Is there any more to this story than "extend and pretend" that's been going on for 6 years?
I think we kind of lucked out that we had the start of boom in 2023 instead of a recession.
The diversification has allowed the office space price to correct without a contagion.
As a general rule, any snappy memorable line like "extend and pretend" is almost always wrong and a distortion after awhile. The idea sticks around longer than it should because it is memorable, not because it has anything to do with reality.