Ironically, the company’s shutdown hit at the very same time as a Covid-induced spike in candy consumption nationwide.

That means that you're stripping equity from the seller.Finally, when you enter into a contract without both the ability and intent to fulfill your part of it, you have committed "fraud in the inducement".Your broker will most likely tell you that it's not permitted. 

The Survey also reveals a growing disparity in consumer sentiment among income groups, showing how the halting recovery from the pandemic-induced recession is playing out differently depending on income levels.

Of course, they're not at the moment but the Covid-induced recession hasn't had a bad effect on prices as one could have feared.So there's no need to sell in a hurry.

If anyone has an interest in how inflation will help the people with cheap money loans, google inflation induced debt destruction. 

Stocks are a more nuanced and (to me) fear-inducing thing altogether.The way out of our current real estate escalation (if it is in the cards) is inventory increase, debt getting more expensive, or buyer demand otherwise decreasing. 

Barring a major event like war or pandemic-induced government shut-down, I see some serious growth ahead.

That's at least a violation of NAR rules and maybe your state's laws.Then there's the issue of "fraud in the inducement". 

Nevertheless, in order to compete for the reduced number of tenants in the market, landlords are offering other inducements, such as months of free rent and generous "TI" allowances for tenants to build out offices the way they like.

I agree with it being "best asset class" for the most part, but mortgage crisis induced recession is a still a recent memory.