Here are the news articles you might find interesting today for commercial real estate and business:
CCIM Live 2012 Recap It is always great to go to a conference and see colleagues and friends from around the country. This year, the CCIM Live 2012 was in Las Vegas, NV. After a flurry of business meetings and board meetings, the conference was kicked off by the Mayor of Las Vegas, Mayor Carolyn Goodman. Mayor Goodman did a great job of kicking off the event with a where has Vegas been the past few years and the optimistic outlook on where they are now and where they are going. View article…
Goodwill to open new Scottsdale store Goodwill of Central Arizona will open its third Scottsdale location Oct. 26 at the corner of Scottsdale and Thunderbird roads. The store at 14202 N. Scottsdale Road will open at 9 a.m. View article…
Mesa opens second green fire station The Mesa Fire Department opened its second green fire station near Higley and Main on Tuesday. “We’ve taken every system that you have when it comes to efficiency and electricity conservation — the lighting and everything — everything that we’re using is all pretty much part of a sustainability you see in the private sector and also the public sector,” said Forrest Smith with the Mesa Fire Department. View article…
Business, real estate deals still a challenge to close, but improvement seen Credit still is crunched and economic uncertainty persists. Those two realities are squelching some real estate deals and business mergers because investment returns are seen as too low and risks too high. “The lenders I have seen are being very careful and conducting the due diligence they were criticized for not doing five or more years ago,” said Greg Falls, a partner and business and real estate attorney with the Phoenix law offices of Sherman & Howard LLC. View article…
Elliott D. Pollack & Co.: Opportunity for economic gain better in Ariz. vs nation. The Monday Morning Quarterback: A quick analysis of important economic data released over the last week The next several months will be tricky in terms of how to properly interpret the vast array of economic data that is available to both data geeks and the rest of the public (If you are reading this before noon, then yes, you are a redneck data geek.). View article…
Arizona still shedding construction jobs Although Arizona’s recession-battered construction industry has come a long way in the past year, the local workforce is still struggling to retain skilled workers, according to a recent report by the Associated General Contractors of America. View article…
HOUSING:
Phoenix home price gains lead nation Phoenix-area home values have been climbing at the fastest rate of any major metropolitan area this year and the dramatic surge may continue to outpace the rest of the nation through the next year, according to the latest report released Tuesday by Zillow Inc. The Zillow Home Value Index showed the Phoenix area had an average home value of $149,400 during the third quarter of this year. View article…
Nine Out of 10 ‘Turnaround Towns’ Located West: NAR The West is leading the nation’s housing recovery, according to a recent study from the National Association of Realtors’ Realtor.com. When identifying the “Top 10 Turnaround Towns” for the third quarter of 2012, the association found nine of the top 10 are located in the West, and seven are located in California. View article…
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