Economy Watch: Housing Sees Modest Price Increases
The latest Case-Shiller indexes are out, and they point to smallish increases in the prices of houses nationwide.
Yardi’s Matrix Monthly Reveals Average Apartment Rents Rose 4.3% Since April 2014
The 0.7 percent month-over-month increase came after an $11 decline in March, leaving the survey slightly lower than its all-time high of $1,108 in February.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Mixed Indicators for the Direction of the Economy
Mixed indicators for the direction of the economy.
Economy Watch: Transit Indicators Positive for Retail, Industrial Sectors
By Dees Stribling, Contributing Editor Trucking is as a barometer of the U.S. economy, since it tracks the movement of manufactured and retail goods–which move in response to demand. All together, the trucking industry represents nearly 70 percent of tonnage carried by all modes of U.S. freight transportation. Persistently strong trucking also means that conditions are positive for industrial real estate, which handles volumes of shipped goods; and retail real estate, the end recipient of much of the shipping. Monthly fluctuations by themselves might not mean that much, but a run of strong numbers is good. The American Trucking Association…
Market Snapshot: New York City’s Booming Tech Sector Triggers Nation’s Lowest Vacancy Rates
New York City flipped places with San Francisco this year and now ranks second in Marcus & Millichap’s 2015 National Apartment Index, though its economy is still thriving, and the multifamily sector is performing better than ever.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Uncertainty in Other Parts of the World
Uncertainty in other parts of the world can impact real estate here.
Market Snapshot: Dynamic Employment in Orlando Keeps Apartment Vacancy in Check
The apartment sector in Orlando is still in upswing after over half a decade of economic recovery.
Economy Watch: Economy Benefiting from Home Sales
What’s good in residential real estate is usually good for commercial real estate (eventually), and the best thing that can happen on the residential side these days are higher sales that don’t feed another bubble.
Economy Watch: Job Growth Slowing Down
In March, overall U.S. employment growth wasn’t as robust as expected, and the latest employment stats from the states and D.C.—which are also March numbers—reflect a similar slowdown, though not a job market that’s coming to a sudden halt.
Economy Watch: Warnings of a New Recession?
This month’s CFNAI-MA3 is more evidence for the widely held notion that the economy slowed down during the first quarter and might not be speeding up now.