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beambotyesterday at 8:18 PM2 repliesview on HN

Yet rents won't drop -- the commercial mortgage covenants prevent landlords from dropping rental rates, so they'll just sit there fallow until the market recovers.


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lokaryesterday at 8:38 PM

Or government pushes them to change. Regulators have tremendous power over banks.

calvinmorrisonyesterday at 8:23 PM

Or until more rational covenants exist. Markets are largely rational economically.

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