Plenty of Recession Damage Still Left To Undo

The commercial real estate rubble still left over from the Great Recession continues to exact a punishing toll on property values and owners’ and lenders’ books. In this statistical state analysis, CoStar Group has identified 168,580 office, flex, industrial and retail pro
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Apartment Industry Enjoys Strong Recovery in U.S., Still Limited by Credit Constraints

During a press conference held last week at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando, Florida, panelists stated the apartment sector is a bright spot in the overall housing market leading the industry’s path to recovery
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Arab Spring Still Impacting Egypt, Bahrain Hotel Markets

Bahrain According to the 2011 year-end data from STR Global, a year since the beginning of the Arab Spring, demand has yet to return to Egypt, Bahrain and the Levant region. In Cairo, Egypt, where protests have been widely broadcasted, occupancy declined by 29.5 percentage points to 3
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Fed still divided as Fisher sees no need for QE3 (Reuters)

Reuters – A third round of large-scale asset purchases by the Federal Reserve is not needed and would compound the difficulties of tightening monetary policy when the time finally comes, a top Fed official said on Thursday. Yahoo! News: Business News
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