CBRE: Data Center Site Selection Offers Significant Savings

Data center users can save up to $140 million over 10 years by choosing markets with lower tax burdens, affordable power rates and favorable weather conditions, reported CBRE Group, Los Angeles.

Apartment Starts Tumble

September’s increase in apartment starts turned into a sharp decrease in October, the Census Bureau said.

Houston CRE Performance Diverges by Sector

Houston’s different CRE sectors are responding to the city’s recent economic uncertainly in different ways, reported Transwestern, Houston.

Hotel Rates Improve Despite Weakening Reservation Pace

Major-market hotels are experiencing improved average daily rate performance as they prepare for the holiday season, reported TravelClick, New York. But new bookings added over the last month fell.

CBRE: Asia-Pacific Investment Could Double by 2020

Asia-Pacific institutional investors could pump an additional $240 billion into world property markets by 2020, which would bring their global real estate allocation to $500 billion, said CBRE, Los Angeles.

Fifth Avenue Retail Rents Lead the World

Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue remained the most expensive global retail location as Upper Fifth Avenue rents reached $3,500 per square foot, reported Cushman & Wakefield, New York.

Apartment Deliveries Slow Rent Growth

Annual apartment rent appreciation slowed for the third consecutive month in October as more apartments came online, reported Zillow, Seattle.