The U.S. industrial sector is experiencing its longest expansion on record. The vacancy rate in this sector dropped to 5.3 percent in Q1-2017 which is 300 basis points lower than the ten-year historical average of 8.3 percent, according to
Continue reading →As part of its evolution toward a multi-brand organization, Coach will acquire Kate Spade for $2.4 billion ($18.50/share in cash, which includes a premium of nine percent on the Friday closing price), according to
Continue reading →Out of the 90 million residential units recorded during India’s 2011 census, 11 million units (about 12 percent of the total urban housing stock) were vacant. The vacancy rate for government sponsored housing units is 17.22 percent (as of Mach … Continue reading →
The average rent rate for DC office space with views of the city’s monuments is $70.50/sf – up 19 percent from 2010, according to Washington Business Journal (citing research from JLL). The average Other men are usually seen preferring treatment … Continue reading →
According to research from Yale University, published in Current Opinion in Psychology, advisers often advise others to act with greater caution than they would choose for themselves. A few of the study’s observations: 1. Biases such as loss aversion and … Continue reading →
As of March 21, the average home price in Tehran was around $108/sf with regional variation ranging from $201/sf (District 3) to $49/sf (District 18), according to Financial Tribune (citing data from the Central Bank of Iran). Home prices It … Continue reading →
Commercial property assessed values in the Lee District of Fairfax County increased by 25 percent over the past five years from $3.98 billion in 2012 to $4.97 billion in 2016. Lee had the highest rate of increase among the county’s … Continue reading →
North American lenders provided $4.2 billion in new credit toward British commercial property transactions in 2016 – a 56 percent reduction from the 2015, according to
Continue reading →The 2016 House Republican tax reform plan calls for eliminating the tax deduction for interest payments as one of the ways to help offset lower tax rates – a provision estimated to be worth $1.5 trillion, according to The New … Continue reading →
The Maryland legislature passed a bill this month which lowers the threshold of property owners’ signatures required to create business improvement districts (BIDs) in Montgomery County, according to Bisnow. The bill, which the governor is expected sign, lowers the threshold from … Continue reading →