Ms. Real Estate Wouldn't it be convenient if someone had clear, intelligent answers to most of your CRE-related questions? Problem solved. Nina J. Gruen, a.k.a. Ms. Real Estate, a.k.a. the principal sociologist overseeing market research and analysis at Gruen Gruen + Associates, is here to answer readers' questions. Have a question for Ms. Real Estate? Ask anonymously by clicking here. I believe many real estate businesses, from store owners to developers, are concerned about the potential impacts of raising the minimum wage on both their bottom line as well as the overall US economy. I have read both pros and cons in the New York Times. Now that $15/hr is on a path to being realized in New York and California, what is your opinion on the long run impacts of requiring companies to raise the minimum wages of their employees?

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Dear Minimum Squeeze, Ms. Real Estate SAN FRANCISCO Wouldn't it be convenient if someone had clear, intelligent answers to most of your CRE-related questions? Problem solved. Nina J. Gruen, a.k.a. Ms. Real Estate, a.k.a. the principal sociologist overseeing market research and analysis at Gruen Gruen + Associates, is here to answer readers' questions. Have a question for Ms. Real Estate? Ask anonymously by clicking here. I believe many real estate businesses, from store owners to developers, are concerned about the potential impacts of raising the minimum wage on both their bottom line as well as the overall US economy. I have read both pros and cons in the New York Times. Now that $15/hr is on a path to being realized in New York and California, what is your opinion on the long run impacts of requiring companies to raise the minimum wages of their employees?

—Till Minding a Minimum Squeeze

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