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U.S. Commercial Property Sales Trail Six-Year Average

July 7 (Bloomberg) — U.S. commercial real estate sales in the first half totaled about a quarter of the average of the previous six years as owners kept properties off the market, impeding investors with record funds for purchases. Buyers … Continue reading

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Pssst the recession is over!

U.S. economy grows 3.2 pct in Q1 Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:31am EDT WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. economy grew at a slightly slower-than-expected pace in the first quarter, held back by inventories and exports, but resurgent consumer … Continue reading

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CoStar Retail Webinar Provides Insight into National Retail Real Estate Trends in Third Quarter

  October 28, 2009 CoStar Group subscribers who attended this week’s webinar led by Jay Spivey, CoStar Group’s Senior Director of Research & Analytics, were provided with the latest insights on the state of the nation’s retail commercial real estate industry … Continue reading

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A Clarion Call For Jobs, from Forbes Daily

Small businesses, which have created 70% of new jobs in America over the last 10 years, have been particularly devastated by this historic recession. The latest jobs numbers dealt another blow to struggling small businesses: The unemployment rate increased to … Continue reading

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Winning Hand: A Full House Beats the Recession

Winning Hand: A Full House Beats the Recession By Mark HeschmeyerJust as the recession has been tougher on Main Street than on Wall Street, it has also hit two distinct types of office properties disproportionately. One type of office building … Continue reading

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Leading indicators show recession bottoming out

By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) – The U.S. recession is bottoming out and a recovery is near, economists for the Conference Board said Monday after reporting that the index of leading economic indicators rose 0.6% in August, the fifth … Continue reading

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U.S. retail sales surge as economy gains strength

  By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales rose at the fastest pace in 3-1/2 years in August and a gauge of New York State manufacturing hit a near two-year high, offering hope of a solid recovery from … Continue reading

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Investors Facing Fallout from Values, Ratios Knocked ‘Out of Whack’

Funds and Firms Struggle with Re-Assessing Values Following Worst Recession in Nearly a Century By Mark Heschmeyer August 26, 2009 While signs of a tentative recovery in the economy continued to appear, including reports issued this week on the fourth-consecutive … Continue reading

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Almost $165 Billion in Commercial Loans Due in ‘09

By Dan Levy July 27 (Bloomberg) — Almost $165 billion in U.S. commercial real estate loans will mature this year and need to be sold or refinanced as rents and occupancies fall, according to First American CoreLogic. The U.S. South … Continue reading

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Is the economy really in a recovery?

Characteristics of Economic Recovery The recession may already be over—what next? By Liz Ann Sonders Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Strategist Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. May 18, 2009 Consider Sir Isaac Newton’s third law of motion: “For every action … Continue reading

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