Over half of the world's population has moved to cities as urbanization has increased over the first two decades of this century.
But over the past nine months, that trend appears to have reversed, at least momentarily, as people are leaving cities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pandemic "struck at the heart of what cities are all about: togetherness, connectivity, shared services and shared spaces," says Jeremy Kelly, a director in JLL Global Research, in a recent post.
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Leslie Shaver
Les Shaver has been covering commercial and residential real estate for almost 20 years. His work has appeared in Multifamily Executive, Builder, units, Arlington Magazine in addition to GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum.
