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Hiring Continues in High Gear with Implications for Real Estate, Fed Policy
Job growth continues at consistent, above-average pace. Employers added 372,000 personnel to payrolls in June, bringing the total job...

Jason Tuvia
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Early Signs of Housing Price Recalibration as Higher Interest Rates Stunt Affordability
Prospective buyers deterred by decade-high mortgage rates. The Fed increased its overnight rate for a third time this year in mid-June to...

Jason Tuvia
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Fed Increasingly Aggressive in Effort to Curb Inflation; Rising Interest Rates Form Headwind for CRE
The Fed’s 75-basis-point hike in the federal funds rate underscores the central bank’s ardent goal to stabilize rapidly climbing prices,...

Jason Tuvia
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Employment Gains Echo Economic Stamina As Higher Interest Rates Add Hurdles
Job growth overcomes inflation concerns. Total employment increased by 390,000 personnel in May, consistent with April hiring, while the...

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Small Business Owners, Still Among the Most Confident, Report Slip In Optimism
CoStar Analysis: NFIB Survey Finds Dimming Prospects, More Uncertainty Small Business owners have consistently been among the most...

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CoStar Money: Colony Capital Shifts Gears, Opportunity Zone Fundraising Picks Up
Investment strategies have changed a lot in the historic 10-year economic expansion that's still ongoing. During the span, major...

Jason Tuvia
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Playing Defense May Define Commercial Real Estate Next Year, Urban Land Institute Finds
Annual Survey Shows Industry Remains Optimistic Despite Economic Uncertainty Next year may be the time to get defensive with real estate...

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Next Year May Be The Time To Get Defensive With Real Estate Investments
Firms Seen Raising Risk of High Office Vacancy, Greater Defaults in Any Recession The president of the Boston Federal Reserve Bank is...

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Fed Cuts Interest Rates to Try to Cushion US Economy From Global Headwinds
CoStar Analysis: US Central Bank Now Must Gauge Effects of Recent Changes The Federal Reserve reduced its policy rate by 25 basis points...

Jason Tuvia
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Treasury, HUD Seek to Limit Scope of Nation's Largest Multifamily Lenders
Trump Administration Needs Bipartisan Support to Decrease Government Roles of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae The U.S. departments of Treasury...

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Foreign Capital Flows to US Property Seen Increasing Into Next Year
With Recession Not Imminent, Overseas Investors May Look More to US While foreign investment in U.S. commercial real estate fell...

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Presidential Problem: Candidates Pitch Solutions to Nation’s Housing Shortage
Proposals Give New Prominence to the Lack of Shelter in a Growing Economy As Democratic presidential candidates debated on Thursday...

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Tech and Media Boom Is Driving Down Vacancies in Westside Los Angeles Neighborhood
Stakeholders Say Playa Vista is Heating Up The convergence of media and technology is helping to make a dent in vacancies in Playa Vista,...

Jason Tuvia
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California Legislature Passes Historic Rent Control Bill
Governor Indicates He's Likely to Sign Legislation Capping Rents at 5% Plus Inflation California lawmakers passed a statewide rent...

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What to Make of Gyrating Markets and Global Trade Wars
It appears that U.S. financial markets are finally waking up to the reality of the intended and unintended consequences of the trade war....

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Beyond the Headline Numbers: What the Slowdown in GDP Means for Commercial Real Estate
With Business Investment Curtailed Amid Trade Uncertainty, Consumer Spending Is Key In the wake of the most recent “report card” on the...

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Renderings revealed for $1B Clippers arena in Inglewood
The Clippers expect the arena to open in 2024—but they’re facing at two legal challenges over the project. Inglewood residents might not...

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As Rents Keep Rising, Renters Opting For Location Over Size
Smaller Apartments Gaining Significant Traction as Renters Accept Rent-Location Trade-off Demand for rental housing once again outpaced...

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California Earthquake Aftershocks Could Extend to Commercial Mortgages
Property Damage Might Slow Refinancing of $3 Billion in Loans Real estate fallout could extend well beyond the immediate damage caused by...

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Nationally Watched Rent Control Bill Passes First Test in California Senate
Golden State Edges Closer to Joining Oregon, New York With Statewide Regulation California moved a step closer to becoming the third...

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