Samantha Goldberg
REIT Capital Access Split Between ‘Haves’ & ‘Have Less’
By Britton Costa, Director, U.S. REITs, Fitch Ratings: Why larger issuance sizes are needed to attract public bond investors in today’s market.
Economy Watch: State Unemployment Rates Mostly Stable
Jobless rates bumped up in August for only six states, which is reasonably good news for most state economies and real estate markets.
Blog: Senior Housing Getting Attention With No End in Sight
The senior housing industry has been attracting capital from multiple new sources as of late. Non-traditional players have increased both their interest and activity in the space, and in particular, multifamily companies have shown a strong appetite. But after years of anticipated outside attention, many are left wondering which catalysts have come to a head and how the sudden influx of investments is impacting those who have been a mainstay in the space. Chris Honn, Berkadia senior managing director & Seniors Housing and Healthcare Group lead, weighs in on the issue in his blog post on CPE‘s experts blog.
Economy Watch Weekly: Household Incomes Finally Growing Again
Economy Editor Dees Stribling discusses some remarkably good news for the U.S. economy, including the first annual increase in U.S. median household income in almost a decade, for the week ending Sept. 16, 2016.
Economy Watch Weekly: Why Foreign Investors Love Major U.S. Markets
The U.S. commercial real estate industry is still going strong, with construction and foreign investment booming in several major markets. Economy Editor Dees Stribling discusses the two hot topics, for the week ending Sept. 9, 2016.
Economy Watch Weekly: As Summer Ends, Job Growth Cools
After some robust job growth earlier this summer, August ended with a slowdown in job creation. But consumers seem to still feel confident in the U.S. economy. Economy Editor Dees Stribling explains why, for the week ending Sept. 2, 2016.
Blog: Town and Gown Alike Benefit from University Redevelopments
Higher education is in the midst of a financial crisis. As a result, new ideas are flourishing to address the challenges. Updating and building new facilities remains key to recruiting new students and faculty. JLL Americas Vice Chairman Herman Bulls, who also founded the company’s Public Institutions group, discusses why more university administrators are taking a closer look at their real estate portfolios, and more, in his post on CPE‘s experts blog.
Economy Watch Weekly: Airbnb Makes Waves
Just how much of an impact is Airbnb having on the real estate industry? Economy Editor Dees Stribling weighs in, for the week ending Aug. 26, 2016.
Economy Watch: GDP Weak, But Fed Doesn’t Seem Worried
While second-quarter GDP growth was relatively small, the Federal Reserve doesn’t seem discouraged from considering an interest rate increase.






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