Samantha Goldberg
Celebrating 30: Blackstone, Wells Fargo Make $23B Buy
We’re celebrating our 30th anniversary by highlighting some of the most significant events in commercial real estate’s history. This week: Blackstone and Wells Fargo’s mega-deal with GE Capital. Stay tuned for our weekly posts and follow along with us using the hashtag #CPETurns30.
Poll: Cybersecurity
CPE has a new poll! We want to know how you work to protect tenants’ data from cybersecurity threats.
Economy Watch Weekly: Consumers Concerned by Storms’ Impact
Economy Editor Dees Stribling discusses the recent hurricanes’ effect on U.S. consumers outlook for the economy, for the week ending Sept. 22, 2017.
Investment Activity Picks Up in 2Q
Total investment volume increased from $101.2 billion in the first quarter to $103.8 billion in the second quarter, according to Real Capital Analytics data.
Planning & Building for Severe Weather
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma, developers, designers and cities themselves need to ensure their current and future buildings can withstand extreme weather events, notes WXY architecture + design Co-Founder Claire Weisz.
Economy Watch Weekly: The Solution for Struggling Malls
Changing up the tenant mix to include retail categories with higher sales growth is key for U.S. malls to survive, according to a recent CBRE report. Economy Editor Dees Stribling discusses all things retail, for the week ending Sept. 15, 2017.
Deadline Extended: 2017 Top Developers Survey
Don’t miss out on the chance to participate in the CPE-MHN 2017 Top Developers Survey! The information you provide will determine the industry’s leading developers.
Economy Watch Weekly: Retail, Industrial Jobs Susceptible to Automation
Eighty percent of jobs in industrial-related industries and 63 percent of jobs in sales are at risk of disappearing as technology advances, according to a recent Citi report. Economy Editor Dees Stribling has the latest, for the week ending Sept. 8, 2017.
The Shifting Capital Stack
After a sluggish start to 2017, investment volume and lending activity began showing signs of rebounding in the spring.








