The number one priority for the Biden administration is clear. It's moving a COVID recovery package forward.

"There is no question what the number one priority is for the Biden administration, and that's COVID," says Jake Fingert, general partner, Camber Creek and a former member of the National Economic Council during the Obama administration. "That is abundantly clear."

Fingert thinks COVID legislation could offer a lot of relief to the hard-hit retail sector. "There are a few things that we're expecting to see either in this initial package or a follow-up package that will have an impact on retail," he says.

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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.