Finance
Economy Watch: SF Unveils Green Loans for RE
The city of San Francisco kicked off a program on Monday to offer loans to both residential and commercial property owners to do green retrofits of various kinds.
Economy Watch: Retailers Anticipating Growth?
There’s some indication, including the strong retail numbers in March, that the retail industry is emerging from its coma.
Economy Watch: Retailers See the Green Shoots of Spring
Was it an early Easter — good weather after bad? A comparison to last year’s numbers, which were abysmal all around for retailers? Or were consumers just tired of their belt-tightening, penny-pinching ways, at least for now?
RBC Consumer Outlook: Consumers Down on Economy, More Bullish on Personal Finance
While most Americans believe their local economy isn’t going anywhere in a hurry, there are signs of growing confidence with regard to consumers’ personal financial situations. That’s according to the monthly RBC Consumer Outlook Index.
Economy Watch: Consumers Still Leery of Credit
U.S. consumers continue to pursue an entirely rational approach to the not-quite-over recession, especially that part about continuing high unemployment and underemployment, by cutting back on borrowing.
Economy Watch: Apartments Doing Better, Maybe
Real estate research firm Reis said on Tuesday that the vacancy rate for U.S. apartments was 8 percent in 1Q10.
Ernst & Young: CRE Prices Have Further to Fall
Ernst & Young has a message for the commercial real estate industry: We haven’t hit bottom yet.
Economy Watch: Pending Home Sales Spike Unexpectedly
Pending home sales unexpected escalated in February by 8.2 percent compared with January, according to the National Association of Realtors on Monday.
Economy Watch: Is Corporate America Now Hiring?
As the sine qua non of recovery, the uptick in job creation reflected by the employment increase of 162,000 in March was widely greeted with optimism.
Starwood Eyes $2.8B Hotel Shopping Spree after Closing Two Funds
Starwood Capital Group has just closed two funds totaling $2.8 billion in ample time to capitalize on a market loaded with discounted and distressed assets.