They also might want to consider that the sales could potentially be later determined to have been part of an illegal liquidation of a government agency - or even treason - and find themselves with nothing.
You really think that’s going to happen with the current SCOTUS majority? Even if a lower court ruled that way, you think the Roberts court is going to uphold it? And absent radical schemes like “court packing”, conservatives have got SCOTUS locked up for years, even decades, to come
so federal government has plenty of negotiating power
also with layoffs the space requirements may have changed and such large buildings may be excessive
> so federal government has plenty of negotiating power
You have this backward. The government is trying to sell. If real estate is still recovering (aka down) then they don't have much negotiating power.
Buyer's market.
They never mentioned whether it’d actually be beneficial for the government.
Can’t wait for all of our federal agency buildings to be named after different members of the Trump family once they’ve changed hands! /s
keeping a lot of buildings cost a lot of money so even if they're sold at lower than expected prices saves money long term
According to the article:
> A White House official granted anonymity to discuss internal decisions said that the structures GSA plans to offload “all have building repairs that would be cheaper to sell than fix.”
I don't know if you're familiar with the commercial real estate market in D.C., but the market has tanked completely. 50-year old buildings (like the Hoover building) are basically worthless and are being torn down.