Office vacancy hits an all-time high despite more people returning to in-person work

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Commercial real estate lending fell for the first time in 2 years last month as credit conditions tighten

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Commercial real estate is being rattled by this year's crises. A recession in the sector might be at hand, experts say.

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Happy Friday eve, readers. Phil Rosen here, clocking in from NYC. 

There's a lot to say about financial markets these days — the debt ceiling is a fast-approaching crisis, the banking sector has been rattled by failures, and stocks are still fighting the Fed. 

The secondary impacts of these risks are less obvious. What happens in each worst-case scenario?

Commercial real estate may hold one answer.

Commercial real estate lending plunged 56% last quarter as 'logjam' of uncertainty clogged the market

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A demonstrator from the Occupy movement stands in an empty unfinished office in the recently occupied building owned by banking giant UBS, in the City of London.

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Brace for a real-estate recession as commercial property will be the next domino to fall in the US, says top Guggenheim and Apollo execs

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'Get granular': BlackRock says not all commercial real-estate is risky - and touts industrial properties as the next opportunity for investors

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'Rich Dad Poor Dad' author Robert Kiyosaki warns inflation is systemic and investors should buy gold, real estate, gas, and food

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Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger warned a banking crisis is possible, AI may be dangerous, and government overspending will end badly. Here are their 18 best quotes from Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting.

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Warren Buffett (left) and Charlie Munger.

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A credit crunch could more than double the rate that some US companies default on their debts, Societe Generale says

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Warren Buffett's business partner warns of a credit crunch in commercial real estate - and says it's a tough time to be an investor

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Warren Buffett (left) and Charlie Munger.

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