Subject: Economic News (ECO)

St. Louis Post-Dispatch The downtown St. Louis market is becoming more diverse as high-end condominiums, townhouses and finished lofts are about to come online. Downtown developers are building varied products to meet the demands of the 9,700 downtown residents, including ...

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The lack of large Class-A industrial space is hurting Pittsburgh's chances of attracting new businesses, according to a third-quarter industrial market report by Grubb & Ellis Co. Pittsburgh's industrial vacancy rate stands at 6.9 percent, which has limited ...

St. Louis Business JournalThe St. Louis industrial market remains solid, with twelve industrial properties of more than 70,000 square feet selling since July, according to data from Colliers Turley Martin Tucker. This also brings the number of industrial properties sold ...

San Antonio Business JournalThe apartment market in San Antonio, Texas, is poised to grow by almost 6,500 units in the next 12 months. To date, there are more than 7,800 units under construction, according to Austin-based research firm Austin Investor ...

San Francisco Chronicle Investors will pour a record $200 billion into commercial property in the United States this year, according to survey by Cushman & Wakefield. The report cited the 20 percent gain in value by the National Association of ...

The Dallas Morning NewsNorth Texas apartment demand has increased this year thanks to a stronger economy and due to an influx of evacuees from Hurricane Katrina. Demand for the area is expected to top 21,000 additional units in 2005, which ...

Austin-American StatesmanWith strong job growth, the Central Texas office market continues to rebound. Rents are now at a three-year high and vacancy rates are the lowest in four years. Office space was 14.7 percent vacant in the third quarter, down ...

The Virginian-Pilot The overall office vacancy rate has dropped to around 10 percent in Norfolk, Va. Very few large blocks of contiguous Class A space is available, which has fueled speculation that new office construction will be necessary. One analyst ...

The Colorado Springs GazetteOffice and industrial vacancy rates in Colorado Springs, Colo., have dropped to their lowest levels in four years according to a study by Turner Commercial Research. The Colorado Springs research firm showed the office vacancy rates fell ...

Los Angeles Business JournalLos Angeles County hotel occupancy and room rates rose in August, compared to the previous year, according to PKF Consulting. The hospitality industry consulting firm reported that occupancy rates reached 83.5 percent, up from 82.4 percent in ...