Commercial Real Estate & Business News – August 5, 2016
The Silver Lining of Slower Job Growth? Wages Are Finally Rising The silver lining of slower job growth could be that wages are (finally) rising. Tomorrow’s jobs report might answer some pressing questions labor economists have, but it’s also likely to raise a few more riddles about the direction our economy is taking.…» The Future […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – August 4, 2016
CRE Price Growth Rebounds Along with Investor Confidence at Midyear Investor confidence returned following a tepid first quarter and the CoStar Commercial Repeat-Sale Indices (CCRSI) ended the first half of 2016 on a stronger note, reflecting the broad-based gains in commercial real estate prices and investment activity across regions and property types. The value-weighed U.S. […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – August 3, 2016
Survey: Investors Remain Optimistic About CRE Market Strength Despite Global Volatility An overwhelming majority of investors and lenders have an overall positive view of U.S. commercial real estate market conditions, even in the face of cascading world events such as China’s economic slowdown, Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, sharply lower oil prices and […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – August 2, 2016
Economy Watch: CRE Prices Enjoy Second-Quarter Growth After experiencing only modest growth in the first quarter of 2016, mostly likely due to global economic jitters, both of CoStar’s national composite price indices ended the second quarter of 2016 on a stronger note, the company reported on Friday. The value-weighted U.S. Composite Index, which is influenced […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – August 1, 2016
Apartment Market ‘Increasingly Jittery’ for Investors Rents are soaring and demand for apartments is historically high, but some developers and landlords are overestimating the strength of the U.S. apartment market – and paying for it in quarterly earnings…» Economy Watch: Renters Fare Better in Certain Markets (Especially Arizona) Only about 10 years ago, the multifamily […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – July 29, 2016
Economy Watch: Door Open For Interest Rate Hike Late This Year The next FOMC meeting will be in late September, with two U.S. employment reports between now and then, along with other data releases, such as second-quarter GDP. But that might be too soon for a hike; there will also be meetings in November and […]