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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.

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 Weekly: Millennials, Interest Rates Impact CRE

Economy Editor Dees Stribling explains how these two hot topics are affecting the real estate industry, for the week ending Aug. 19, 2016.

Economy Watch Weekly: Retail’s Midsummer Stagnation

Economy Editor Dees Stribling weighs in on July’s stagnant retail sales, in his podcast for the week ending Aug. 12, 2016.

Economy Watch Weekly: Job Growth Sizzles in Summer

Economy Editor Dees Stribling weighs in on why the U.S. economy’s nice boost in job growth in July bodes well for the real estate industry, for the week ending Aug. 5, 2016.

Economy Watch Weekly: The State of the US Economy

Despite some strong short-term metrics for job growth and consumer spending, the long-term outlook for the U.S. economy is still a bit iffy. Economy Editor Dees Stribling discusses the top factors that will impact economic performance over the coming months, for the week ending July 29, 2016.

Economy Watch Weekly: CRE Fundamentals Still Strong—Mostly

The U.S. economy is in reasonably good shape, and so is the commercial real estate industry, for that matter. But there are some caveats. Economy Editor Dees Stribling weighs in for the week ending July 22, 2016.

Economy Watch Weekly: Retail Sales Jump in June

The economy not only created more jobs than expected in June, but also saw a decent jump in retail sales for the month. Economy editor Dees Stribling weighs in on this surprising news, for the week ending July 15, 2016.