By Amanda Moore The COVID-19 pandemic caused incredible upheaval in the real estate industry. From the rise in inner-city rental vacancies and subsequent price drops to the increasing pressure on rural and suburban home prices, there are few areas of the real estate industry that COVID-19 did not touch. As the world begins to recover from the severe economic disruptions caused by the pandemic, many real estate investors want to know what will happen next. While we cannot make specific predictions, we can track the trends that led us to this point and follow them to their logical conclusion. Related: 3 Golden Rules for Starting a Real-Estate Investment Business COVID-19’s Effect on Office Properties One of the major impacts that COVID-19 had on the business world was the shift from in-office to remote work. Companies discovered that their employees could work from home productively, in some cases beating their performance …