
W.P. Carey's Office Exit: Navigating the 'Work-From-Home' Trend
Real estate investor W.P. Carey is exiting the office real estate market due to the decline in demand caused by the "work-from-home" trend during the pandemic. The company plans to spin off some of its office properties into a separate publicly-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) and sell the remaining assets. CEO Jason Fox believes this move will lower the firm's cost of capital and create long-term value for shareholders. The announcement led to an 8% drop in W.P. Carey's shares, reaching their lowest level in over three years.
