Anna Spiewak

Achieving Proof of Well Being

Move over, LEED certification. There’s a new industry standard on the block.

Transwestern Report: Enhanced CRE Fundamentals in Year Ahead

A new report by Transwestern predicts the current economic growth will enhance commercial real estate fundamentals, improving cash flow and returns.

High Capital, Low Inventory Investment Climate

By Walter F. Conn, President, Brokerage Services, Charles Dunn Co.: It’s safe to say at this point that we’re in a recovery, however tepid it may be.

Economy Watch: A Billion Here, a Billion There; Home Prices Still on Upward Trajectory

Forbes published its annual billionaire list this week, detailing the wealth of all the known billionaires in the world. Home prices increased by 12 percent in January 2014 compared to December 2013.

Economy Watch Weekly: Cold Continues, but Good Housing Numbers

CPE’s economic analyst, Dees Stribling, gives his update for the week ending Feb. 28.

Economy Watch: Personal Income, Spending Expand in January; Construction Spending Rises; Stocks Drop Due to International Jitters

Personal income increased 0.3 percent in January 2014 compared with December. Construction spending also edged up by 0.1 percent in January compared with the previous month. Wall Street took a dive on Monday, with investors apparently nervous about the situation in the Crimea.

Economy Watch: Fourth Quarter GDP Growth Revised Downward; Fewer Homeowners Under Water; Pending Home Sales Down Since Last Year

In a second estimate for real U.S. gross domestic product in the fourth quarter of 2013, the real GDP increased at an annualized rate of 2.4 percent. The national negative equity rate dipped to 19.4 percent of all homeowners with a mortgage. But the Pending Home Sales index edged up to 95.0 in January.

Donaldson Group-Angelo, Gordon JV Buys M-F Complex in DC’s Maryland Burbs for $110M

The Donaldson Group and Angelo, Gordon & Co. have acquired Cider Mill Apartments, an 864-unit garden-style apartment community in Montgomery Village, Md.

MARKET SNAPSHOT: Miami Rent Growth, Vacancy Rise

Although last year’s healthcare and government cutbacks brought stagnancy to job growth in Miami-Dade County, employers should accelerate hiring in 2014.