Business Specialties
Economist’s View: Get Ready for a Robust Job Recovery
We believe the United States will gain 3 million to 3.5 million jobs a year in each of the next three years.
Sustainable Building Gains Ground in CRE
Is building green the path to greater profits? That’s the question developers continue to ask themselves when evaluating whether to go after Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. Increasingly, the answer is yes.
Lab Supplies Provider Picks Fresno Area for New 500,000-SF West Coast Distribution Center
The company’s new facility will be operational in 2012.
HFF Arranges $79M Refinancing for Miami’s Shops at Sunset Place
The open-air Miami mall is located near U.S. Route 1 in the city’s southern area.
Morrows Tapped as Executive VP, Co-Director of Leasing for RFR Realty
He will share responsibility for overseeing RFR’s six million-square-foot commercial leasing portfolio with fellow executive vice president and co-director of leasing Richard Farley.
General Growth Says Blackstone Plans $500M Investment
General Growth filed for bankruptcy in April 2009. At the time, it listed assets of $29.6 billion and debts of $27.3 billion. Earlier this year a consortium of Blackstone, The Fairholme Fund and Pershing Square Capital Management said they would provide as much as $8.5 billion to finance the company’s bankruptcy emergence.
Supergen Inks 30,000 SF Lease Renewal at Dublin Corporate Center
The center is managed by Tishman Speyer, which said the lease renewal will retain the company’s headquarters at the office campus through year-end 2015.
Rattner Joins Konover South as VP, Acquisitions
Throughout his career, Rattner has sourced and developed nearly four million square feet of retail and mixed-use projects and in 2008 founded Blue Sky Holdings, a private real estate investment advisory firm focusing on retail and multi-family acquisitions.
Jobless Claims on Rise
The Department of Labor said Thursday that seasonally adjusted jobless claims were up to 500,000 in the week ending Aug. 14, up 12,000 from the previous week.
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac–Where Do We Go From Here?
Plenty of ideas on the future of mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac emerged during a conference on housing finance hosted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Tuesday, August 17.