Anna Spiewak

Economy Watch Weekly: Congress Comes to Modest Fiscal Agreement; Volcker Rule Published

CPE’s economic analyst, Dees Stribling, gives his update for the week ending Dec. 13.

Valeant Takes 310 KSF Lease for New HQ in Bridgewater, NJ

Multinational pharmaceutical company Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is consolidating its multiple locations by moving into its new U.S. headquarters at Somerset Corporate Center IV, located in central NJ.

Gansevoort Founder to Develop Luxury Lifestyle Hotel in London

Gansevoort Hotel Group founder Michael Achenbaum has partnered with Douglaston Development, SUSD and Hondo Enterprises to develop a full-service urban resort at 45 Curtain Road in East London’s fashionable Shoreditch district, set to break ground early next year.

Hackman JV Scoops Up 1.6 MSF Campbell’s Soup Manufacturing Facility in Sacramento

Hackman Capital Partners, in a joint venture with Rabin Worldwide and Capital Recovery Group, has acquired the 1.6 million-square-foot industrial building in Sacramento that had served as Campbell Soup Co.’s manufacturing facility until last summer.

Economy Watch: Federal Budget Deal Reached; Volcker Rule Finalized; Job Openings Up

Congress passed a modest budget deal on Tuesday. The “Volcker Rule” was also publicized that day, forbidding banks from trading on their own account rather than customers’. And job openings increased in October by 42 million month over month.

End of an Era?

Are cap rates as low as they can go for net-lease transactions?

Craig Meyer: Industrial Takes Off, But Not Everywhere

https://blog.commercialsearch.com/news/industrial-2/craig-meyer-high-velocity-big-box-market-index-industrial-takes-off-but-not-everywhere/

Economy Watch Weekly: Good Week for U.S. Economy

CPE’s economic analyst, Dees Stribling, gives his update for the week ending Dec. 6. 

Economy Watch: Net Household Worth Highest Ever; Bullard Hints at Tapering

Household net worth increased in the third quarter, reaching a new high of nearly $77.3 trillion, compared with $75.3 trillion in the second quarter of 2013. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis president James Bullard said that the Federal Open Market Committee decision on tapering will be “data dependent.”