Foreign institutional investors were net buyers of Chinese commercial real estate, totaling $2.7 billion in Q1–2019, according to The Wall Street Journal (citing data from Real Capital Analytics). This is a reversal from most of the period between 2013 to … Continue reading →
On July 1, the DC government announced that the development team consisting of Monument Realty, Morningstar Community Development, The May Firm, and Community Housing Partners was selected out of six proposals for the development of 2 Patterson NE – a … Continue reading →
The AnnA Villa, a luxury property located in Boulogne-Billancourt in the western suburbs of Paris, is the first European property to be sold entirely via blockchain transaction, according to Forbes. Ownership of the property, valued at €6.5 million, was transferred … Continue reading →
WashREIT has entered into two agreements with separate institutional buyers to sell a total of eight retail assets. The first sale agreement includes the following five retail assets: Gateway Overlook, Columbia, MD; Wheaton Park, Wheaton, MD; Olney Village Center, Olney, … Continue reading →
According to Bloomberg (citing data from the Bank of Russia), between September 2017 and September 2018, the Russian central bank, which has the world’s fifth largest international reserves, more than halved the share of dollars in its reserves, replacing it … Continue reading →
One year after switching to fresh beef in its quarter-pound burgers, McDonald’s has gained market share in the “informal eating out” category for the first time in five years, according to Business Insider (citing a company report). The change from … Continue reading →
FedEx will offer drop-off and pickup services at thousands of Dollar General stores, according to a Dollar General press release. The strategic alliance is intended to leverage Dollar General’s unique rural store footprint resulting in more than 90 percent of … Continue reading →
On June 14, the New York State Legislature passed and Gov. Cuomo signed into law, the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (S6458). Some of the law’s provisions are noted below: Repeal of vacancy decontrol and high-income deregulation: … Continue reading →
Gross domestic product – the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced – grew at a 2.6 percent annual rate in the final three months of 2018, according to
Continue reading →A report in Vox attributes Amazon’s zero tax liability on close to $11 billion in 2018 earnings to three factors: 1. Research and development tax credit; The rate of ED reduction was 39% of men above 40 and 65% of … Continue reading →