Michelle Matteson

Annual Increase?

(commercial lis pendens) By Laura Gatea There were 662 commercial lis pendens in New York City in the third quarter of 2013, 3 percent more than the number recorded for the same quarter in 2012 but 7 percent lower than the previous quarter. Brooklyn compiled 53 percent of the total commercial lis pendens activity in the city in the third quarter, although the total number was down 3 percent from the second quarter. Manhattan recorded 76 such proceedings in the third quarter, 17 percent more than a year ago and 12 percent less than in the previous quarter. Lis pendens…

Spaced Out

(change in U.S. commercial real estate under construction)

Mixed Messages

Value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions

Bought and Sold

(U.S. retail market conditions*)

Incremental Improvement

(employed and unemployed persons by occupation; not seasonally adjusted; numbers in thousands)

Net Investment

(domestic fund purchases minus sales as percentage of sample capital value*)

Truly Tightening

(CMBS delinquencies by property type; $ in billions)

High Income

(U.S. markets with the wealthiest seniors)