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America Still Builds Houses Like It’s 1925. Sweden, Germany and Japan Would Like a Word
While Swedish, German and Japanese homebuilders long ago moved much of the work indoors, the US still builds 97 percent of its conventional...
Brightshore’s Tom Shapiro: Rate Shock Sours Housing as Data Centers Lift Industrial
Brightshore Capital founder Tom Shapiro told CNBC that a September rate hike and 30-year mortgages near 7.5 percent have soured both the for-sale...
California Exports Climb 15% to $17.7 Billion as Diesel Costs at LA, Long Beach Ports Surge 61%
California shipped $17.696 billion in goods abroad in August, a 15.2 percent annual gain led by electronics and farm exports, Beacon Economics reports,...
San Diego Leads Southern California’s Uneven AI Adoption as Business Use Tops 33%
Federal survey data reveal a widening gap inside Southern California, where San Diego businesses have raced past the national AI-adoption rate while Los...
West Hollywood Tops Nation at $8,200 as Southern California Claims Most of America’s Priciest Single-Family Rental Markets
Southern California's coastal enclaves have tightened their grip on the top of the U.S. single-family rental market, with West Hollywood posting the highest...
California Exports Climb 7.7% in April, But Gains Reflect Pre-War Orders, Beacon Economics Says
California's merchandise exports posted a solid year-over-year gain in April even as the state ceded ground to Texas on both sides of the...
California Owns the West Coast’s Highest Median Income but Slips to 13th Nationally as Costs Bite
California boasts the highest median income on the West Coast, yet a thin lower-earning tier and punishing living costs dropped it to 13th...
California Exports Climb 4.2% in March as Persian Gulf War Rattles Trade Outlook
The state's first-quarter export gains mask deeper turbulence as fuel costs surge, Gulf shipments collapse, and California's share of national export trade slips...
Cooling Labor Market Reshapes Apartment Demand While Other CRE Sectors Hold Firm
Slowing job creation and falling workforce participation among young adults are postponing rental demand, but office, retail, and industrial properties show resilience to...
California’s Export Growth Stalls as EV Industry Collapses and Trade Share Shrinks
State's merchandise exports rise just 2 percent while national exports surge 14.7 percent, as electric vehicle shipments plummet 74 percent from prior year...
Data Challenges Narrative on Institutional Investors and Homeownership Crisis
U.S. Lost 1.5 Million Single-Family Rentals as Individual Homebuyers Outcompeted Investors, Contradicting Claims About Institutional Impact on Affordability The heated debate over institutional...
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...
