Jason M. Wolf
US Industrial Development Starts the Plunge in the Fourth Quarter
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Inflation and the higher interest rates accompanying it have finally begun to curtail the largest commercial real estate construction boom by square footage recorded for any property type in the […]
Read More....Interest Rates and Economy Will Affect building Industry in 2023
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Especially on the for-sale housing side, the construction market is slowing in the wake of higher interest rates and concerns about a recession in 2023. In November, total construction starts […]
Read More....Royal Farms Plans for North Carolina Expansion
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Royal Farms is the latest convenience store chain plotting a course to expand in the Southeast. Baltimore-based Royal Farms will open stores in six North Carolina cities starting in early […]
Read More....Five Below Store Openings are Slow but Moving Forward
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Discount retailer Five Below’s store expansion slowed a bit this year, but the retailer still expects to be just about on target to debut 1,000 brick-and-mortar sites in the next […]
Read More....Inflation Puts Cost of Living in Spotlight, Philly Ranking Affordability
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The cost of living in the Philadelphia metro area is slightly higher than in the average U.S. market, with local residents paying more for housing and utilities but less for […]
Read More....Retailers Cautiously Optimistic About Holiday Shopping
Covid-19 concerns are diminished, inflation worries are high. But consumers are ready to celebrate what’s for many the first so-called normal holiday season in three years, which experts say should […]
Read More....Amazon’s Strategy for Big Industrial Space Cuts
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Retail behemoth Amazon is generally tight-lipped about its real estate strategy, and it didn’t say much about its decision to trim its industrial portfolio earlier this year. Still, through its […]
Read More....ULI Survey Predicts Modest Slowdown, Quick Economic Recovery
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The Urban Land Institute’s semi-annual survey of 40-plus economists and real estate industry analysts suggest an economic and real estate slowdown are on the horizon. The survey, released every May […]
Read More....World Series Matchup Between Astros and Phillies: A Costar Look
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A World Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies, set to start Friday in Texas, also is a matchup of two of the country’s most important commercial real estate […]
Read More....Warehouse Demand Shows Signs of Cooling for First Time Since Pandemic’s Onset
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The softening economy is finally catching up with the nation’s industrial real estate as a pandemic-fueled boom in warehouse demand shows signs of slowing. The U.S. industrial vacancy rate ticked […]
Read More....Fundamental Change Coming to Office Sector
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As the CEO of a company that produces one of proptech’s leading data visualization tools—offering advanced predictive analytics—Navigator’s Taylor Odegard has no trouble visualizing the future of offices in central […]
Read More....WCRE THIRD QUARTER 2022 REPORT
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Southern New Jersey & Philly Markets Rebound Slightly, But Face New Challenges Potentially Difficult Obstacles On the Horizon, Though Silver Linings Remain Commercial real estate brokerage WCRE reported in its […]
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