Economy

Home sales activity increased notably year over year in November, up by 13% in Sonoma County and by 24% in Marin County but down by 11% in Napa County, according to housing experts at Pacific Union.

Anecdotally, most universities reported fewer international applications this year, reputedly based upon international concerns related to the rhetoric of President Trump, Pierce's Fred Pierce tells GlobeSt.com in part 2 of a two-part story.

The question for this year is “how much more steam is left in the market, whether the deceleration will continue or if it will level off or turn negative,” says Yardi Matrix.

Despite the encouraging number of residential-construction jobs being added to the market in December 2017, productivity needs to increase in order to meet inventory demand, says First American's Mark Fleming.

The multifamily market is set for another strong year, thanks to tremendous consumer demand for the asset class and competition from major capital providers.

Technology provides a more level playing field and accessibility of data, resulting in deals in a wider geography and at a faster pace, while reducing the deal cycle to increase market velocity, GlobeSt.com learns in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b>.

Online sales, increased tenant demand and small businesses' resurgence under the new administration are the driving forces behind institutional investors' newfound appetite for this product type, BKM's Brett Turner tells GlobeSt.com.

Following a summer slowdown, industrial tenants leased 13.9 million square feet during the final three months of the year, representing a 52.8 percent jump quarter-over-quarter.