Whatever occurs post-COVID-19, it’s clear that commercial real estate will see major changes in the aftermath. Sectors will come out newly strengthened, while social distancing may change the way that real estate deals are transacted. Some of these changes have been fast-tracked because of the pandemic and should be here to stay, says Allen Shayanfekr, CEO and co-founder of the lending platform Sharestates. That is if short memories don’t mean a full reversion to the pre-pandemic status quo.