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Economy Watch: CRE Prices, Other Metrics Gain Ground in May

U.S. commercial real estate enjoyed solid price gains in May, coming on the heels of declines during the early part of the year.

U.S. Rent Growth Strong Amid Brexit Concerns

Yardi Matrix’s monthly report analyzes the future impact of Brexit as well as continually strong rent growth in the United States.

Economy Watch: Final Estimate Puts US GDP For Q1 at 1.1 Percent

By all accounts, the first quarter of 2016 was a weak one for U.S. economy growth.

Economy Watch: One Survey Finds Retailers Optimistic, Ready To Compete With Internet

Retailers reported strong year-to-date performance, and also an eagerness to adapt to an increasingly e-commerce-influenced landscape.

NAA Report: Harnessing the Power of Utility Data

Experts from both the private and public sectors of energy benchmarking and data analysis shared solutions for maximizing a building’s utility performance at the annual conference.

Economy Watch: Will Brexit Affect US CRE?

It looks like the U.K. is leaving the European Union.

Rent Growth

Seattle, Sacramento and Portland achieved the most significant rent growth, with all three markets seeing gains in excess of 11%. Phoenix and Atlanta followed with year-over-year growth in the mid-8% range. Conversely, San Francisco, Denver and Houston continued to decelerate.

NAA Report: Solutions for Affordable Housing

Key housing industry players explored solutions for the affordable housing crisis as government programs struggle with growing demand.

Top 10 NYC Multifamily Sales in May 2016

Check out the latest data from Property Shark and discover the priciest multifamily apartment deals in NYC recorded in May 2016. Find out the one borough which managed to put up a fight against Manhattan, who some of the top deal makers were, and what the kings of New York real estate are buying up now.   1. Sale Price: $75,400,000 Buyer: US-Dev Associates II LLC Seller: 85 East 10th and 112-120 East 11th Street LLC Part of a larger $127M deal which incorporates 6 East Village buildings, this property is slated for new development. New owners, Lightstone, are expected…

Market Pulse for July 2016

Market Pulse section compiled by Suzann Silverman. To comment, email ssilverman@cpexecutive.com. Multifamily Starts: Housing starts of buildings with five or more units rose by 10.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 373,000. After averaging 343,000 on a seasonally adjusted annual rate over the first three months of the year, the number of these starts recorded in April is nearer to the levels recorded in both November 2015, 379,000, and December 2015, 378,000. Relative to all starts, single-family, two to four unit buildings, and five or more unit buildings, five or more unit buildings account for 32 percent of…