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Economy Watch: Consumers Doing Better, Which is Good for Real Estate
Consumers managed to make more and spend more in July than in June, which is a good sign for the wider economy, but also (if the trend continues) an important buttress for the residential and commercial real estate markets.
Economy Watch: Demographics to Boost Housing Market Over Next Decade
The U.S. housing market has had a rough decade, but according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, time is on its side.
Economy Watch: Garden-Variety Crash or the Popping of Stock Bubble?
Has it risen to the level of a crash?
Economy Watch: Market Turmoil Has Positives, Neagtives for Real Estate
The equities market drops that started last week seem to have the makings of the correction that observers have been predicting and investors have been worried about for some time.
Economy Watch: Housing Sales The Latest Good News, Equity Markets Don’t Care
The National Association of Realtors had good news on Thursday about housing sales, but that was overshadowed by flashier news from the world’s equity markets.
Economy Watch: Housing and Other Metrics Point Positive for US Economy
One reasonably good monthly report is just that, only one report, but when a number of reports describing various economic metrics start coming in rapid succession, a pattern might be developing.
What if Your Home Had Superpowers?
Think 200 square feet is too small to live in? Think again.
High Rents Putting the Squeeze on Renters
A look at U.S. rental and mortgage affordability.
Economy Watch: The Good and the Bad for CRE of a Cheaper Yuan
The initial shock of the sudden 1.9 percent devaluation of the yuan vs. the dollar is now passed, but what does it mean for commercial real estate interests in the United States?
JLL Acquires Oak Grove
JLL now expects to originate more than $4 billion in loans annually.