Dees Stribling
Economy Watch: Interest Rate Rise: Yes, No, Maybe So
No one expected this month’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting to result in higher interest rates, which is the monetary policy question of the moment, and indeed that’s what happened.
Economy Watch: The Unspoken Significance of Trans-Pacific Partnership
No blockbuster movies will ever be made about international trade negotiations. But this one’s a doozy.
Economy Watch: The Scoop on Home Ownership
Where is the rate of U.S. homeownership headed? That’s an important question for apartment owners and developers.
Economy Watch: The Truth About Chinese CRE Investment
CPE’s economy writer Dees Stribling breaks down the significance of Chinese investment to the U.S. economy.
July Issue: Technology—Rx for Change
High-tech MOBs raise the bar for building systems.
Economy Watch: How Did Home Sales, Architecture Index Fare in June?
The National Association of Realtors and the Architecture Billings Index both came out with interesting news this week.
Economy Watch: 3 Trends Affecting CRE
The end of last week was marked by news affecting commercial real estate.
Economy Watch: Retail Volatility
By Dees Stribling, Contributing Editor Monthly numbers show just how volatile parts of the economy can be. In May, retailers were presumably glad to see total U.S. retail sales rise 1.2 percent, according to the Census Bureau (since then revised to only 1 percent, but that’s still pretty good for one month). The month before, in April, retail sales didn’t move at all compared with March. Now sales have swung back in a downward direction: the bureau reported on Tuesday that U.S. retail and food services sales for June, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not…
Economy Watch: Have You Heard the One About Real Estate and the Deficit?
There’s good news and bad news about the federal deficit.