Commercial real estate will come under tremendous pressure
Predictor: Andrew Yang · ep#236 "Andrew Yang: UBI Before UHI, Solving Job Loss, and the Future of Work | #236" · source
Prediction text
Commercial real estate will come under tremendous pressure | you're going to have commercial districts under tremendous pressure, which we did see under COVID.
Verbatim quote
you're going to have commercial districts under tremendous pressure, which we did see under COVID.
Predictor: Andrew Yang
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Probability over time
Milestone chain
- 2025-08-01hitUS office vacancy rate exceeds 20%How: Major tracker (CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, JLL, or Newmark) reports US office vacancy >=20% in any quarterly reportSource: https://allwork.space/2025/08/u-s-office-vacancies-hit-record-20-7-amid-remote-work-surge/conf 99%Notes: HIT — US office vacancy hit record 20.7% in mid-2025.
- 2026-03-01hitOffice CMBS delinquency rate exceeds 10%How: Trepp or Moody's Analytics reports office-sector CMBS delinquency rate >=10% for any monthly reading in 2026Source: https://www.thestreet.com/retirement/from-offices-to-ai-commercial-real-estate-in-2026conf 99%Notes: HIT — Office CMBS delinquencies hit 11.8%, ~6x 2019 levels.
- 2026-04-01hitOffice vacancy concentrated in oldest buildings (10% own >60% vacancy)How: Industry analysis (Newmark, JLL, CBRE) confirms top 10% most-vacant buildings hold >=60% of total US office vacancySource: https://www.nmrk.com/insights/thought-leadership/ai-and-the-future-of-office-quantifying-workforce-change-and-space-demand-through-2030conf 95%Notes: HIT — Newmark reports 10% of office buildings comprise >60% of total national vacancy.
- 2026-06-01 → 2027-12-31pendingMajor office REIT files Chapter 11 or restructures debtHow: At least one publicly-traded office REIT (Vornado, SL Green, Boston Properties, Brandywine, etc.) or major private office portfolio files Chapter 11 or completes major debt-for-equity restructuringSource: SEC filings, Bloomberg, Reuters CRE coverageconf 55%
- 2026-09-01 → 2028-12-31pendingMajor US city converts >=10% of CBD office stock to residential or alternative useHow: At least one top-15 US metro reports >=10% of central business district office square footage in approved or completed conversion to residential, hotel, lab, or industrialSource: CBRE conversion tracker, JLL adaptive reuse reportsconf 55%
- 2026-12-31 → 2030-12-31pendingOffice-using employment growth essentially flat or negative through 2030How: BLS plus Newmark forecast confirms office-using employment growth <=1% cumulative over 2026-2030Source: https://www.nmrk.com/insights/thought-leadership/ai-and-the-future-of-office-quantifying-workforce-change-and-space-demand-through-2030conf 80%Notes: Newmark base case: office-using employment growth +0.3% 2026-2030, supports continued pressure.
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Linked documents (1)
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| 0.570 | manifold | Will I get COVID ten times before getting hantavirus? | 27% | mentions | pending | 2026-05-16 |
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