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Crystal Lagoons Offers Revolutionary Amenity to Developers

Using less water than a park and less chemicals than a pool, Crystal Lagoons is expanding its presence in the U.S. and abroad, with its latest project involving hotel/casino headliner Steve Wynn.

USAA RealCo Exec Retires

This executive managing director will retire from her position June 30, after serving with the company for 32 years.

Economy Watch: As Percentage of GDP, CRE Edges Up

CRE investment as a proportion of the entire U.S. GDP is trending up for most property sectors.

CIT Survey: CRE Execs Divided About Outlook for 2016

The recently released 2016 Commercial Real Estate Outlook was conducted online by Forbes Insights among 201 senior commercial real estate executives.

Economy Watch: Apartment Fundamentals, Sales Still Solid in Q1

While real estate sales across all major property types dropped 20 percent in the first quarter, apartments were the only sector that reported a year-over-year increase.

HCP to Focus on High-Growth Sectors after Spinning-Off HCRManorCare

Five years after acquiring HCR ManorCare and its $6.1 billion portfolio, HCP decided the challenges facing that part of the industry were holding back growth of its core healthcare sectors.

HCP to Spin Off HCR ManorCare Portfolio into REIT

HCP is spinning off its skilled nursing and assisted living portfolio to focus on its core growth businesses that offer more consistent returns.

Blog: Transforming Old Food Courts into Gourmet Destinations

While the food hall craze is at full frenzy in top tier U.S. cities, the rest of America is still ripe for growth. To find out more on how the food hall trend is catching on across the country, check out JLL Director of Retail Property Services Karen Raquet’s column on the CPE blog!

Economy Watch Weekly: Job Growth Slows in April

Economy Editor Dees Stribling reveals how the slowdown in job creation is affecting the commercial real estate industry and which sectors are faring better than others, for the week ending May 6, 2016.

Economy Watch: CRE Execs More Cautious

While most commercial real estate sectors have had strong performance since the end of the recession, industry execs are starting to feel more concerned about the future.