The lack of affordable housing continues to impact a number of Americans including the elderly in the Puget Sound but two recent financing transactions provided assistance for this type of housing.

The combination of in-store and online shopping is still the winning paradigm, which is why pure play retailers should support brick-and-mortar locations, says Bill Friend in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b>.

Speculative development is much less prevalent today than in past boom times–with many of Dallas/Fort Worth's large office and industrial projects significantly leased up prior to construction.

With Fremont submarket vacancy rates hovering around 2%, Pastakia + Associates has been looking for sites that will add class-A space as close to the existing office users as possible, and the site is perfect for that need.

As Black Friday starts to blur with Thanksgiving and more advertisements continue to surround the day, the meaning of Black Friday is no longer as important and some retailers are even choosing to opt out.

The current expansion period is the second-longest post-war boom period on record and may become the longest, which would indicate that the cycle may be close to a peak.

Del Beccaro says the middle market is a battleground for high-touch brokerage and management services, which puts a regional firm such as TRI Commercial in a good position to win a lot of that business.

Hefty retail demand leads to strong investor interest in well-located assets such as Oswego Village, a 102,809-square-foot Whole Foods 365-anchored retail center in suburban Lake Oswego, OR.