Podcasts
Global Investors Seek Durability in LA
In an exclusive podcast interview, Genton Property Group CEO Jonathan Genton discusses investment and development trends in the city’s creative office and luxury residential markets.
Economy Watch Weekly: Declining Unemployment, Strong Prospects Define 2018
Unemployment rates in May 2018 were lower than a year earlier. Despite labor shortages and rising interest rates, contractors were optimistic in the first quarter of 2018. Economy Editor Dees Stribling gives a breakdown of this topic, for the week ending June 29, 2018.
Economy Watch Weekly: US Economic Expansion Enters Third Cycle
Economy Editor Dees Stribling offers an outlook on the longest economic cycle in U.S. history, based on the Wells Fargo Investment Institute’s midyear analysis.
Economy Watch Weekly: Retail Market Remains Strong Despite Decline
Most retail categories gained ground for the month. However, there were a few losers such as furniture stores, down 2.4 percent. Economy Editor Dees Stribling gives a breakdown of the retail sales market, for the week ending June 15, 2018.
Economy Watch Weekly: Job Growth Steady, Forecasts Predict Positive Outlook
April counted roughly 6.7 million job openings nationwide. Business economists expect a slowdown, revealing predictions for the rest of 2018 and ’19. Economy Editor Dees Stribling gives a breakdown of these two topics, for the week ending June 8, 2018.
Economy Watch Weekly: Employment, Construction Spending Still Strong
Payroll employment has increased significantly to 223,000 jobs, whereas construction spending increased 1.8 percent than the previous month. Economy Editor Dees Stribling gives a breakdown of these two topics, for the week ending June 1, 2018.
Economy Watch Weekly: US Office, Industrial Markets Performing Well
Continued restraint in new development in the office sector and robust demand in the industrial sector contributed to strong first-quarter performances for the property types. Economy Editor Dees Stribling has the latest, for the week ending May 18, 2018.
Economy Watch Weekly: LIHTC-Financed Housing in High Demand
A new CohnReznick report explains why properties financed by the federal government’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program are performing so well. Economy Editor Dees Stribling has the full report, for the week ending May 11, 2018.
An Integrative Approach to Workplace Strategy
In an exclusive podcast interview with CPE, Adam Stoltz, managing director of workplace experience & strategy for Transwestern, provides a blueprint for developing a data-driven plan that addresses the changing nature of work.
Economy Watch Weekly: April Job Growth Below Expectations
The U.S. economy did not create as many jobs as expected for the month, according the Bureau of Labor Statistics latest jobs report. Economy Editor Dees Stribling breaks down the numbers, for the week ending May 4, 2018.