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Economy Watch: Retail Sales Edge Up, Overall Economy Grows “Modestly” (Or Was That “Moderately”?)

As usual, some kinds of retail are doing better than others.

Economy Watch: CRE in a Goldilocks Zone

With the third quarter now finished, commercial property reports focusing on U.S. property markets in 3Q are being released, including the latest from the largest CRE service firm, CBRE Group.

Economy Watch: CRE Prices Fully Recovered From Recession

Measuring the price of U.S. commercial properties in the aggregate is a tricky thing.

Economy Watch: Holiday Spending Will Grow, But Not as Much as ’14

Though the holiday season might still seem a little remote, that’s not the case for the retailers of the nation.

Zoning in on Z: Today’s Teens are Tomorrow’s Renters

Millennials’ younger siblings will have different needs when their time to rent comes.

Economy Watch: IMF Thinks World Economy All Wobbly

The International Monetary Fund, in its latest forecast for global growth, is decidedly more pessimistic than it’s been recently.

Economy Watch: Office Market Recovery Accelerating

2015 might well be the best U.S. office market in terms of absorption and dropping vacancies since before the recession

Economy Watch: At 142K, September Job Creation Turns Out Tepid

The U.S. economy created a net of 142,000 jobs in September.

Economy Watch: September Might Be Solid Month for Employment

So far it’s been a good year for employment growth.

Economy Watch: Bren Tops Real Estate Billionaire List, Trump in Top 10 Too

Many of Forbes list of the 400 wealthiest Americans are in the real estate industry.