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Eight of 12 Federal Reserve districts reported modest to moderate growth in the past two months for the Fed’s Beige Book report, according to MarketWatch. CNBC looks at the story of a $1,500-a-month Silicon Valley

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An agency watchdog said the General Services Administration shouldn’t have allowed Donald Trump to continue leasing federal property for his Washington hotel.

(Bloomberg)—The U.S. General Services Administration ignored a constitutional

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Half of the money will go to support low income housing across King County, while the rest will subsidize the construction and preservation of middle-income housing.

(Bloomberg)—Microsoft Corp. said it will spend $500 million to develop affordable

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Retail experts say Dollar Tree would be lucky to get two-thirds of Family Dollar’s original $9 billion price tag back if it’s put on the market.

Major changes could be on the horizon

Effective property management is critical in tenant retention and revenue growth.

As U.S. households continue to look more favorably on renting versus owning than at any other time in the last half century, it’s a good time to be a landlord. It’s

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“Nobody is winning right now, at least in terms of economics.”

The country’s record-setting partial government shutdown, which began on Dec. 22, has yet to show up in

These cities are home to the largest populations of richest people in the world.

The global population of high-net-worth individuals increased last year by just under 2 percent, according to a recent report by

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Eddie Lampert has reached a deal to keep Sears open with about 400 stores, reports CNBC. WeWork CEO Adam Neumann has been investing in office properties and leasing them to WeWork, according to the Wall Street Journal. These

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PG&E Corp. may sell is San Francisco headquarters to pay for up to $30 billion in liabilities from California wildfires.

(Bloomberg)—California Governor Gavin Newsom

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Which government agencies are affected and what is the fallout for the commercial real estate sector?

The federal government shutdown that is now rapidly approaching the one-month mark is creating both

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