Equity REITs fall 3.2% in May by Loretta Clodfelter | Jun 2, 2023 Equity REITs fell 3.2 percent in May, according to the FTSE Nareit Equity REITs Index, which excludes timber, infrastructure and mortgage REITs.
Job gains of 339,000 in May exceed expectations by Loretta Clodfelter | Jun 2, 2023 The U.S. economy added 339,000 jobs in May — considerably more than forecast — and the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.7 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The high price of parking cash by Mike Consol | Jun 1, 2023 Parking your fixed-income assets in cash may seem like a safe choice in today’s volatile investing environment, but it’s actually a risky proposition. Here are three reasons why sitting on the sidelines can be a dangerous game.
Shifting economic forces bring changes to family office investment plans by Mike Consol | May 31, 2023 While family offices are fundamentally long-term investors, respondents to a survey by BlackRock and Illuminas reflected a desire to refine their approach in today’s changing economic and geopolitical landscape.
Energy and natural resources executives expect temporary slowdown in decarbonization rate by Released | May 31, 2023 While energy and natural resources executives remain bullish on their long-term ambitions toward net-zero carbon, they anticipate a short-term slowdown in the rate of decarbonization due to turmoil in energy markets in the past year, according to Bain & Co.’s third annual Global Energy and Natural Resources report.
Office market sees greater emphasis on flexibility by Loretta Clodfelter | May 31, 2023 Flexibility is the name of the game for the office sector in the post-pandemic era. The hybrid work model — employees dividing their time between home and office — has come to dominate the market, and flexible office solutions are stepping in to support greater flexibility in where employees work.
AI drives demand for semiconductor manufacturing space by Loretta Clodfelter | May 31, 2023 On a global basis, demand for semiconductor space has grown significantly in the past decade, and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is likely to drive even more demand.
U.S. GDP growth revised up to 1.3% in Q1 by Loretta Clodfelter | May 30, 2023 First-quarter 2023 GDP growth has been revised upward to an annual rate of 1.3 percent, according to the second estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. This is 0.2 percentage points higher than the advance estimate of first-quarter GDP growth released in April.
Upgrading utility transmission infrastructure key to unlocking data centers’ potential by Kali Persall | May 26, 2023 The current state of utility transmission infrastructure is impeding U.S. data centers’ transition to renewable energy, according to a recent report from CBRE.
Senior housing occupancy levels rise in April by Kali Persall | May 24, 2023 The senior housing all-occupancy rate increased to 83.5 percent in the April reporting period, up 0.3 percentage points (pps) from March and up 5.7 pps from the 77.8 percent low recorded in June 2021.