Economy: Page 174
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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.
Nov. 18, 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.
Nov. 18, 2011 -
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TrendlineLabor
A roundup of articles about issues affecting the workforce.
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FY12 Spending for DOT, Other Construction
The appropriation funds DOT, HUD, Justice, Commerce, and Agriculture for rest of 2012, covering many construction outlays.
Nov. 18, 2011 -
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.
Nov. 18, 2011 -
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.
Nov. 18, 2011 -
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.
Nov. 18, 2011 -
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.
Nov. 18, 2011 -
Inside Silver Arch's New Platform
Company President and CEO Jeffrey Wolfer tells GlobeSt.com that the firm will emphasize low-cost, fast-funding.
Nov. 18, 2011 -
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.
Nov. 18, 2011 -
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.
Nov. 17, 2011 -
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.
Nov. 17, 2011 -
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.
Nov. 16, 2011 -
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...
Nov. 16, 2011 -
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.
Nov. 15, 2011 -
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.
Nov. 14, 2011 -
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.
Nov. 14, 2011 -
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.
Nov. 11, 2011 -
Cummins Introduces New Haul-Truck Engine With 95 Liters and 4,000 Horses of Diesel Grunt
Cummins announces plans to build a new 4,000-horsepower diesel in Seymour, Ind., by 2015.
Nov. 9, 2011 -
Don't Panic! The 2012 Real Estate Guide
Despite the headwinds of rough fundamentals, commercial real estate experts believe the industry is headed on a slow but steady upward trend.
Nov. 9, 2011 -
One Week, Nearly One Billion in Deals for Morrison & Foerster
Morrison & Foerster's real estate group, this week alone, has represented three deals to the tune of nearly $1 billion and its chairman says Manhattan continues "bucking the trend" in CRE.
Nov. 4, 2011 -
Construction's Crystal Ball is Very Murky
Cassidy Turley reports private sector construction has been trending upwards but the Architecture Billings Index can't seem to make up its mind what it thinks. And what to make of the new federal 3% withholding rule that starts in 2013.
Oct. 24, 2011 -
Private-Equity Investments in Grubb & Ellis May Signal Larger Deal
Grubb Ellis' announcement on Monday that it is in exclusive negotiations with affiliates of the two private equity firms has ramped up speculation that a deal is afoot.
Oct. 18, 2011 -
7 steps to designing homes for profit
The days of "build it and they will come" are gone, writes Mollie Carmichael, principal with John Burns Real Estate Consulting. Carmichael says smart builders have a well-defined process for assuring success. Here are her 7 steps to designing for profit.
Oct. 14, 2011 -
Capital Flows, But Only for Right Opportunities
Several factors, including the ongoing European banking crisis and a shaky outlook for the US economy, have affected capital flows. But, according to industry leaders it is possible to get financing for the right type of deal.
Oct. 14, 2011