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Real Estate's Demise Creates a Graveyard for Fools
The coronavirus has turned property upside down. Only the true experts will profit.
Say farewell to the battery-farm office.
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Real estate, like education, is one of those dangerous subjects in which everyone thinks they’re an expert. We have all been to school, so we think we know about education, and we all live somewhere, so we think we know about property. As the purchase of our living quarters is the biggest transaction most of us ever make, we tend to have strong views about the market.