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The coronavirus pandemic has caused much disruption to people’s lives. Many people have been forced to self-isolate, which means that they are unable to work or study. Many events – Glastonbury and Eurovision to name but a few – have also been cancelled as a result of the pandemic. It is fair to say that the pandemic has had a strong negative impact on the world. What is more, the pandemic has affected real estate markets across the globe. Let us, therefore, briefly explore how real estate markets have been affected.

The real estate market has suffered at the hands of the coronavirus because people are unable, and unwilling, to visit properties. Many open houses have been cancelled, for example, which means that many people will be unable to sell properties. Moreover, apartment tours have also been reduced – some have even become online video tours. In essence, the notion of self-isolation has made it very difficult for people to view and, consequently, purchase properties.

This is particularly the case in New York. According to Halstead Property, there were just under 4000 showings scheduled this past weekend, which is a massive drop from the typical number of approximately 6000. This seems to confirm the thesis that people are unwilling to visit properties. Of course, this amount of uncertainty will cause the demand for new properties to decline. This will, in turn, cause house prices to decline. This will be the case in some of the worst affected countries, such as Italy and Iran, for example.

In conclusion, the coronavirus pandemic will continue to negatively impact global real estate. Real estate markets ought to be monitored closely in the coming months, in order to see how things change.

Running a successful real estate company is a difficult job when you consider all the factors involved. In order to run a successful real estate company, you must have great knowledge of the industry and the locations in which you work. Moreover, you must have exceptional organisational and time management skills. These are just a few of the characteristics required to run a successful real estate company. Having all of these qualities is difficult, so we see a large number of real estate companies decline overtime. One company that is a recent exemplar of this sort of decline is WeWork. WeWork is a commercial real estate company based primarily in America. They tend to deal with technology start-ups; however, recently they have declined massively. Let us briefly explore what has happened and how this could affect others.  

According to many sources, WeWork has suffered many losses as of late. The company has, for example, had losses of over a billion dollars in the first half of the year. This staggering number has meant that WeWork and We Company have suffered greatly. The firm has been placed in a tricky position and its future is looking quite shaky. If the company were to collapse, we could see a shift in how office space is distributed in New York.

What is more, if WeWork were to suffer a bad demise, it is possible that landlords in Manhattan could also suffer too. This would affect the real estate market meaning that it too will suffer. It is, of course, not nice to see a company in this sort of position; however, it is mainly down to poor management. It will be interesting to see whether the company can recover, or whether WeWork will slowly fade into the background.