Anna Spiewak
Riding the Organic-Store Wave
Organic food stores, once dubbed the hippie trend of the West Coast in the 1960s, have slowly transformed from individual ownership to regional representation to national chains, some of them public companies, as selective shoppers have embraced healthy eating habits.
Economy Watch Weekly: Home Prices Up, Consumer Confidence Down; People Buying More Online
CPE’s economic analyst, Dees Stribling, gives his update for the week ending Nov. 29.
Economy Watch: More Shopping Over Thanksgiving Weekend, But Less Bought; Construction Spending Edges Up
More than 141 million Americans did some kind of shopping over the Thanksgiving holiday, compared with 139 million over the same period last year. And U.S. construction spending during October 2013 came in at 0.8 percent above the annualized September figure.
Economy Watch: GSE Delinquencies, Eurozone Unemployment Drop; Most States Turn in Stronger Coincident Indexes
The serious delinquency rate for mortgages owned or controlled by the GSE is down from 3.35 percent in October 2012, and now stands at its lowest level since December 2008. Over the past three months, coincident indexes increased in 45 states and decreased in five. And the eurozone saw its aggregate unemployment rate drop by 0.1 percent month over month.
ARCP Taps Capital Automotive’s Kay for Prez
Capital Automotive Real Estate Services Inc.’s loss is American Realty Capital Properties Inc.’s gain. ARCP recently snapped up David Kay from his position as CFO & chief investment officer at Capital Automotive to serve as the company’s president.
CCIT Buys 5 Net-Lease Office Properties for $202M
Cole Corporate Income Trust has acquired five single-tenant corporate properties with a total of 733,062 square feet for $202 million, including two in San Jose and one each in Houston, St. Louis and Colorado Springs.
Economy Watch: U.S. Housing Price Rise Slows; Consumer, Investor Confidence Down
U.S. housing prices are rising slower than usual. And consumer confidence, along with investor confidence, due to a drop in European confidence, dipped this month.
Economy Watch Weekly: Tapering Might Begin Soon, Negative Equity Dropping
CPE’s economic analyst, Dees Stribling, gives his update for the week ending Nov. 22.
Evolution of the ‘Burbs
Despite a growing urban population, suburbia still serves a purpose.
Greenbuild Special Report: Learning from LEED’s Critics
The U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating system is not without its share of criticism. While the program has yielded the largest push towards the sustainable design, construction, operation and maintenance of the built environment, many say the program does not do enough.
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