Podcasts

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.

Adam Stoltz

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.

Valuations, Geopolitics Disrupt Generally Positive Investment Mood

Simon Rubinsohn, chief economist with RICS, reflects on the current global real estate landscape in the first quarter of 2018 in his most recent quarterly podcast discussion with Alexandra Pacurar.

Economy Watch Weekly: Economic Growth to Slow in 2019

The global economic growth has become broader and stronger, according to the latest report by the International Monetary Fund. Economy Editor Dees Stribling analyzes the report, for the week ending April 27, 2018.