Effects of world trade center attacks on new york rents

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The 9/11 terrorist attack on World Trade Center complex completely destroyed or damaged twenty-one buildings with 31.2 million square feet of Manhattan office space - accounting for nearly 10 percent of the city's entire inventory. Just prior to the attack, the Manhattan office vacancy rate throughout the entire island was 8% and the average asking price for rent was $52.50 per square foot.

A - Based on what you have read so far, as an economist what would you conclude about rents and vacancies in Manhattan after 9/11? Why?

B - Immediately after 9-11 the vacancy rate throughout the entire island increased to 9.3% and the rental price fell to $50.75 --- not just in the neighborhood of the World Trade Center. As an economist, why was this surprising? What is the explanation?

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