Analysis

The key word in JLL's economic projection is uncertainty—about the pandemic and how the government will react to it.

RCLCO's sentiment survey predicted that following a pandemic-driven plunge, some sectors of the real estate market are "coming off the bottom."

Certain state or local ordinances prevent tenants from being evicted for the failure to pay rent or subject landlords to rent caps or freezes.

Fitch's report shows the COVID-19 pandemic played a role in the banks' outcomes.

The effect of COVID-19 could lead to increased demand for real estate—think about the need for social distancing in business, government and entertainment venues—or lower demand as virtual work expands.

Class-A office space will likely have the steepest recovery in the next three to five years.

COVID-19 has accelerated companies' acceptance of remote work, but social-distancing measures mean that they will continue to require roughly the same amount of office space.

"For investors looking for exposure, we continue to favor stable, grocer anchored portfolios with positively trending rent collection statistics rather than trying to push further out the risk curve."