Anna Spiewak
How Does Obama’s Second-Term Win Affect CRE?
With an acrimonious and seemingly endless presidential campaign finally completed, CRE experts are watching to see how newly re-elected President Barack Obama and Congress deal with a host of financial issues impacting the real estate market, including the budget deficit, debt and spending, tax rates, capital gains taxes and job creation.
Economy Watch Weekly: Americans Worried about the Fiscal Cliff — or Not, Depending on the Indicator
CPE’s economic analyst, Dees Stribling, gives his update for the week ending Dec. 14.
SPECIAL REPORT: NYHC/NHC Speakers Warn of ‘Mounting Fears’ for Affordable Housing
There may be increasing concern about the prospects for affordable housing. Speakers at the New York Housing Conference (NYHC) and National Housing Conference’s (NHC) 39th Annual Awards program warned that the outcome of Capitol Hill fiscal negotiations may not be favorable to the industry’s production, preservation and investment programs.
Economy Watch: Job Openings, Trade Deficit Up; Gallup’s Measure of Economic Confidence Down
The total number of job openings is considerably higher than at the technical end of the recession in June 2009. Gallup’s measure of economic confidence is down from the previous week, but still high compared with most of 2012. And the trade deficit increased in October.
Will Shipping Containers Catch On as Building Products?
Who says recycling has to stop with your bottles and old mail?
Economy Watch Weekly: Some Job Growth, But Still Only Talk of the Fiscal Cliff
CPE’s economic analyst, Dees Stribling, gives his update for the week ending Dec. 7.
Economy Watch: Employment Index Slips; Vegas Residential Market Slowly Recovering; Italian Politics Unnerves Eurozone
The Employment Trends Index decreased slightly in November. The Vegas residential market, which was hit hardest during the housing crash, is slowly recovering. And Italy’s current political uncertainty is shaking up some things for the eurozone.
Economy Watch: ADP Says Sandy Put Dint in Hiring; Non-Manufacturing Sectors Grew; U.S. to Ramp up Energy Production
According to ADP, Superstorm Sandy put a dent in job creation. Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector, on the other hand, grew in November for the 35th consecutive month. And domestic energy production is predicted to continue to rise.
JLL, P&G Reveal Five Rules of Successful Business Relationships
By Anna Spiewak, News Editor: Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. and client Procter & Gamble know the secrets to their partnership’s success and they’re not afraid to share them.
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