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Peter Linneman

Dr. Peter Linneman is a principal and founder of Linneman Associates and professor emeritus at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

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Real Estate for the Long Run

Current market conditions and history favor investors with upper single-digit return expectations over a 10-year hold and an ample debt coverage cushion.

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The Impact of Tax Reform

Dr. Peter Linneman examines the biggest effects the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will have on the commercial real estate industry.

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Entitlements, Taxes and Budget Woes

Entitlement spending has so dramatically expanded that it is literally impossible to balance the federal budget without addressing promises made in the past.

Making the Grade

While there was substantial growth during the Obama years, it was attributable to the normal recovery as the U.S. economy emerges from an economic downturn. After Obama’s eight-year term, the U.S. has achieved the same slow economic growth as the social democratic economies of Europe and Japan.

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Economist’s View: How Long Can This Go On?

We continue to monitor the U.S. economic cycle, using both a wide variety of economic statistics as well as what we’ll call qualitative “canaries.” Taken as a whole, these analyses suggest we are in the bottom of the sixth inning, with no recession expected until 2019.

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Worriers vs. Warriors

Who’s right about the economy: Wall Street or Main Street?

Economist’s View: A Weak Recovery to Mediocrity

We’re seeing a bifurcated recovery, where the recession continues for the young and poorly educated, though it has ended for most older and well-educated households. By Dr. Peter Linneman.