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The pandemic has caused major shifts in real estate. Many businesses closed, some of them permanently. Some companies sent employees home to work. Some of those workers might stay there when the pandemic is over.
Ed Neaves
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Commercial Realtors have had to adjust to a changing landscape, one that could reshape Bloomington-Normal in multiple ways.
Ed Neaves is the managing broker for Berkshire Hathaway Central Illinois Realtors. He manages six shopping centers in Bloomington-Normal. Last fall during the height of the pandemic, Neaves took inventory of all the commercial properties available in the Twin Cities. He counted 320.