Commercial Real Estate & Business News – March 27, 2020

Why This Nobel Laureate Predicts Quick Coronavirus Recovery: ‘We’re going to be fine’Michael Levitt, a Nobel laureate and Stanford biophysicist, began analyzing the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide in January and correctly calculated that China would get through the worst of its coronavirus outbreak long before many health experts had predicted. Now he foresees…» How […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – March 26, 2020

Phoenix Home Sales Up 14% Year-Over-YearRepresenting the last full month before the coronavirus became a global pandemic, February saw the third consecutive month of year-over-year increases in U.S. home sales – a streak not seen since 2015. At the same time, inventory across the report’s 53 metro markets plunged 15.8%, marking the fourth…» Why Some […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – March 25, 2020

Dow Surges Most Since 1933 on Stimulus Deal Hopes: Markets WrapU.S. stocks had the best day in almost a dozen years as investors rediscovered their appetite for risk with Congress closing in on an unprecedented spending bill to prop up the slumping economy. The dollar halted a 10-day winning streak. The S&P 500 rebounded…» How […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – March 24, 2020

What Can the Fed Do to Help Main Street, Not Wall Street?The market continued its downward trajectory on Monday in spite of a sweeping pledge from the Federal Reserve to support the economy as coronavirus shutdowns accelerated around the country. With consumer spending crippled by “stay at home” orders, many workplaces…» Multifamily Industry Responds to […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – March 23, 2020

Scottsdale Entrada Breaks Ground on Opportunity Zone SiteBanyan Residential announced the start of construction on the long-anticipated Scottsdale Entrada development this morning. Located at the northeast corner of 64th Street and McDowell Road, Scottsdale Entrada will revitalize a long-vacant 33-acre lot…» Arizona Tech Jobs, Wages, Average Pay Increased Over Past Year, Report SaysArizona’s technology scene […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – March 20, 2020

$3.3B Gasoline Production Plant Comes To Casa Grande And Fast-Growing I-10 CorridorThe city of Casa Grande hit a real estate milestone today, as oil and gas company Nacero Inc. said it would build a $3.3B gas production facility there. Considered “drive-through” country between Phoenix and Tucson, Casa Grande is part of the fast-growing Interstate 10 […]