Michelle Matteson

Full Court Press

(commercial lis pendens by borough)

Top Buys

(investment volume by sector for top 10 investors*; $ in billions)

Re-expansion Time?

(U.S. retail market conditions*)

Baby Steps

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

Signs of Life

(net change in commercial and multi-family mortgage debt outstanding; $ in millions)

Building Blocks

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

The Winners

(special servicers selected in 2011)

Driving Deals

(most-active CMBS B-piece buyers, FY 2011)

Apartments, Please

(lender originations; $ in millions)

Manufacturing Update: Taking Stock

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