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Economy Watch Weekly: Consumers Earning, Spending More in 3Q
Personal income increases in October means consumers have more money to spend this holiday season, but what are early holiday sales reports indicating? Economy Editor Dees Stribling has the latest, for the week ending Dec. 1, 2017.
EPA Deregulation’s Increased Risk for Real Estate
It is the business of insurance companies to price risk. Insurance, in fact, has been doing this since the second millennium B.C., as evidenced in the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi.
Catch the Wave: Three Tips from Deloitte for Success in 2018
Toward the end of each year, Deloitte develops our outlook for the next 12 months in the real estate sector.
Top Retail Strategies for This Holiday Season
Mobile commerce, discounters, more pop-ups and warehouse space—these are the four key factors that CBRE identified as this year’s Christmas season preferences among shoppers. Clients want omnichannel access and enhanced consumer experiences.
Clarion Partners Sells Hotel Portfolio for $135M
The collection of Courtyard by Marriott properties, totaling more than 1,900 guestrooms across nine states, is now under the ownership of Toronto-based Skyline Investments.
CRE Predictions: Past & Future
In this final installment of a special series marking CPE’s 30th anniversary, industry leaders reflect on prophecies that came true, some that didn’t and what’s ahead.
Economy Watch: Construction Spending Edges up in October
Most of the month’s gain was in the nonresidential construction sector, as multifamily construction spending dropped in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest report.
CPE’s Top 5 Articles in November
Miss out on any CPE stories in November? Here are five of our most popular articles for the month, including reports on the $8 billion mall redevelopment trend and the most expensive high streets in the world.
SIOR Names New CEO
Association and industry veteran Jim Hirt comes to the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS after more than five years as CEO of the American Society of Appraisers.
For Better Tax Reform, Learn From History
Future tax reform should preserve historic tax credits, which have proven to incentivize private investment in rehabilitating old buildings, argue Page & Turbull architects & principals Ruth Todd and John Lesak.