Economy: Page 172
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Commercial Stirrings in Inland Empire
Developers in Southern California's Inland Empire are moving forward with the region's first speculative warehouse and distribution-center projects since the downturn.
Dec. 6, 2011 -
Boston's Trinity Lands 4 Food-Chain Building Jobs
Boston-based Trinity Building and Construction Management Corp. will be working for Benihana in New York City and in three states on Bobby's Burgers outlets.
Dec. 6, 2011 -
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Viewing Housing Prices Differently Yields Cheerier Data
Taking sales of distressed homes out of the data results in a happier picture of price trends, data firm CoreLogic has found.
Dec. 6, 2011 -
Group Advocates Restoring Vacant Housing as All-Round Winner
A nonprofit group based in Raleigh, N.C., argues that it's crazy to tear down vacant homesand build new ones when renovation could provide affordable housing and construction jobs.
Dec. 6, 2011 -
NY Fed Analysts Tag House 'Flippers' With Role in Market Bust
New research by Federal Reserve Bank of New York economists points to an important role for housing investors in bringing about the recession.
Dec. 6, 2011 -
Goldman's Crystal Ball: Housing Price Bottom in Summer '12
Looking for housing's current Holy Grail – the bottom for prices – analysts at Goldman Sachs predict it will be next summer, but local bottoms will come later.
Dec. 6, 2011 -
Breaking: Kennedy Wilson, Partners Acquire $1.8B U.K. Loan Portfolio
Kennedy Wilson and its institutional partners have just completed the second phase of a $1.8 billion portfolio acquisition.
Dec. 6, 2011 -
Breakdown of November Construction Job Numbers Tells Where Pain Is Greatest
A deeper look at November construction jobs numbers shows 146 of 337 metropolitan areas were losers. Civil engineering projects were hit hardest.
Dec. 5, 2011 -
Fall in Jobless Number Not Equal to Rise in Housing Demand
S&P indices chairman David Blitzer says no one should be getting their hopes up just because unemployment fell from 9 percent to 8.6 percent.
Dec. 5, 2011 -
Obama Annouces Energy Upgrades to Spur Construction Work
The president, Bill Clinton and corporate executives announced a $4 billion commitment to energy-efficiency work that will generate construction jobs.
Dec. 2, 2011 -
Industry Analyst Sees Good in 'Less Bad' Data
Data released this week by research firm Radar Logic led analysts to think the housing industry may be pulling out of its recession-induced dive.
Dec. 2, 2011 -
Survey: Owning Looking Better Than Renting in Some U.S. Metros
A Wall Street Journal survey found that home prices and mortgage rates add up to less than rent in 12 metropolitan areas in the U.S.
Dec. 2, 2011 -
Jobs Increase in U.S. Leaves Construction Behind
Employment rose overall in November, but the construction industry has now given back almost all of its September gain, losing 12,000 jobs last month.
Dec. 2, 2011 -
How Private Equity, Real Estate Evolved Over Crises
Bain Capital's Stephen Pagliuca and Vornado Realty Trust's Michael Fascitelli discuss the evolution of private equity over current and past financial crises.
Dec. 2, 2011 -
Blackstone Head Jonathan Gray Named CPE Executive of the Year
For 15 years, CPE and its predecessor, Commercial Property News, have honored the commercial real estate industry’s most accomplished leaders.
Dec. 1, 2011 -
Fannie, Freddie Catch Flack for Conference Spending
The federal mortgage-buyers spent more than a half-million dollars on an industry conference, and one congressman is bringing some heat about it.
Dec. 1, 2011 -
Some Urge Caution as Jobs Numbers Cheer Many
Payroll vendor ADP thrilled a lot of people by reporting a big jobs jump in November, but some economists are dubious until they see the government's count.
Dec. 1, 2011 -
Marshall Reddick Revises Practice Procedures
After filing for a Chapter 11 in 2009, the real estate network is now focused on educating investors to the risks and rewards of investing in real estate.
Dec. 1, 2011 -
Pending Home Sales Jump 10.3 Percent in October
Pending home sales rose strongly in October and remain above year-ago levels, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Nov. 30, 2011 -
Planning, Contracts, Bids and Proposals from ENR
Pulse items give readers a glimpse of who is planning and constructing some of the largest projects throughout the U.S.
Nov. 30, 2011 -
8 Cities With the Best Home-price Recovery
Though prices are down nationally, some markets are faring much better.
Nov. 30, 2011 -
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FD Stonewater Launches $100M Fund
FD Stonewater is partnering with the Roseview Group to invest in nationwide properties that hold federal tenants.
Nov. 30, 2011 -
Location – and Lots of It – Works for Tishman
Big spaces are a big draw when they are in a popular location.
Nov. 30, 2011 -
Investors' Confidence Up Overall in November
Is it the time of year or the timing of the economy? State Street's Investor Confidence Index rises along with consumer spirits.
Nov. 30, 2011 -
Study finds solar power costs falling
The Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory says the price of photovoltaic modules and associated costs like labor are down.
Nov. 29, 2011
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