A fire sale has U.S. office buildings going for 90% off
blinding-streak
72 points
66 comments
April 07, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
phendrenad2
When I travel around the US, vacant storefronts and empty commercial buildings are a constant, not just office buildings, and not just in certain places.
mono442
The AI is going to replace most of the office workers in the next few years, the office buildings are going to be worth as much as the land they are built on is minus the cost of demolition.
silexia
Office buildings are going the same direction horses went a hundred years ago after the invention of the internal combustion engine.