Economy: Page 155


  • Mass. Contractor Trinity Goes North for Growth

    Trinity Building + Construction Management Corp. is expanding into Canada's healthier economy.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 13, 2012
  • Obama FY13 Budget Seeks Spending for Transportation

    Pressure is high to spend less, but transportation funding made the president's request.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 13, 2012
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    Bernanke Sees Policies, Not Patience, as Way to Help Housing Recovery

    The Federal Reserve Chairman told builders that it will take policy changes to solve market problems.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 13, 2012
  • Poll: GlobeSt. Readers Rip Obama Speech, Record

    In a poll answered by 340 of its readers, GlobeSt.com found two-thirds dislike the president.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 13, 2012
  • Commercial Real Estate Still Best Investment for 2012

    A study concluded that commercial real estate is likely to return more than other options this year.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 13, 2012
  • Is CRE Ready for Full-Scale Electronic Loan Processing?

    The commercial real estate industry has long lagged behind on electronic approaches.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 10, 2012
  • Distressed Debt & Asset Update: Rough Path to Recovery

    Increased transaction flow has helped revive the commercial real estate markets.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 10, 2012
  • Office, Retail Delinquency Rates Reached New High in January

    While office and retail got worse, multifamily residential delinquencies improved significantly.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 10, 2012
  • Besculides Joins New York Office of Perkins Eastman

    Damian Besculides, AIA, will be an associate principal.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 10, 2012
  • MBA CREF Special Report: Economists See Slow Economic Improvements, Slightly Higher Interest Rates

    The estimate came at the final day of the annual conference.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 10, 2012
  • LaSalle Investment, Quantum Form JV for $1B Plan

    Jones Lang LaSalle's investment arm and Quantum Global Real Estate are casting a worldwide net.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 10, 2012
  • Beech Street Sees Jump in DUS Lending

    Beech Street Capital LLC says it is now the nation's No. 3 Fannie Mae DUS lender.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 9, 2012
  • More Than 750 Banks at Risk of Failure over Next Two Years

    At least 758 lending institutions are at risk of failure, an analysis by Invictus Consulting Group shows.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 9, 2012
  • Distressed CRE Continues to Shrink

    Debt associated with distressed commercial property dropped $4.7 billion between October and January.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 8, 2012
  • Forest City To Divest its Land Business, Some Retail

    The company will focus on its core rental products – apartments, office and retail – in its core markets.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 8, 2012
  • Fannie Mae Finds Home-Price Expectations Rising

    A monthly survey of consumers found that they expect mortgage rates to stay low while prices begin to ascend.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 8, 2012
  • Economy Watch: Americans Are on a Borrowing Spree

    Federal Reserve Bank numbers show a 7.6 increase in consumer debt in the last quarter of 2011.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 8, 2012
  • REITs Come Out Swinging in 2012

    REITs in the U.S. significantly outpaced the broader equity market last month.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 8, 2012
  • Hyatt Regency San Francisco Gets $130M Refi Loan

    The hotel, which partners bought in 2007, has 802 rooms in the San Francisco business district.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 8, 2012
  • 40-plus States Agree to Robo-signing Settlement

    States and banks have struck a deal totaling $25 billion, reports say.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 7, 2012
  • Builder Confidence in 55+ Market Rises Across All Components

    It appears that the market for all types of homes for aging baby boomers is looking up.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 7, 2012
  • Tom Fish on Financing Requirements

    Video of the Jones Lang LaSalle leader from the MBA CREF conference in Atlanta.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 7, 2012
  • Report from Atlanta: Banks Wary About Overbuilding in Key Apartment Markets

    Construction lenders say the apartment boom already has them watching some markets carefully.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 7, 2012
  • Economy Watch: Nervousness Grows (Again) About Greece

    Greece is still a worry, but the Conference Board Employment Trends Index rose 0.73 points in January.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 7, 2012
  • CBRE Brokers 1.2M-SF Portfolio Sale to Crow Holdings

    The deal encompasses 10 assets in Dallas and Houston.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 6, 2012