As we begin to emerge from the pandemic, it seems that what happens in the real estate sector, specifically the commercial real estate sector, will go a long way to determining how quickly cities recover financially. IBISWorld says the market will eventually hit about $1.15 trillion in revenue by 2026, a 25% jump over the next five years. Jon Critelli, Managing Director with Protiviti and an expert on the real estate market, sat down with Joe Kornik, Editor-in-Chief of VISION by Protiviti, to discuss the U.S. commercial real estate sector and how it’ll impact the future of cities.

Here, we offer an overview of the discussion.