbusters.
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Tale of Two Real Estate Markets
In general, commercial real estate has slumped since the start of the pandemic. But bright spots remain - including distribution warehouses. Home price, by contrast, are souring, particularly in suburbs and smaller cities.Commercial
2020 Losers:- Department stores
- Shopping malls
- Specialty retail
- Hotels
- Warehouses
- Self-storage facilities
- Supermarkets and pharmacies
- Restaurants with takeout/delivery service
Office Vacancies
- 17.4% office vacancies expected in 2020
- 12.8% office vacancies in 2019
Residential
- The national median listing price is $350,000, up 10% from 2019
- Average time spent on market:
- 2020: 56 days
- 2019: 61 days
- Newly built single-family home sales are up 43.2% as of August 2020, year over year from August 2019
- Low interest rates
- Low inventory (down 36.4% from 2019)
- Pent-up buyer demand
- Shift from cities to suburbs
- Remote workers want more space