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• Apr 19, 2018, 3:04 PM

  Multifamily Market Indicators Stay Positive

  In typical first quarter fashion, activity for multifamily was low. “Net absorptions and new completions are lowest quarterly levels in three years,” according to REIS’ Q1 2018 Preliminary Apartment …

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• Mar 22, 2018, 3:12 PM

  Elongated Recovery, Golden Age For CRE

  Recently on America’s Commercial Real Estate Show, “Frothy Market or Beginning of A Golden Age,” I spoke with real estate leaders from PwC to determine what’s really going on in the market. Specifica…

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• Jan 30, 2018, 9:53 PM

  Office Rents & Employment Grow, Vacancy Remains Steady

  At year-end 2017, the office sector kept the slow but steady pace for which this expansion is notorious. The quarterly numbers were especially “lackluster” but “noteworthy,” according to REIS’ Q4 201…

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• Jan 23, 2018, 4:52 PM

  Retail Recap 2017 - The Balancing Act

  The reality of retail may be more stable than it seems. Recently, on America’s Commercial Real Estate Show, REIS economist Barbara Denham, said their numbers actually defy what the media has been say…

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• Jan 16, 2018, 5:34 PM

  Demand Driving the Multifamily Market

  The deluge of new supply has finally had an ever-so-slight impact on multifamily vacancy rates. The national vacancy rate increased 10 basis points for the second quarter in a row to 4.5%, a 30-basis…

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• Jan 3, 2018, 4:56 PM

  Historic Change in Tax Reform - What to Expect

  Leaders from Deloitte, PwC and Ernst & Young recently joined host Michael Bull on America's Commercial Real Estate Show to discuss the impact of The Tax Cuts & Jobs Act that was passed in December 20…

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• Dec 19, 2017, 9:32 PM

  Your 2017 Holiday Shopping Forecast

  If Black Friday is any indication, consumers are out and about and spending this year. “The holiday shopping weekend, Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, topped Forrester's originally estimated growth…

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• Dec 7, 2017, 4:13 PM

  Bull Realty Celebrates 20 Years in Atlanta

  You’ve seen their signs, and if you own commercial real estate, you’ve likely talked to them, been on their website, and seen their national show. Bull Realty is celebrating 20 years serving clien…

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• Nov 7, 2017, 7:34 PM

  Why This Office Expansion is Unique

  One thing is certain for the office sector: this expansion doesn’t look like the others. “Consistently low office rent growth” may be correlated with the “persistently low national inflation rate,” a…

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