Commercial Real Estate & Business News – October 3, 2017
CRE National Price Indices Maintain Upward Trend Through Summer’s End The CoStar Commercial Repeat-Sale Index (CCRSI) ended this past summer much as it began, with upward momentum in pricing momentum for commercial real estate as both national composite indices advanced by a healthy margin for the 12-month period ending in August, driven by improving price […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – October 2, 2017
Here are the Golden Rules Retailers Need to Survive the Purge and Amazon Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) rolled out a new credit card rewards effort yesterday aimed at giving customers more discounts and money back.The effort mirrors some past Macy’s rewards programs and comes as retailers try to avoid the industry purge spurred by e-commerce […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – September 29, 2017
Beyond Minor Drawbacks, Several Phoenix Submarkets Hit on Amazon’s HQ2 Wishlist Using Amazon’s Request for Proposal (RFP) and CoStar’s unparalleled database of commercial real estate information, the CoStar Market Analytics team developed a ranking of potential Amazon HQ2 destinations among metros with more than 1 million people. The rankings weigh: % of a metro’s population […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – September 28, 2017
Economy Watch: Most Metros Enjoyed Growth in ’16 Real gross domestic product increased in 267 out of the 382 U.S. metropolitan areas in 2016, according to a recent Bureau of Economic Analysis report. Within the metros, there was some variation…» Perspective For The Grocery Wars: Shoppers Crave Experience Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market is […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – September 27, 2017
Yellen: Fed May Have ‘Misjudged’ Inflation, Keeping Rates Lower Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen conceded Tuesday that inflation may be weaker than Fed officials have anticipated, a development that could lead to a more gradual rise in interest rates. While several Fed policymakers have raised that possibility, Yellen’s remarks represent her most detailed and explicit acknowledgment that […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – September 26, 2017
Aldi Is Heating Up The Competition Against Whole Foods, Walmart Discount grocery chain Aldi has plans to aggressively expand its presence in the U.S. grocery sector. To compete with brands like Whole Foods following its Amazon acquisition, Aldi plans to cut costs exponentially by lowering prices as well as the selection of food offered in […]