I do worry that this virus is going to bring the global economy to a significant slowdown, but will this hurt real estate?

As an investor and residential realtor, I've both done them and help people buy them.Unlike Kansas City or Memphis where you can buy a house for a pack of playing cards and some gum, Salt Lake's market is now a value-market. 

I don't know of global statistics on syndication performances.

Down 19% off highs in a matter of a few weeks, global recession talk, its all crazy. 

Global market uncertainty around COVID-19Largest drop in oil price in decades to a level predicted to be sustained for at least 2-3 years?

“Urban Markets Face Far Higher Risk Than Leisure Destinations.”Source: https://www.airdna.co/blog/coronavirus-impact-on-global-short-term-rental-markets

The mortgage industry tapped out due to capacity issues, no one in mortgage said "man we need to staff up in case we get hit with a global pandemic" a year ago, and as a result no one is staffed for this.

Eventually, you will build up your D.T.I. and global D.S.C. to the point that you will not be able to employ that strategy.  

https://www.airdna.co/blog/coronavirus-impact-on-global-short-term-rental-markets?

Corona virus impact coupled with oil price collapse will stress economy resulting in local / global repression of SFH (single family house) prices / economy.