A stutter-step economic recovery seems to be underway, with signs that the housing bust and employment wipeout may finally be moderating. But economists still have a lot of major worries. U.S. News & World Report compiled a list of cities likely to escape the commercial real estate scourge and transition soon to a bona fide recovery. They based the analysis on data provided by REIS, a real estate research firm. The data cover retail and office vacancy rates in the 79 biggest metro areas, including projections for 2010.
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