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Economy Watch: Memorial Day Travel at Highest Volume in a Decade

Spurred by the lowest gas prices in more than a decade, about 700,000 more people will travel compared to last year.

Economy Watch: Fast-Casual Restaurants to Lead Retail Growth

Cushman & Wakefield’s first-ever retail and restaurant expansion guide reveals which concepts should thrive and which could struggle going into 2017.

RECon Special Report: Bernanke, Top REIT CEOs Share Insights

Mixed reviews for a “no respect” recovery but no recession in sight, says former Fed leader.

Spring Outlook for Multifamily is ‘More of the Same’, Says Yardi Matrix

Yardi Matrix’s newest report forecasts a slight slowdown in rent growth despite continually strong demographic fundamentals.

Economy Watch: Hotel Revenues Edge Down, Expenses Edge Up

The hotel industry’s real expense growth was the greatest annual change in the past 20 years, according to CBRE Hotels’ Americas Research.

RealtyMogul.com Marks Industry Milestone

The real estate crowdfunding platform has become the first in the U.S. to fully fund $200 million.

Spencer Heyes

Austin-Based Real Estate Firm Acquired by Longtime Partner

The Austin-based commercial real estate company has been acquired by its longtime partner.

Economy Watch Weekly: Potential Rate Hike’s Implications for CRE

The latest FOMC meeting minutes point to a potential interest rate hike in June. Economy Editor Dees Stribling weighs in on what this could mean for the commercial real estate industry, for the week ending May 20, 2016.

Economy Watch: Quality of CMBS Improves in Q1, Says Moody’s

As commercial property prices leveled off in the first three months of 2016, CMBS loan quality has improved.

The Conditions of the Ares Capital-American Capital Deal

The $3.4 billion deal between American Capital Ltd. and Ares Capital Corp. is conditioned on the successful sale of American Capital Mortgage Management LLC to American Capital Agency Corp.