Investment

Economy Watch Weekly: No Interest Rate Hike—for Now

Economy Editor Dees Stribling discusses the factors that likely contributed to the Fed’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged, for the week ending April 29, 2016.

Economy Watch: Lending Standards for CRE Tighten in Q1

The Fed’s latest bank lending practices survey found most banks have tightened their standards on CRE loans in the first quarter, even though demand for these loans has strengthened at the same time.

DLA Piper Report: CRE Execs in the Caution Zone

DLA Piper’s latest State of the Market Survey explains why investors remain cautiously optimistic about commercial real estate in 2016.

China’s Modern Land Makes Major Multifamily Move

Newly formed affiliate AMG Capital LLC will focus on premier multifamily assets in high-growth U.S. markets.

Hudson Yards to Have Big Impact on NYC Economy

Upon completion, the massive mixed-use project is expected to add nearly $19 billion to the city’s GDP, according to a new report released by Related Cos. and Oxford Properties Group.

PAC Acquires Grocery-Anchored Portfolio in the Sunbelt for $68.7M

Preferred Apartment Comunities of Atlanta paid nearly $70 million for six grocery-anchored shopping centers in the Sun Belt area.

NYU Langone Leases Entire Manhattan Office Tower

The medical center signed a 30-year lease to take up the whole space at Columbia Property Trust’s 222 E. 41st St., with plans for a significant capital investment.

Univision Building

Univision Sells its West Coast HQ to CBRE Global Investors

The Silicon Beach asset was immediately leased back to Univision.

Economy Watch: GDP Sluggish in the First Quarter

The BEA reported that U.S. GDP increased just 0.5 percent in 1Q 2016, largely due to a decline in nonresidential fixed investment and a decline in consumer spending.

HFF Facilitates Sale of Fort Lauderdale-Area Retail Asset

A 16.20-acre grocery-anchored retail center has changed hands in Plantation, Fla.