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Deadline Extended: 2017 Top Developers Survey
Don’t miss out on the chance to participate in the CPE-MHN 2017 Top Developers Survey! The information you provide will determine the industry’s leading developers.
Economy Watch Weekly: Retail, Industrial Jobs Susceptible to Automation
Eighty percent of jobs in industrial-related industries and 63 percent of jobs in sales are at risk of disappearing as technology advances, according to a recent Citi report. Economy Editor Dees Stribling has the latest, for the week ending Sept. 8, 2017.
Economy Watch: Report Suggests Malls Need a New Tenant Mix
While department stores and apparel retailers occupy the most space in U.S. malls, they also posted relatively tepid sales growth in recent years, notes a new CBRE report.
BGC Acquires Berkeley Point, Minority Stake in New CRE Biz
The company and its affiliate Cantor Fitzgerald paid $875 million to purchase the capital solutions provider, and invested an additional $100 million in finance and investment business CF Real Estate Finance Holdings LP.
Newmark Knight Frank to Buy 6 IRR Offices
This acquisition will continue an expansion of the company’s valuation & advisory practice that has been ongoing for at least a year.
RAISE-ing Red Flags: A Self-Defeating Immigration Plan
Somewhere in Washington, D.C., there must be a hidden office with a frosted glass window on the door that reads, “The Department of Really Dumb Ideas.” Over the years, both major U.S. political parties have taken long-term leases on that space—often at the same time.
JLL Chief Economist Weighs in on Hurricane Harvey
As the firm continues assessing the effects of the disaster, Ryan Severino provides an early forecast of its economic implications.
Economy Watch: Tech Set to Disrupt Retail, Industrial Employment
Many jobs in the transportation, warehousing and logistics sectors are at risk of automation, according to a new Citi report, but how these changes will impact real estate is not yet clear.
The Shifting Capital Stack
After a sluggish start to 2017, investment volume and lending activity began showing signs of rebounding in the spring.
Institutional Update: New Life
Life insurance companies, long active in commercial real estate investment, have been stepping up their involvement.