Podcasts

Economy Watch Weekly: GDP, Construction Spending Take a Hit

Ahead of the latest employment numbers, Economy Editor Dees Stribling weighs in on two economic indicators impacting the commercial real estate industry, for the week ending March 3, 2017.

Economy Watch Weekly: Why CRE Execs Are Optimistic about 2017

Commercial real estate executives are optimistic about first-quarter market conditions, but are remaining cautious, according to The Real Estate Roundtable’s latest Economic Sentiment Index. Economy Editor Dees Stribling discusses the results and reasons for optimism, for the week ending Feb. 24, 2017.

Economy Watch Weekly: Retail Sales Make Strong Debut in 2017

Following a strong performance to end 2016, retail sales also had a strong start in January. Economy Editor Dees Stribling breaks down the numbers by retail category, for the week ending Feb. 17, 2017.

Economy Watch Weekly: How Record-Low Mover Rates Impact CRE

The U.S. experienced its lowest ever mover rate between 2015 and 2016. What does that mean for the commercial real estate industry? Economy Editor Dees Stribling weighs in, for the week ending Feb. 10, 2017.

Economy Watch Weekly: Good Job Growth to Kick Off 2017

Economy Editor Dees Stribling discusses the first job report of 2017, which overall revealed strong job creation in January, for the week ending Feb. 3. 2017.

Economy Watch Weekly: Behind IMF’s Boost to US Growth Forecast

Economy Editor Dees Stribling discusses why the IMF believes US economic growth will be better than expected this year, for the week ending Jan. 27, 2017.

Economy Watch Weekly: CRE Investment to Get a Boost in 2017

Economy Editor Dees Stribling discusses the big picture: what’s going on in the real estate industry both globally and nationally, for the week ending Jan. 20, 2017.

Economy Watch Weekly: Behind December’s Retail Rise

What was the main driver of the nice bump in retail sales in December? Economy Editor Dees Stribling weighs in on all things retail, for the week ending Jan. 13, 2017.

Economy Watch Weekly: 2016 Wraps Up with Fairly Good Jobs Report

For the first podcast of the new year, Economy Editor Dees Stribling wraps up the state of the jobs market at the end of 2016, including how the retailers fared during the holiday season, for the week ending Jan. 6, 2017.

Economy Watch Weekly: U.S. Consumers More Confident in 2016

In the last podcast of the year, Economy Editor Dees Stribling discusses why U.S. consumers are in a better mood than they’ve been in for several years, for the week ending Dec. 30, 2016.