A Biotech Building Boom

Direct from ULI: Ben Breslau on Market Logistics

In a two-minute video, Jones Lang LaSalle's Americas research chief notes "macro structural changes" affecting real estate markets.

Recession Brings More Multigenerational Housing

Census data shows that Americans are more often mixing generations in the same house, likely a response to the recession.

GDP Grows in Q3, but Building Component Slows

Reported investments in residential and nonresidential structures fell from second-quarter levels, though the GDP was up 2 percent.

Small Rays of Sunshine in Housing

The housing industry has had a few good bits of news in both building and finance.

CamWest in Seattle Is Part of Toll Brothers

The acquisition, a cash deal, gives Toll brothers a presence in the Northwest.

9/11 Museum Funding Fight

A who-owes-whom disagreement between a foundation and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey threatens to delay the opening of the memorial museum, news reports say.

Dees Stribling’s Economy Watch Weekly

There was fairly good news about the U.S. economy this week, but trouble's brewing across the Atlantic. CPE's economic analyst Dees Stribling gives his podcast for the week ending Nov. 4, 2011.

Housing affordability stays high nationally

Housing affordability remains near its highest level in more than 20 years, according to new data from the HAHB/Wells Fargo index.

FY12 Spending for DOT, Other Construction

The appropriation funds DOT, HUD, Justice, Commerce, and Agriculture for rest of 2012, covering many construction outlays.

Special Report: Opportunity in Distress

This year’s Capital Markets in Real Estate conference by the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate took on a decidedly positive note.

Economy Watch: U.S. Sees Good News; Europe Not So Much

Multifamily permits are up 63 percent, but how the euro mess hangs over everyone's recovery predictions and hopes.

Webinar: There Is Life After Core

Secondary and tertiary markets can be a major payoff for well-positioned investors, but patience, local-market knowledge and a good team are key to making it work.

Deteriorated Multifamily Finally Trades After Two Years

The buyer of the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., package plans to invest about $5,000 to $10,000 a door to rehab about half of the 43 vacant units, then stabilize the property.

Inside Silver Arch's New Platform

Company President and CEO Jeffrey Wolfer tells GlobeSt.com that the firm will emphasize low-cost, fast-funding.

Loews Hotels CEO: More Travel = More Construction

Picking up travel dollars and jobs will require a lot of improvements to airport infrastructure, Jonathan Tisch told Congress.

Home Builders Get Some Good News

Federal data reveal bumps in building starts and permits for single-family homes, the National Association of Home Builders says.

Data: Builder Confidence in 55+ Market Down Slightly

Builder confidence in the 55+ housing market for single-family homes fell three points from a year ago, according to data that the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported on its blog.

$55M for a Manufactured Seniors Home Community Outside Boston

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U.S. REITs Still Riding Credit Renewal Wave

The trusts continue to pay down debt and are being rewarded with better terms than they have seen in the last few years.

Builder confidence rises three points in November, reaches 16-month high

Builder confidence in the new single-family homes market rose by three points to 20 on the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for November, released today. The gain builds on a revised three-point increase in October, and brings the confidence gauge to its highest level since May of 2010...

NAR Economist Discusses the Industry's 'Improving Factors'

At the National Association of Realtors' conference, Lawrence Yun focuses on the positives in the economy, such as expanding corporate cash reserves and international buyers taking advantage of currency.

420,000 SF Cloud Computing Campus Takes Shape

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno was on-hand to welcome SHI International, a $3.5 billion woman-owned technology company, to the former AT&T headquarters last week.

Survey: Multifamily Investment Not Cooling Off

A Jones Lang LaSalle/RealShare survey finds that investors are still hot on apartments, and not just in the typical markets.

Botched Repair at Crystal River "A Huge Construction Negligence Case"

Progress Energy does not appear to have been very prudent in its decision making, says Florida Public Counsel J.R. Kelly.