56% of respondents said they still planned to buy a home in the next five years, suggesting the long-term optimism of renters hasn't been completely crushed.
"But with New York City having entered Phase 2 of reopening in late-June and pockets of New York State already in Phase 4, there are promising signs of a recovery in the second-half of the year," says Colliers' Franklin Wallach.
"The current crisis is refocusing decision-making on the sustainability of investment opportunities and on building more resilient portfolios to guard against future crises such as climate change," JLL's Gianluca Romano said.
The third monthly survey from the professional organization measuring COVID-19's impact saw an increase in overall market confidence and increased on schedule transactions in the industrial sector.
A new report from Moody's Analytics sees vacancies ticking up yet again for the first quarter of 2020—but not nearly as much as in the previous quarter.