The Brick-and-Mortar-Retail Meltdown in January by Wolf Richter • Feb 1, 2018 • 57 Comments ‘Tis the season for bankruptcies.
Double-Digit Drama on the Ground for Renters by Wolf Richter • Jan 31, 2018 • 48 Comments Rents are on the move, but not in the same direction.
End of the 9-Year Rental Housing Boom? by Wolf Richter • Jan 26, 2018 • 62 Comments Since the Financial Crisis, the number of renters surged at a blistering pace, and renters became a majority in 42 cities, but the trend has now reversed.
The Private Equity Firms at the Core of Brick & Mortar Retail Bankruptcies by Wolf Richter • Jan 22, 2018 • 97 Comments An astounding list of the meltdown: PE firms doomed the retailers.
The ‘Everything Bubble’ and What Happens if Credit Freezes Up in a Credit-Based Economy by Wolf Richter • Jan 21, 2018 • 62 Comments “It could get really messy.”
Albertsons/Safeway Loses Grocery War, Lidl Gives Up? by Wolf Richter • Jan 18, 2018 • 66 Comments Price war by Amazon-Whole Foods and Aldi scuttle Albertsons’ IPO hopes as customer traffic and same-store sales drop despite promos and price cuts.
This is What Happened to Sales & Prices of Manhattan Office Buildings as Chinese Buyers are Suddenly “Absent” by Wolf Richter • Jan 16, 2018 • 92 Comments The formerly hottest trophy market gets a dose of reality.
Commercial Real Estate Suffers First Down-Year since 2009 by Wolf Richter • Jan 15, 2018 • 59 Comments A blistering boom, backed by $4.3 trillion in bank loans, ends.
Once Hot Seattle Apartment Market Hit by Onslaught of Supply by Wolf Richter • Jan 9, 2018 • 27 Comments Rents fall the most in the Amazon neighborhood, as new supply piles up.
Brick & Mortar Meltdown Reaches Movie Theaters by Wolf Richter • Jan 3, 2018 • 112 Comments Is jacking up ticket prices helpful in this environment?