Category Archive: Economic Development

Dec 19 2012

2013 Emerging Trends in Real Estate & Markets to Watch

The 2013 Emerging Trends in Real Estate published by PwC and ULI looks for improvement in the real estate markets in 2013. Among the data available in this free download is this summary of US Markets to Watch: Overall Real Estate Prospects

Feb 08 2010

China, democracy, and social justice

The last few months haven’t been kind to those who think that if we just bring China into the world economy Western-style political democracy and legal rights will follow. I think you have to be in deep, deep denial to continue to believe that political liberalization automatically will follow upon China’s economic development after recent …

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Oct 28 2009

Despite Erosion in CRE Assets, Bankers Ask: "What? Me Worry?"

From CoStar: Banks continued to report further erosion in commercial real estate-related credit quality and weak or declining loan demand in their quarterly earnings reports to investors and monthly lending reports to the Federal Reserve Bank. Rising loan payment delinquencies, declining property values, rising vacancies, the lack of deals and consumer spending were often noted …

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Oct 28 2009

Despite Erosion in CRE Assets, Bankers Ask: “What? Me Worry?”

From CoStar: Banks continued to report further erosion in commercial real estate-related credit quality and weak or declining loan demand in their quarterly earnings reports to investors and monthly lending reports to the Federal Reserve Bank. Rising loan payment delinquencies, declining property values, rising vacancies, the lack of deals and consumer spending were often noted …

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Oct 08 2009

Convening for Change: Reports from CORENET Global Las Vegas Summit

Starting today, Jones Lang LaSalle is hosting a blog and tweeting about the CoreNet Global Summit in Las Vegas: We plan to engage both Summit attendees as well as non-attendees by providing perspectives and behind-the-scenes insights on the business and CRE trends being discussed at the conference.  

Oct 03 2009

Coming: The Economic “W” Says Former Clinton Advisor Dick Morris

From Dick Morris: What will be our economic trajectory? How will we do as we come out of the recession of 2008-2009? There are those foolish optimists who predict a “V” shaped recovery – the swift crash will be followed by a buoyant surge. Others, more sober, believe in a “U” – the crash will …

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Oct 03 2009

Coming: The Economic "W" Says Former Clinton Advisor Dick Morris

From Dick Morris: What will be our economic trajectory? How will we do as we come out of the recession of 2008-2009? There are those foolish optimists who predict a “V” shaped recovery – the swift crash will be followed by a buoyant surge. Others, more sober, believe in a “U” – the crash will …

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