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Is the market pivoting ahead of the Fed?

Housing Wire

The honey badger labor market is still going strong as we got another solid jobs report Friday, which pushed bond yields higher at first. This will be important to think about going into 2023, especially if the labor market does what the Federal Reserve wants it to do, which is slow down enough to create a job loss recession.

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Strong jobs report suggests rate cuts won’t come ‘til summer

Housing Wire

Though all signs point to a cooling labor market overall, the economy picked up another 275,000 jobs in February. The jobs report on Friday is unlikely to convince the Fed that rate cuts are necessary when the Federal Open Markets Committee meets later this month, economists said.

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What Omicron, bond market and jobs mean for housing

Housing Wire

Notable job gains occurred in professional and business services, transportation and warehousing, construction, and manufacturing. Employment in retail trade declined over the month. During this recovery, a big theme of my jobs and labor market analysis was that job opening should get to 10 million plus. percentage point to 4.2

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From Industrial to Retail: A Deep Dive into Evaluating Commercial Real Estate

The Robert Weiler Company

Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and More: Transportation links are essential for any industrial space or commercial properties for lease. Swimming in Success: Restaurant and Retail Space. Of all the subtypes of commercial real estate Ohio has to offer, restaurant and retail space are perhaps the most “fun.”

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Stronger than expected job growth raises specter of more Fed hikes

Housing Wire

With one month to go before the year’s end, labor markets remain in a solid position,” George Ratiu, Realtor.com’s senior economist, said in a statement. How can brokers get ahead in a tight market? The latest JOLTS report suggests that the labor market supply-demand imbalance may be easing, albeit slowly.

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Residential construction jobs now 7.6% above pre-COVID level

Housing Wire

The continued strength in the job market will provide ongoing support to housing demand.”. The lion’s share of the job growth in May came from gains in the leisure and hospitality sector (up 84,000 jobs), the professional and business services sector (up 75,000 jobs), and in the transportation and warehousing sector (up 47,000 jobs).

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5 Reasons Why Banking on the Future of Retail Rental Space is a Brainy Choice

The Robert Weiler Company

Just as many today predict an all-digital retail environment, a final death blow to brick-and-mortar retail rental space, so have they expected the long-coveted “paperless office.” Retails must also adopt curbside purchase and payment options for customers interested in speed and health safety. Amazon Immunity.

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