Yearly Archives: 2022

Annual Retail Sales Remain Strong; Property Fundamentals Resilient

2021-10-20T19:48:52-05:00August 19, 2021|Special Report|

Consumers tapped brakes on spending last month. Core retail sales dipped 0.7 percent on a monthly basis in July. Flattening consumer confidence likely indicates that the increase in coronavirus cases due to the delta variant is impacting shopping behavior. Clothing store sales, for instance, declined 2.6 percent last month, while [...]

Back-to-School Season Boosts Property Fundamentals, Employment Growth and Retail Spending

2021-10-20T19:46:13-05:00August 5, 2021|Special Report|

Campus reopenings and the return of in-person learning has the potential to lift property demand across an array of commercial real estate sectors. The resumption of a traditional school year will also represent a catalyst for economic growth with more parents seeking work as child-care challenges subside. SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE  [...]

Economy Returns to Pre-Recession Levels, Fueled by Stimulus

2021-10-20T18:21:48-05:00August 3, 2021|Special Report|

Growth remains steady. In the second quarter, the economy expanded 6.5 percent on an annualized basis. Gains would have been larger but supply-chain challenges and a labor shortage hamstrung improvement. Those issues should be transitory, however, as amplified federal unemployment benefits sunset in September. In May, 9.2 million jobs were [...]

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