Anna Spiewak

MARKET SNAPSHOT: San Antonio Apartment Market Report

San Antonio is considered one of the more stable cities in the country, only slightly touched by the Great Recession.

Economy Watch: Fannie Mae Delinquencies Still Falling; Eurozone Inflation Dwindles to Near Zero; Chicago Business Down, Texas Manufacturing Up

Fannie Mae reported that its single-family serious delinquency rate declined from 2.3 percent in January to 2.2 percent in February. Eurozone inflation was at its lowest level in more than four years, with consumer prices rising at an annualized rate of 0.5 percent during the month, down from 0.7 percent in February. The Chicago Business Barometer decreased 3.9 points in March. However, Texas factory activity increased for the 11th month in a row in March.

Equity One Sells 172 KSF Shopping Center in Augusta, Ga.

Leading shopping center developer and owner-focused on urban communities Equity One has sold Daniel Village, a 172,438-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Augusta, Ga.

APRIL ISSUE: Institutional Clout

TIAA-CREF’s Thomas Garbutt finds new frontiers.

APRIL ISSUE: Day in the Sun

Investors eschew double-net leases, demand triple-net, longer structures.

C&W’s Kelly Named ABC News Consultant

Cushman & Wakefield’s newest president of the Risk Management Services group, former NYPD head Raymond Kelly, has now been tapped to lend his expertise to ABC News.

Economy Watch: Personal Income, Expenditures Rise in February; Unemployment Dips; Consumers Grumpier

Both personal income and personal consumption increased by 0.3 percent in February. Twenty-nine states experienced unemployment rate decreases in February compared with January. The final March Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index came in at 80.0, a slight increase from the mid-March reading of 79.9.

MARCH ISSUE: New Horizons

Larry Heard has lead and continues leading Transwestern’s growth at home and abroad.

DLA Piper Leases 175 KSF of Office Space in Chicago’s West Loop

Global law firm with 4,200 lawyers DLA Piper has signed a 175,000-square-foot lease office space at River Point in Chicago’s West Loop area and will relocate its Chicago office.

E.CON Special Report: E-Commerce Users Demand BTS–With Flexibility

As the e-commerce market heats up, industrial developers are scrambling for a piece of the action. That was the word from “The End User’s Perspective” session at NAIOP’s brand-new E.CON e-commerce conference in Phoenix on Thursday.