11
Oct
2022
Marci Rossell on Interest-rate Realities, the Shrinking Labor Supply and Trouble in Europe
Posted On October 11, 2022  By Brielle Scott  And has No Comment

At CRE.Converge this week, attendees had the chance to hear from Marci Rossell, expert economic forecaster, former CNBC chief economist and co-host of Squawk Box. Rossell spoke candidly on a broad range of topics from supply chain issues to the challenges in finding labor to the […]

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28
Sep
2021
CRE in Transition: Recalibrating Strategies
Posted On September 28, 2021  By Brielle Scott  And has No Comment

The post-recession economic revival is well underway, supporting the revitalization of most commercial real estate sectors, but evolving demand drivers have structurally changed the industry’s investment outlook. As elevated market liquidity and low interest rates align with changes in the marketplace, investors have adapted their strategies, […]

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28
Sep
2021
The New Global Equilibrium
Posted On September 28, 2021  By Brielle Scott  And has 1 Comment

After a decade of emerging markets and economies dominating the global market, the tipping point has arrived: growth will begin to balance going forward. In his keynote remarks at CRE.Converge this week, Mark Zandi, chief economist, Moody’s Analytics, and co-founder, Moody’s Economy.com, explained why the stage […]

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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 6 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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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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14
Oct
2015
Canada and U.S.: Great Allies in Business, Investments
Posted On October 14, 2015  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

With more than 100 years of being allies under our belts, the countries of Canada and United States have one of the strongest relationships among nations, said former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Frank McKenna as he took the stage at the Commercial Real Estate Conference […]

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09
Sep
2015
CRE’s Contributions to GDP: Office, Industrial, Warehouse and Retail Development Outlays
Posted On September 9, 2015  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has 2 Comments

Real estate aficionados understand that there are four distinct phases of the development process: (1) pre-construction (soft costs); (2) site development; (3) on-site construction (hard costs); and (4) tenant improvements. Hard costs are easily measureable – it’s the cost for the tangible assets and expenditures for […]

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