Commercial Real Estate & Business News – May 26, 2015
From ‘Ugly’ Shopping Center To Retail ‘Disneyland’ Before real-estate mogul Michael Pollack could transform an “ugly” strip mall he owned in Gilbert into something better, he needed to send his architect to Disneyland. Perhaps inspired by the small-town magic oozing from the theme park’s Main Street, U.S.A., with a touch of Western flair from Frontierland, […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – May 22, 2015
ayo Medical School Gets State Approval for $150M Arizona Branch Campus Mayo Medical School has received licensure by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education for its $150 million Arizona branch campus. This nod of approval will allow Mayo to expand its medical school to its Mayo Clinic campus in Scottsdale and allow medical […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – May 21, 2015
Top 5 Takeaways From 2015 RECon Conference This week’s International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) RECon convention saw the strongest turnout in years, with at least 35,000 deal-makers attending annual retail property conference in Las Vegas. With retail sales edging back up and a lack of suitable sites, expanding retailers are prompting a fledgling wave […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – May 15, 2015
Office Attracting Global Capital While Reinventing Technology, demand and right-sizing are revolutionizing traditional office from every angle. O.CON: The Office Conference, hosted by GlobeSt.com Thought Leader NAIOP and held June 24–25 Houston, leads the conversation on what’s driving the future of office. The inaugural O.CON will showcase creative spaces and retrofits that meet today’s demand, […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – May 14, 2015
Fannie and Freddie Hit the Brakes on Multifamily Lending Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are trying to reign in robust multifamily lending that has them racing toward their annual production caps very early in the year. Fannie and Freddie have introduced rate hikes over the past few weeks and tightened underwriting as a means to […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – May 12, 2015
Arizona Gets Credit Upgrade on Economy, Budget Progress Arizona’s credit rating got a boost, with Moody’s Investors Service raising the state government’s financial grade to Aa2 from Aa3. The evaluation affects $2.5 billion of state debt, primarily on bondlike investments known as certificates of participation… Read more » Arizona Economic Update It was a positive week across […]
