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How Health Care Planning, Design Can Foster Community
As the role of health care facilities change, developers are finding more opportunities to design and develop properties that provide a strong connection to their communities.
Economy Watch Weekly: Job Creation Rebounds in April
The U.S. economy created 211,000 jobs in April, a nice improvement from the mere 79,000 jobs created the month before. Economy Editor Dees Stribling breaks down the job growth by sector.
Economy Watch: Construction Industry Loses Momentum in April
Despite April’s decline, the Dodge Momentum Index remains largely up, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. This suggests that construction activity still has room to grow in 2017.
CCP, Sabra to Create Healthcare Giga-REIT
The combined company is expected to have an equity market capitalization of $4.3 billion and a pro forma market cap of about $7.4 billion.
Economy Watch: Top Rental Markets Still Seeing Price Increases
Despite talks of a pricing slowdown, the most expensive rental markets in the U.S. saw price increases in April, according to Zumper’s latest report. San Francisco and New York City remain the top two rental markets in the country.
IHG Names New CEO
Upon joining the company in 2000, Keith Barr has held numerous positions across the Americas, Asia, Middle East and Africa, and Greater China regions.
Comfort Targets Ambitious Growth in 2017
The brand, owned by Choice Hotels International, is planning to expand with the opening of 56 properties all around the country.
Gazit-Globe Launches US Investment Subsidiary
The company, led by Jeffrey Mooallem, will target large properties with mixed-use potential in major metro markets, as well as value-add projects in certain gateway cities.
RE Forecast: Cloudy with Some Sunshine
Executives from Hines, AvalonBay and Trepp offered their outlook for the next three years as ULI unveiled the results of its Real Estate Consensus Forecast.
Economy Watch: Construction Employment, Costs Pushing Upward
The March construction unemployment rate was the lowest on record, matching the 8.4 percent rate in March 2001, according to Markstein Advisors Chief Economist Bernard Markstein, who conducted the analysis for Associated Builders and Contractors.