01
Sep
2021
Four Perspectives on the State of the CRE Economy
Posted On September 1, 2021  By Marie Ruff  And has No Comment

Commercial real estate professionals always seek to determine where markets stand now and what to expect for the future. That future is particularly uncertain today as we see the continued impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. JLL Chief Economist Ryan Severino shared his economic analysis in a […]

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18
Aug
2021
State and Local Governments Receive Federal Recovery Funds Under Interim Rule
Posted On August 18, 2021  By Toby Burke  And has 6 Comments

The federal government has provided additional support for state and local governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) into law on March 11, which established the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The new federal […]

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29
Jul
2021
REIT Deal-Making is Robust in Light of Favorable REIT Outlook
Posted On July 29, 2021  By Sheheryar Hafeez  And has 2 Comments

Real estate investment trust (REIT) merger and acquisition activity has emerged from the pandemic in full force with some $75 billion in investment nationally from January through mid-July 2021. This robust activity is expected to continue throughout what could potentially be a record-breaking year. While all […]

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22
Feb
2021
How Supporting CRE Construction Could Drive the US Economic Recovery
Posted On February 22, 2021  By Linda Strowbridge  And has 3 Comments

Despite the severe economic downturn of 2020, the U.S. construction industry grew. Direct expenditures for building and nonbuilding construction climbed $51.7 billion to reach $1.4 billion for the year. Total jobs supported by construction grew by 400,000. And construction’s percentage of total U.S. GDP rose from […]

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10
Dec
2020
The Pandemic’s Impact on U.S. Businesses: Survey Underway
Posted On December 10, 2020  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has 1 Comment

A coalition of trade associations, including NAIOP Hawaii, have joined forces with businesses and community leaders to develop a National Commercial Rent Survey that will illustrate how coronavirus-related closures have affected the U.S. economy, particularly the impact of accumulating commercial back rent and the  outlook for […]

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16
Nov
2020
Analyzing the Current and Future Impacts of COVID-19 on CRE
Posted On November 16, 2020  By Linda Strowbridge  And has No Comment

In “Midyear Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on the U.S. Commercial Real Estate Development,” commissioned by the NAIOP Research Foundation, Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., professor emeritus at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, detailed changes in different commercial real estate sectors and described how […]

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02
Nov
2020
The COVID-19 Trends Fueling Changes in Commercial Real Estate
Posted On November 2, 2020  By Linda Strowbridge  And has No Comment

In “Midyear Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on the U.S. Commercial Real Estate Development,” commissioned by the NAIOP Research Foundation, Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., professor emeritus at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, detailed changes in different commercial real estate sectors and described how […]

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05
Aug
2020
The Latest on Stimulus Legislation
Posted On August 5, 2020  By Aquiles Suarez  And has 1 Comment

You could be forgiven for thinking that Congress would have passed an additional economic stimulus bill by now. After all, supplemental unemployment benefits have expired, there are days left before the applications by businesses for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) are no longer accepted, and Senate […]

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23
Jun
2020
Industrial to Emerge Even Stronger Post-pandemic
Posted On June 23, 2020  By Brielle Scott  And has No Comment

At I.CON Virtual 2020 this week, Spencer Levy, Chairman of Americas Research and Senior Economic Advisor, CBRE, presented a high-level look at macroeconomic trends in the U.S. economy and how he sees the industrial asset class emerging from the COVID-19 crisis.  “The questions I keep hearing […]

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22
May
2020
Stimulus, Safety and Shifts
Posted On May 22, 2020  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

Economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin Gives his Take on the U.S. Economy and the Government’s Unparalleled Response The global coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy and caused disruptions of historic proportions. “We’re facing a very different crisis than the one in 2008, which was essentially […]

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