A Pandemic Is a Terrible Time to Buy Real Estate - Bloomberg

Home prices are high and so is uncertainty

More than 40 % of Americans are working from home, and among them the urge to “work nest” is strong. My sister-in-law turned the family shed into a “shoffice,” with charming homemade curtains hiding the tools and a pillow for the pandemic puppy. Surging home prices suggest that many who are working from home and find themselves shedless are in the market for a bigger house. ..