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• CBRE: Retail Cap Rates Increase Sharply in Q4 February 9, 2010
  From CB Richard Ellis: U.S. Retail Cap Rates Ending at 9.01%, cap rates were up again. The 35 basis point gain is slightly lower than the last few quarters (43 and 46 b.p.). Rates are now the highest recorded since the Q1 2003 start date of our series. emphasis added Click on graph for larger image in new window.This graph from CBRE shows the retail cap rate […]
• Report: Euro Zone Agrees to Help Greece February 9, 2010
  UPDATE: Reuters Headline Changed to: Report of EU Help for Greece Is Now Described as 'Unfounded'That didn't take long ...From Reuters: Euro Zone Agreed in Principle to Aid Greece: Report "The decision on help for Greece has been taken in principle within the euro zone," [a senior German coalition source] said.From Bloomberg: U.S. St […]
• BLS: Few Job Openings in December February 9, 2010
  From the BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary There were 2.5 million job openings on the last business day of December 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The job openings rate was little changed over the month at 1.9 percent. The job openings rate has held relatively steady since March 2009. The hires rate (3.1 percent) and the […]