January 20, 2012
Why You Need a Commercial Realtor We thought we’d save money by acting as our own leasing agent. That’s how we learned–the hard way–what realtors really do … Inc.com Recaps Surge for Office Buildings Some of the nation’s biggest real-estate investors took stakes in major office properties in 2011, a year that registered a record [...]
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January 20, 2012
Texas Unemployment Rate Drops to 7.8 Percent Texas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent in December, down from 8.1 percent in November and down from 8.3 percent in December 2010 the Texas Workforce Commission reports. The Texas Civilian Labor Force grew by more than 17,000 individuals in December, and now stands at more [...]
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January 19, 2012
I stay pretty focused on the topics of corporate real estate, the commercial real markets and the economy from the corporate space user perspective here on the Tenant Advisor. Those of you who that know me or follow me on various social networks recognize that I have a passionate interest in both technology and new [...]
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January 17, 2012
Office Rents Haven’t Moved Much, but the Market is Improving in Houston While there has generally been modest improvement in office market fundamentals across the country, some markets are performing better than others. Specifically technology or energy centric regions such as the Silicon Valley/Bay Area or Houston markets where job growth has been more pronounced [...]
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January 15, 2012
The adoption of cloud computing by the enterprise is expected to accelerate as the trend toward a more virtual work environment evolves. The proportion of companies that plan to establish or expand data centers rose four percentage points, to 85 percent, this past year, according to San Francisco-based Digital Realty. This creates a whole new set of real [...]
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January 13, 2012
Stocks finished higher for a second straight week as the Dow rose 0.5%, the S&P 500 gained 0.9% and the Nasdaq spiked 1.4%. Below are links to the top economics news for the week: January Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Rises Pulse of Commerce Index Increased 0.2 Percent in December U.S. Rig Count is down 20; [...]
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January 13, 2012
Trouble Is Brewing for Office Market Many office property owners that have been able to keep their heads above water are being undone by tenant contractions and the expiration of five-year leases that were signed at the peak of the boom … Wall Street Journal Facility Management: Getting Ready for Moving to the Cloud With [...]
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