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At the national level, a new Zillow report found one dollar can buy 1.07 square inches of the average home, down from 1.23 square inches a year ago.

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The New York-based startup has leased 116,000 square feet (nearly 11,000 square meters) of office space spanning four floors at RXR’s 530 Fifth Ave. The target is businesses with 10 to 100 employees.

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CoreLogic says Hurricane Florence could cause $170 billion of property damage, MarketWatch reports. Northern Las Vegas, the center of the housing bust, is booming again but the recovery has been uneven, according to The New York Times. These are

Higher education is key to hiring more tech talent, so employers are locating in cities with the most highly-educated populations.

Growth in technology-related jobs—particularly computer and mathematics occupations—is expected to keep office leasing strong in certain markets over the next decade.

Overall,

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During the first half of 2018, QSR transactions surpassed $1 billion, an increase of more than 10 percent year-over-year, according to The Boulder Group.

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The building’s owners, MetLife, the John Buck Co. and Golub & Co. are hoping to sell a 49 percent ownership stake in the tower.

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The firm sees the 1,300-unit property, known as Parker Towers, as an affordable option for renters seeking alternatives outside of Manhattan and in parts of Queens, such as Long Island City, where new construction and sky-high prices are rife.

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Traffic for the restaurant industry was down 1.1 percent in July, the 29th straight month of declines, according to MillerPulse data.

(Bloomberg)—Home cooking would be making a comeback if it

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Local governments are buying up dying malls, the Wall Street Journal reports. A new study has found that seniors are delaying downsizing, according to the Dallas Morning News. These are among today’s top must reads from around

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Conduits lenders are often willing to make loans make loans that cover up 75 percent of the underwritten value of an apartment property.

After years of instability, many

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