Sears CEO has More than Fake News to Worry About

There is a lot of talk these days about “fake news.” The truth is, the media industry has been guilty of embellishment, sensationalism and over editorializing on certain subjects in forums when it’s supposed to be objective. Back in the late 1800s there was a term...

Look For an Interest Rate Boost After Jobs Report

The May jobs report by the Fed, had both good and potentially negative news for commercial real estate. The unemployment rate is now apparently at 4.3 percent, the lowest since 2001. And though economists forecasted an increase of about 185,000 new jobs in May, the...

MBA Tackles GSE Reform, Waiting for Congress

Last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released a white paper titled: GSE Reform: Creating a Sustainable, More Vibrant, Secondary Mortgage Market, which laid out the association’s vision for a reformed and revitalized Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and secondary...

Electronics Stores Face a Tough Challenge

Things are not going well for electronics retailers right now. With the advent of online retailing, and the fact that consumers are now more comfortable buying products such as computers, televisions, smart phones and other devices on the Internet, the amount of...