To say that commercial real estate has undergone significant disruption over the last year feels like an understatement, to say the least. With many companies using the Covid-19 pandemic as an opportunity to downsize their offices and transition to a more remote workforce, some real-estate companies have undeniably struggled.

On the other end of the spectrum, ever-increasing demand for apartment housing has helped fuel record-breaking real-estate investment volume in recent months. All of this goes to show that 2021 is rife with both challenges and opportunities — and that the commercial real-estate industry is poised for even more disruption.