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Check out episode two of the NREI Weekender Podcast. David Bodamer highlights the hot stories of this past week.

They cover

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Fed is debating whether to cut the interest rate at its June meeting, reports the Wall Street Journal. Elliott Advisors is buying Barnes & Noble for $638 million, according to The New York Times. These are among

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Back in 2012 California abolished its redevelopment agencies. They may be coming back.

(Bloomberg)—California redevelopment agencies used to embark on some dubious ventures such as golf courses before the blight-fighting agencies

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In 2017, immigrants made up 27.5 percent of direct healthy care workers, employed mostly by home health agencies and nursing homes.

(Bloomberg)—The health care skills gap

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Before an IPO, the GSEs would need to build from $200 billion to $250 billion in capital reserves, any analyst writes.

(Bloomberg)—A long list of “preparatory steps” means that

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Amid bankruptcy, lawsuits and uncertainty, Eddie Lampert and ESL are trying to revamp the chain with small-format stores.

It has been a tumultuous situation ever since Eddie Lampert, former Sears Holdings Corp. CEO, and his ESL Investment Inc. hedge

The popularity of flexible office space options continues to grow. A CBRE report looks at the top markets for flexible office space.

One of the biggest trends in the office sector over the past few

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Units in Santa Maria, Calif. and other nearby towns with high immigration are being converted to dormitory-style residences for temporary guest workers, tightening the supply of housing and pushing up rents, reports the Wall Street Journal. The New

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell signaled the Fed might cut rates if the economic outlook worsens, reports the Wall Street Journal. CVS plans to open 1,500 HealthHUBs by 2021, according to CNBC. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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Investors are targeting power centers in primary and high-growth secondary markets.

Investment sales involving power centers increased by 30.4 percent in the first quarter of 2019, marking

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