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Investors Flocking to Safety of CRE
Sep 12, 2011
Commercial real estate retained its first-place rating among institutional investors in the second quarter of 2011, as investors focused on safety, stability, and cash flow in their investment holdings. This is...
Private Equity Funds Shower Capital on Industrial Sector
Private Equity Funds Shower Capital on Industrial Sector
Sep 06, 2011
Industrial real estate is becoming a new focus for private equity funds this year as they seek to raise $1.8 billion for the sector — the most since 2006. More than 70% of that capital, or $1.3 billion, is targeting...
Apartment Sector Still on the Up
Aug 08, 2011
Apartment market conditions continue to improve across the board, according to the National Multi Housing Council's (NMHC) latest Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions...
Back-to-School Sales Expected to be Flat
Aug 01, 2011
It’s an annual pilgrimage, second only to the winter holidays, which has become ingrained in retailers’ balance sheets. As this year’s back-to-school season kicks into high gear this month, analysts are predicting...
Slow Economic Growth Through 2012
Aug 01, 2011
U.S. GDP growth is expected to remain sluggish and the U.S. unemployment rate could tick up to a peak of 9.5% in the third quarter of 2012, according to Northern Trust’s first formal forecast of U.S. economic activity...
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