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Good News Friday: Jersey Surge
The U.S. industrial market surprised on the upside in the second quarter as net absorption of nearly 20 million square feet pushed the vacancy rate down by 30 basis points to 10.6 perc…
Weekly Market Insight – Moody’s/REAL CPPI
Commercial property prices continue to firm according to the Moody’s/REAL Commercial Property Price Index, up 3.6 percent in May. From its peak in October 2007 to its trough in…
Good News Friday: (Rental) Home Run
Most metropolitan areas are growing again according to Moody’s Economy.com. In May, 292 of the 384 local areas tracked were either recovering or expanding, up from 257 in April. Mood…
Retail Sales Monthly % Change, Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly retail sales were lackluster in June, down 0.5 percent, while April and May data were revised lower. Core sales, which exclude autos and gasoline, increased 0.1 percent, ...
Good News Friday: Nation of Pessimists?
Sometimes I get email from readers gently suggesting that I’m being too optimistic. I just-as-gently remind them that the title of this piece is “Good News Friday,” so I’m more…
Average Lease Size
The average size of office and industrial leases signed in the first half of 2010 continued to shrink, ending the period at 9,333 square feet for office leases and 23,657 square f…
Good News Friday: A Big Wad of Cash
Job Growth After Most Recent Recessions
July 6, 2010 
The number of payroll jobs bottomed out in December 2009, but the recession most likely ended a few months before that since GDP turned positive in the third quarter…
Good News Friday: The Long Slog
Incentives for Core Area Development
The City of Wichita recently released a detailed list of incentives for core area development. It is a comprehensive list including infill-specific incentives as well as other incentives that are el…
