News

Long-Term Durability

Value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions

Two-Wheeled Traffic

(market potential for current-year workers who bike, by DMA)

New York Spotlight: Make Mine Manhattan

(top commercial sales in August 2014)

Downshifting

10-year Treasury yields from September 2004 to September 2014

Forward Momentum

(employed and unemployed persons by occupation; not seasonally adjusted; numbers in thousands)

Raising Capital

(U.S. equity REIT year-to-date 2014 offerings by sector; $ in billions)

West is Best

(U.S. industrial market conditions*)

Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures Buys Embassy Suites Oklahoma City

In an attempt to further diversify its business holdings, Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures recently announced the purchase of the 236-room Embassy Suites Oklahoma City hotel.

Greg Power Acquires Landmark Carew Tower

Greg Power, a commercial real estate broker and investor from Cincinnati, has recently acquired one of the city’s most iconic buildings, the Carew Tower. His first act as new owner was to raise a flag on the flagpole at the top of the 574-foot skyscraper.

BGC to Acquire ARA for $110M

Global brokerage company BGC Partners, parent of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, is buying Apartment Realty Advisors for approximately $110 million.