National Association for Business Economics

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Analysis: The Infrastructure Plan, CRE and the Economy

A deep dive into what the proposal would mean for the industry by Paul Fiorilla, director of research at Yardi Matrix.

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Analysis: Big Government Spending Creates Opportunities, Worries for CRE

Yardi Matrix Research Director Paul Fiorilla and leading economists look inside the recent and forthcoming “go-big” packages.

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Few Economists See Downturn Despite Waning Growth Outlook

Most participants at the National Association of Business Economists meeting in Denver were sanguine about the prospects for the U.S. economy.

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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.

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Economy Watch: Business Economists Expect Slowdown

The next recession will likely occur sometime between the fourth quarter of 2019 and the second quarter of 2020, according to the latest NABE survey.

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Economy Watch: NABE Forecasts Strong Economic Growth in 2018-2019

Economic growth in 2018 is expected to be stronger than the 2.3 percent annual GDP growth rate in 2017, according to the latest NABE Outlook.

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Economic Consensus Masks Many Uncertainties

While economists foresee little chance of a recession in the near term, potential policy changes could impact the course of the U.S. economy and commercial real estate values, notes Yardi Matrix Associate Director of Research Paul Fiorilla, reporting on the NABE’s Annual Meeting.

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NABE Special Report: Prospects for Higher Economic Growth

While the financial and commercial real estate markets have positive expectations for growth, economists are skeptical.