When Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, a finance and real-estate professor at Columbia, proposed the doom-loop theory in 2022, he had a very specific sequence in mind. Step one: ...

While many metros still lag far behind their pre-pandemic levels, Chapple isn't signing on to the "urban doom loop" theory that the aftershocks of the pandemic will trap downtowns in a death ...

The crux of the “doom loop” theory is that it’s self-perpetuating. If vacancies rise and property values fall, cities can’t collect as much in tax revenue and overexposed banks have to cut ...

The doom loop theory is that when big commercial buildings have lower property valuations, it increases the tax burden on homeowners, fueling an exodus of residents.

All the publications here, ours included, have made mention of what is being labeled a “doom loop.” Everyone’s got a theory; it’s get-your-takes-off season.

In their midyear market reports, commercial real estate firms put a spotlight on concerns about “urban doom loops” in downtowns across the country. The big worry goes like this: COVID-1… ...

In theory, you can get a doom loop of population loss leading to lower activity, leading to lower taxes, leading to lower spending, leading to worse public service, ...

It’s a nod to the post-COVID Urban Doom Loop theory that city centers, absent their typical commercial bustle, would hollow out and become less attractive, bringing down the commercial tax base ...