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Yardi Matrix: Atlanta’s Historic Growth
Atlanta is basking in some of the fastest rent growth in the metro’s history, buoyed by a growing population and corporate expansions and relocations.
Real Income, Inflation Eke Out Gains in February
Personal income increased $23.7 billion, or 0.2 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)—income after taxes—increased $23.7 billion, or 0.2 percent, in February..
Economy Watch: Data Shows Middling Growth For Economy
Despite fears that the economy is headed for a 2016 recession, the pattern of growth remains middling, not overly sluggish.
Prudential Predicts Real Estate Opportunity From Graying Population
Demand for new senior housing units in the United States is expected to increase by 75 percent from 2010 to 2030.
Architectural Billings Eke Out Gain in February
The American Institute of Architect’s Architecture Billings Index, which dipped into negative territory for the first time in five months in January, inched back up in February with a small increase in demand for design services.
City Council Approves de Blasio’s Affordable Housing Programs
The NYC City Council approved two major components of Mayor de Blasio’s affordable housing plan with the passing of the MIH and ZQA programs.
Movement for Higher Minimum Wage Will Cost Industrial Space Users
Rising minimum wage levels across the U.S. could prove costly to industrial building tenants.
Economy Watch: Tech-Heavy CRE Markets at Risk of Slowdown
The tech boom since end of the recession has been manna for a number of commercial real estate markets, but can it last in the face of recent jitters about the future of the economy and softness in some tech sectors?
Market Pulse for April 2016
Market Pulse section compiled by Suzann Silverman. To comment, email ssilverman@cpexecutive.com. Multifamily Starts: In January 2016, housing starts of buildings with five or more units fell. This is the second consecutive monthly decline. Over the month of January, housing starts of buildings with five or more units, measured at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, declined by 2.5 percent to 354,000. Over the past two months, these housing starts have decreased by 7.8 percent. Since reaching 455,000 units in September, housing starts of buildings with five or more units have averaged 361,000 over the months of October 2015 to January 2016….