Aug 10, 2026 – 5.00amWhen US lender Silicon Valley Bank collapsed three years ago, investors panicked and immediately wrote off the commercial property market, which was already reeling from the post-pandemic reality of empty office desks.Downtown real estate across the United States looked like a firetrap as office stocks plummeted, and conventional wisdom declared that no-one would work in a skyscraper again.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles