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Consumer Spending Holds Steady Through October, But Warning Signs Emerge for Year-End
High-frequency data points to weakening momentum heading into year-end despite solid October performance American consumer spending demonstrated underlying resilience in October even as...
LA Metro Expands Arts District Footprint with $45MM Office Purchase
Transit agency acquires second property on same block to house administrative operations The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has paid $45 million...
Construction Labor Costs Rise 3.8% Despite Broader Economic Cooling
Employment Cost Index shows construction bucking trend of moderating wage growth in Q3 The construction industry is charting its own course in the...
Inflation Expected to Hold Near 3% Through Mid-2026 as Government Shutdown Disrupts October Data Collection
Wells Fargo projects two-month core CPI rise of 0.48 percent between September and November The October government shutdown has created an unusual gap...
Commercial Real Estate Market Gains Momentum as Property Prices Rise 4.2% Year Over Year
Federal Reserve rate cuts drive $1.9 billion reduction in distressed properties, transaction volumes jump 13.2 percent year-to-date The commercial real estate market is...
Amidi Real Estate Secures $125MM Financing for 228-Unit Apartment Community in Glendale
JLL Capital Markets arranges construction takeout financing for TENTEN Campus SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16, 2025 – JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has secured a...
California Export Trade Contracts 2.4% as State’s National Share Drops to 8.4%
Computer and electronics surge 15.9 percent while most major categories decline in September data delayed by Federal shutdown California’s position as an export...
Labor Market Wobbles as Unemployment Hits Post-Pandemic High
The U.S. labor market’s struggles intensified in November, with unemployment climbing to its highest level since the pandemic’s end and job growth remaining...
Shutdown-Delayed Jobs Data Predicted to Reveal Federal Layoffs and Rising Unemployment
Shutdown-delayed October data and a November unemployment rate near 4.5 percent could put “maximum employment” at risk As Washington’s budget battles continue to...
September Trade Deficit Narrows to $52.8B on Gold Exports, But GDP Impact Limited by Statistical Treatment
Non-monetary gold accounts for $6.1 billion of $8.8 billion export increase, while capital goods shipments decline $3.3 billion The turbulence in global trade...
California Taps Polluters for $865MM to Fund Housing and Transit
Governor Newsom’s cap-and-invest program delivers affordable housing and green infrastructure across 17 communities California is converting pollution penalties into public benefits, announcing over...
Employment Cost Index Rises 3.5% Year-Over-Year in Q3, Slowest Growth Since Mid-2021
Quarterly wage and benefit increases moderate to 0.8 percent as labor market cooling reduces pressure on employers to raise compensation The cooling trend...
