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Economy Watch: How to Put Homebuilding Back on Track

Homebuilders aren’t pessimistic these days, but they aren’t overly optimistic about the state of their business either.

‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: A Good Month for Retail Sales

January was actually a good month for retail sales, but the longer-term trends are a little more problematic.

APARTMENT MARKET STATISTICS: February 2015

The prices of multifamily properties sold fell to $144,149 per unit in the third quarter compared to $124,768 in the previous quarter, reports PPR, a Costar company.

Economy Watch: Retail Sales Drop, But Not Really

U.S. retail sales dropped a fair amount—0.8 percent—in January, but it’s a case of the headline number being a little misleading.

Economy Watch: 3 Things Going Right for the Real Estate Industry

Why February is looking good for multifamily.

Economy Watch: Woe for Retail

“Things are ugly” for retail right now. We examine why.

Market Snapshot: Nashville Tops $1B in Apartment Sales in 2014, Expects Another Banner Year in 2015

As Nashville’s multifamily market topped $1 billion in sales in 2014 for the first time ever, the city looks forward to another strong year for the apartment industry.

Market Report: Nashville’s Office Occupancy and Rental Rate Growth Driven by Corporate Relocations, Expansions

2014 was a banner year for job growth in Nashville, with more than 100 business announcing expansions or relocations, adding up to more than 2 billion in capital investments, 14,388 new jobs and more than 8.4 million square feet of newly leased or sold space.

Market Snapshot: Nashville Industrial Vacancy at Lowest Level in Five Years

A record-breaking apartment market, as well as tightening retail and office markets and a steady job growth have led Nashville’s industrial market to reach a 7.1 percent vacancy rate in Q4 2014.