Category: Top National News

HousingWire, Apr. 2, 2018–Ben LaneHomeUnion is launching a new program that will make the company itself an investor in single-family rentals, but the company isn’t using its own money.

Wall Street Journal, Apr. 1, 2018–Peter Grant (subscription)Empty space in regional shopping malls reached a six-year high in the first quarter, adding further stress to regions being hit by a retail earthquake that is shaking up the job market across the U.S.

Wall Street Journal, Apr. 3, 2018–Michael S. Derby (subscription)The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Tuesday that John Williams, who has helmed the San Francisco Fed since 2011, will become its next leader, assuming one of the top leadership positions at the U.S. central bank.

HousingWire, Apr. 4, 2018–Kelsey RamirezAs job gains continue in the construction industry, employment is expected to surge in March, according to the ADP and Moody’s Analytics National Employment Report.

Venture Beat, Mar. 24, 2018–Stephane KasrielThere’s an unspoken rule virtually every startup in the last two decades seems to have followed: If you start hiring more people, lease or build bigger offices. It’s time to discard this increasingly out-of-date workplace model and find new ways of building teams empowered by new technology.

Washington Post, Mar. 22, 2018–Caitlin Dewey Less than a year after Amazon bought Whole Foods, shaking food retailers to their core, the so-called “grocery wars” have racked up their first two casualties: Tops Markets and Southeastern Grocers.

Slate, Mar. 22, 2018–Henry GrabarOne paradox of the housing affordability crisis in the United States is that one of the most popular ways to create affordable housing is to tax new housing.

Forbes, Mar. 26, 2018–Christopher KellyDespite a tight labor market putting pressure on employers to attract talent, the vast majority of the corporate workforce still works in dull, cubicle-laden office buildings, designed solely for space efficiency and with no regard for human-centered design.

Bloomberg, Mar. 27, 2018–Sarah Mulholland, Scott DeveauBrookfield Property Partners LP’s deal to take over retail landlord GGP Inc. is “wholly inadequate,” “a negative for the sector” and “neither exciting for GGP shareholders nor a good read-through for mall asset values.” In fact, “investors should vote against the transaction as it does not offer sufficient value,” said Wall Street analysts.

National Real Estate Investor, Mar. 15, 2018–Tim LeeMid-rise office assets provide an increasingly cost-effective option for investors and tenants in urban core areas.