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Job Creation Jumps in July, Bolstering Economy Against Other Headwinds
Hiring accelerates in July, underscoring labor market strength. Concerns over the economy’s trajectory, following the reporting of GDP...

Jason Tuvia
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Living Cost Sensitivity and Slower Household Creation Modify Demand Flows
Sequence of rate hikes decay housing affordability. In late July, the Federal Reserve again lifted the overnight rate by 75 basis points...

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Recession Call Elusive as GDP Declines Against Strong Labor, Property Markets
GDP contracts, but other economic indicators in the green. Real gross domestic product declined at an annualized rate of 0.9 percent in...

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Inflation Accelerated in June, but Forward Indicators Suggest Relief Ahead
High inflation persists, but pressure may ease. The Consumer Price Index advanced 9.1 percent year-over-year in June, its fastest pace...

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Yield Curve Inversion Reignites Recession Fears, but Many Indicators Refute Risk
Possible recession predictor lit up this month. In early July, the spread between the two-year and 10-year treasuries inverted, with the...

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Strategies for Greening Your Building
Reduce Costs and Increase Tenant Satisfaction with Energy-Efficient Upgrades to Your Building Greening a building is not just a matter of...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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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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,...

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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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California Lawmaker Adds Eviction Protection to Proposed Rent Cap Bill
Amended Bill to Move to State Senate Committee On July 9 The author of a proposed California bill to limit annual rent increases has...

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California Rent Cap Bill to Get First Senate Hearing
Mortgage Bankers Join Real Estate Groups In Opposing Assembly Bill 1482 A California bill aimed at limiting annual rent increases to 7%...

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