When these buildings were constructed, they were expected to more than pay for themselves. But their profitability depended on two shaky foundations: a permanent fall in long-term risky real interest rates, and permanent optimism about real estate as an asset class.
Cuando se construyeron esos edificios, se esperaba que resultaran muy rentables, pero ello dependía de dos cimientos inestables: una permanente bajada a largo plazo de los tipos de interés reales con riesgo y un optimismo permanente sobre el sector inmobiliario como clase de activos.