My Five Most Important Take Aways from the Economic Forecast Breakfast
It was a busy week, first with inaugurating a President, which is always a reason to celebrate. President Obama nominated his new cabinet officers who will be helping pull the levers of power on the economic scene for the next four years. There was a clear message … we’ll have more of the same. That […]
Geithner bids us Farewell … for now
Outgoing Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner had a few final observations for us in an interview he conducted Friday with the associated press. He is in agreement with many private forecasters that growth of the economy will accelerate this year, and that the economy is much stronger than people appreciate. Part of his reason for optimism […]
Top Ten Commercial Real Estate Issues for 2013
A recent report by Deloitte highlighted the 10 most important issues the Commercial Real Estate market will face this year. This is the 14th year Deloitte has issued the report. While still slow, there has been visible progress in the CRE world this past year, with improved fundamentals, more access to capital, increased transactions and […]
2012 – Where did the jobs come from ? Where to for 2013?
We’ve now had almost three steady years of employment growth in the country. Part of the reason the “Great Recession” became so severe was that the housing bubble had allocated so many capital resources into an industry- Mortgage lending – that provided no corresponding productive capacity back into the ecomomy. It has taken four years […]
You can take your hands away from your eyes!
What does 2013 hold for Commercial Real Estate? My expectation is it will look very similar to 2012. Slow employment growth here in Southwest Washington will keep activity at modestly active levels. Scott Bailey has sung this refrain for the past four years, and nothing on the horizon suggests that will change. However 2012 held […]
Norway to Bring Wealth to the US
As part of a series for 2012 year in review, here are a view insights into how the world percieves the US Commercial Real Estate market. While many of us in the US have experienced equity or cash flow challeneges on either the residential or commercial side because of the “‘Financial Tsunami” of 2008 and […]
SWCA – Great 2012 – High Expectations 2013
The South West Washington Contractors Association held their annual Holiday Banquet at the Heathman Lodge this past Friday November 30th. Being the first Friday after the Thanksgiving Holiday, this event certainly kicked off the Holiday Event Season here in Clark County with great enthusiasm. In fact now that I think about it, this group displayed […]
2013 on the Horizon.
To bring you up to date with the most recent news on the Economy the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) issued the following news release today: Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — increased at an annual rate […]
THE MOST INTERESTING NETWORKING EVENT IN CLARK COUNTY
LAST PUB TALK 2012 – Come preview the companies who will rule the future. Clark County PubTalk™ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2012 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. “BUSINESS PITCH COMPETITION” Clark County’s premiere networking event for entrepreneurs is back with another exciting installment, featuring an exciting Business Pitch Competition. Details will be announced shortly, so stay […]
Better than an MRI ? Bonds?
Wednesday morning October 31st I attended a breakfast put on by Riverview Savings. You might expect that something on the morning of All Hallows Eve might be a bit frightening, but on this particular morning what we heard was actually more reassuring. Bill Ehling Vice president at Federated Investment management flew in to consult with […]
