House prices rocketed around the world in the past year as the cost of borrowing slipped to rock bottom and buyers put a premium on space and greenery.

Lenders are coming back into the office sector, though underwriting standards remain very tight.

Tech companies in Seattle leased more office space in 2020 than they did the previous year, reports The New York Times. Meanwhile, office workers are starting to gradually come back in the rest of the country, according to The Wall Street Journal...