06.11.2021
New Retail Sales Forecast for 2021 Significantly Exceeds Earlier Prediction
Sales now expected to top $4.44 trillion this year. Retail sales are doing better than initially expected earlier in the year. The National Retail Federation has revised its annual forecast for 2021, projecting that retail…
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Mall Retailers Are Exploring Freestanding Sites. Are They a Good Bet for Net Lease Investors?
As Macy’s, Nordstrom Rack and The Gap look at freestanding stores, they might change the net lease market. Even before the pandemic, retailers were evaluating their physical footprints and shuttering underperforming store locations. COVID-19 accelerated…
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06.10.2021
Another Jump In Prices Tightens The Squeeze On US Consumers
American consumers absorbed another surge in prices in May — a 0.6% increase over April and 5% over the past year, the biggest 12-month inflation spike since 2008. The May rise in consumer prices that…
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Here’s What Those Labor Shortages Mean For CRE Investors
"The challenging hiring climate has direct and indirect implications for commercial real estate." May job creation numbers were once again below expectations, clocking in at 559,000 positions. And with an estimated 8 million job openings…
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