NEW YORK CITY-Given the dire straights of the hotel sector after the Sept. 11 attacks, the expectation that things may bottom out by June may actually be good news. Our survey respondents see limited-service coming back first.

Pension capital has paid too much attention to investing in areas that only create sprawl.

NEW YORK CITY-Some 70 brokers and 80 low-to-mid-level managers have gotten the axe. Bruce Mosler says the cutbacks were more a matter of clearing the decks for higher production than bending to the pressures of a slumping economy.

NEW YORK CITY-Some 70 brokers and 80 low-to-mid-level managers have gotten the axe. Bruce Mosler says the cutbacks were more a matter of clearing the decks for higher production than bending to the pressures of a slumping economy.

NEW YORK CITY-Any hopes of an end-of-year transactional rush have been dashed, our respondents tell us. As office clients continue to consolidate, most brokers are looking at leasing activity plummeting by at least 10% over last year's Q4 returns.

The public markets don't mind volatility. They hate uncertainty.

Dot-com executives can get distracted by the technology and forget the value proposition to their customers.

NEW YORK CITY-Our latest survey tracks a slowdown both in new hires and in employee departures. As a result, companies are rewarding less for loyalty and more for performance. But production rewards are causing major differentials in salaries for same-status executives.