Though Silicon Valley last year finally began recovering from the bursting of the dot-com bubble, demand for commercial real estate is still weak and many office buildings remain empty. Properties that were leasing for more than US $ 10 per square foot at the market's peak now go for only US $ 3 per square foot.
千囍年網路股災重創矽谷，直到去年景氣才逐漸回穩，但許多辦公大樓仍然空著，租金行情未見起色，高峰時一平方英呎十幾美元，現在滑落到只要 3 美元。