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Economy Watch Weekly: Job Growth Rebounds in October
After a weak month of job creation, the U.S. economy saw healthy employment growth in October, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economy Editor Dees Stribling breaks down the full jobs report, for the week ending Nov. 3, 2017.
CRE’s Crystal Ball: Executive Predictions, Past & Present
In this continuing series marking CPE’s 30th anniversary, seasoned executives reflect on past predictions and discuss what’s on the industry’s horizon.
PGIM Real Estate’s Menifee on Capital Availability in 2018
At the 2017 ULI Fall Meeting in Los Angeles, PGIM Real Estate Head of Americas Investment Research Lee Menifee shared his 2018 outlook for the commercial real estate industry, including his perspective on debt and equity capital availability and the major asset classes.
W.P. Carey Appoints New CEO
Mark DeCesaris will retire as CEO in December. Current President Jason Fox, who has been with the company for 15 years, will take over the role.
CPE Awards Honor Real Estate’s Best
Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News hosted an event on Oct. 19 to announce the winners of the 2017 CPE Distinguished Achievement Awards and MHN Excellence Awards. To find out more, see our complete coverage of this year’s awards program.
The 2017 CPE Distinguished Achievement Award Winners
From planned projects to adaptive reuse, sales transactions to financing packages and leasing deals, the winners of the seventh annual CPE Distinguished Achievement Awards represent the best of the best in commercial real estate deals during 2016.
Inside the 2017 CPE-MHN Awards Event
The 2017 CPE-MHN Awards Event drew real estate professionals from around the country to celebrate the 2017 CPE Distinguished Achievement Awards, which recognized the industry’s top deals, projects and strategies.
CRE Diversity Seen as Lagging: Owler
Real estate, along with construction, ranks last on this year’s study, which scores U.S. industries and companies by employee perceptions of leadership diversity. The findings suggest that real estate has room for improvement on this front, despite some progress in recent years.
Poll: Amazon’s HQ2
CPE has a new poll! We want to know where you think Amazon will locate its second North American headquarters.
NAR, JLL Keen on 2018
Sharing their thoughts at the 2017 Realtors Conference & Expo, economists from the National Association of Realtors and JLL expressed confidence in the 2018 commercial real estate market.









