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Commercial Real Estate: The Danger of Fighting the Last War | John B. Levy & Co. | Blog

As embattled industries seek ways to regain their equilibrium in today’s struggling economy, more than a few investors in the commercial real estate sector have turned their attention to the recession of the early 1990s, thinking that today’s market is a repeat of what happened nearly two decades ago. According to “Fighting the Last War,” the latest podcast produced by John B. Levy &... moreAs embattled industries seek ways to regain their equilibrium in today’s struggling economy, more than a few investors in the commercial real estate sector have turned their attention to the recession of the early 1990s, thinking that today’s market is a repeat of what happened nearly two decades ago. According to “Fighting the Last War,” the latest podcast produced by John B. Levy & Company (available online at www.jblevyco.com), the market of 2009 is dramatically different from the foreclose-and-dispose days of 1990, 1991, and 1992. Because of this, commercial real estate investors who make decisions today based on the last war are pursuing a dangerous strategy. view page