Leasing

"Remaining focused on accomplishing clients' goals has helped me move through this difficult period and feel like I have contributed to the well-being of my clients, and the survival of the city I grew up in, and love dearly," says Mindy H. Stern of Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas.

There are risks at both ends of the price spectrum, it says.

Developers in this market segment should focus on areas where rent growth is outpacing wage growth.

The fourth quarter forecast report from Marcus & Millichap shows continued market decline in San Francisco as well as optimism for a full recovery.

"I love of the 'mental aerobics' of complex real estate deals," says Nathalia Bernardo of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel.

Some retailers are exiting the pandemic in a better position, and others are making a swift recovery.