Commercial Real Estate & Business News – February 26, 2025
70% of Remote Workers Would Quit if Forced Back to Office Full-Time, Survey Finds A recent survey by FTI Consulting found that 70% of U.S. workers who are currently remote or working in a hybrid arrangement would be likely to look for a new job if their employer required them to return to the office […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – February 25, 2025
Apple announces plans to invest billions in Arizona Apple today announced its largest-ever spend commitment, with plans to spend and invest more than $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years, including billions in additional investments in Arizona. This new pledge builds on Apple’s long history of investing in American innovation and advanced […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – February 24, 2025
Expert: CRE Offers Stability in Uncertain Economic Climate Investors may hit the pause button as the United States enters a new period of uncertainty driven by news of tariffs, deportations and government cost-cutting. This pause could last for weeks, months or even years as investors wait for clarity, said John Chang, national director of research…» […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – February 21, 2025
Fannie Mae: Economy Strong Heading into 2025 Amid Policy Uncertainty Incoming GDP, labor market and inflation data point to an economy that entered 2025 with strong momentum, according to the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group. Although the ESR Group’s GDP outlook for year’s end is unchanged at 2.2%, it revised upward its […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – February 20, 2025
How Phoenix inflation compares with other U.S. cities With the year-over-year inflation rate at 3% in January, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its updated report on the Changes in Inflation by City and found that Phoenix is the city with the second-lowest inflation problem in the U.S. The U.S. inflation rate hit a 40-year…» […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – February 19, 2025
CMBS Issuance Headed For A Record Year After Skyrocketing In 2024 CMBS lending is on pace to hit a post-Great Recession record for new issuance. CMBS issuance grew every quarter in 2024 and ended the year at roughly $115B in raised capital, 150% ahead of 2023, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency. Activity picked up […]