Tag Archives: business

Office Space Prices

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17 Dec

The cost of housing is something we are all familiar with; from paying your own rent or mortgage to having relatives in other states, we inevitably remain aware of what it costs to live in the United States. But do you know how much office spaces cost? The rates of commercial real estate like office buildings are indicative of the amount of business being conducted in an area and can be used to better understand a region’s current and future economy. Continue reading →

The Effect of Women on Boards

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14 Dec

Here’s a fact: diverse boardrooms and executive offices return higher revenues and depict increased innovative thinking when compared to firms lacking diversity. A recent report from MSCI ESG Research surveying 4,218 companies around the world found that those with numerous female executives and board members represented a Return of Equity of 10.1 percent a year compared to 7.4 percent for companies without significant female leadership. Continue reading →

2016 Housing Market Outlook

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08 Dec

There is yet another list predicting the busiest housing markets of the coming year, this time from Trulia in the form of their 2016 Housing Market Outlook. As most predictive reports, Trulia’s identifies a mixture of positive and negative trends in the coming year. In regards to their top 10 growing markets, the Trulia report doesn’t coincide with realtor.com’s 2016 Housing Forecast on any cities, and shares only Austin, Texas with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2016. Continue reading →

Emerging 2016 Housing Markets

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03 Dec

In October, we wrote about a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI), which predicted the hottest real estate markets of 2016—the study’s focal assertion was that the New Year would be the time of secondary and tertiary markets. Yesterday, realtor.com released their 2016 Housing Forecast providing an overview of the coming housing market and a list of the top 10 cities for home buying activity. Continue reading →

Women’s Entrepreneurship Day!

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19 Nov

Today is the second annual Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED), a day dedicated to celebrating, honoring and supporting women entrepreneurs throughout the world. The inaugural WED was held last year in New York City at the United Nations and was recognized by 144 countries. In addition to entrepreneurship, this is also a day to empower women and discuss women’s issues. Continue reading →

The Success of Women-Owned Middle Market Firms

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27 Oct

A recent report from American Express and Dun & Bradstreet, Middle Market Power Index: The Growing Economic Clout of Diverse Middle Market Firms, reveals that women- and minority-owned middle market businesses are growing at a faster pace than average commercially-active businesses. Continue reading →

Promoting Women to Executive Positions

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14 Oct

In their recent study Women in Leadership in the Real Estate and Land Use Industry, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) proposes strategies for the promotion of women to executive roles within the housing industry. The report was published by the ULI Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) which surveyed 1,234 female ULI members and focus groups comprised of women in real estate businesses. Continue reading →

Corporate America Far from Gender Equality

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30 Sep

LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company recently released Women in the Workplace, a comprehensive study of 118 companies and 30,000 employees focused on the state of women in corporate America. The study reveals that despite their advancements, women remain largely underrepresented in every sector of the corporate world. Continue reading →