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Flexible offices pose a risk to otherwise insulated sector

Relative to its performance in the GFC, the office sector should be fairly resolute in this downturn. However, the rapid growth of flexible office space poses a downside risk in some markets. What’s more, if the problems facing WeWork were to turn into a solvency issue for the company, the space leased by the provider could find itself back in landlords’ hands at the worst possible time.

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