Today’s Issue Cluster: US Real Estate
Ukraine – Russian Reliance on Chinese Loans May Blunt Sanctions’ Impact
Chikungunya – Threat rises in US from mosquito-borne virus
EU – Germany Caught Off Guard By Surge in Refugees
US – Jun: ConfBd leading indicators rose; +0.3% from +0.7% / AP
US – Jul: UMich consumer sentiment dips in preliminary reading; 81.3 from 82.5 / R / cr *
Ukraine – US uses capital markets sanctions to cut deep into Russian economy FT * * *
Ukraine – Russian Reliance on Chinese Loans May Blunt Sanctions’ Impact NYT
Ukraine – Russia sanctions: perfect timing FT / FT *
Ukraine – US Business Groups Fear Russian Reprisal WSJ
US – Bank Lending Accelerates After Slump WSJ *
US – A Difficult Quarter Again Seen for Banks WSJ *
US – Blame It on the Rain: Slump in Housing Starts Driven by Record Drop in the South WSJ * *
US – Bargain-Hunting Investors Are Spurring Surge in Home Prices NYT
US – Forecast Says Home Prices Are Overvalued, Will Peak In 2016 wsj * *
US – More Homeowners Are Tapping Their Home Equity WSJ *
US – Downside of low mortgage rates? Less selling AP
US – All in the Family Home: Record 57m Living in Multi-Generational Households wsj *
US – Homeownership Rate for Millennials Has Hit Bottom wsj * *
US – China Fuels Surge in Foreign Purchases of Housing WSJ / wsj / 538 * * * * *
US – Retail Rents on Rise as Space at a Premium WSJ *
US – Reis: Strip Mall Vacancy Rate declined slightly cr *
US – Reis: Apartment Vacancy Rate unchanged cr *
US – Axiometrics: Apartment market just had its best quarter since 2001 bi *
Ads – Google searches out new forms for sales jump FT / WSJ / NYT *
Ads – Yahoo Prices: ‘Something Went Dramatically Wrong’ WSJ / NYT / wsj *
Ads – Fraud lurks in shadows of changing digital advertising landscape FT * * *
Defense – Philippines Military Goes on Shopping Spree WSJ *
Defense – Life is likely to keep getting harder for makers of military equipment E * *
Microsoft – Sheds 18k jobs FT / WSJ / NYT / AP / R / B / FT / WSJ / q * * * * *
Foxconn – Struggles to adjust to China’s changing labor landscape FT * * *
Twitter – Tries to Resize Itself WSJ *
Carbon – Australia Becomes First Developed Nation to Repeal Tax WSJ / FT / AP / R / NYT / ABC / SMH * *
US – Immigration: Life on the line FT * *
EU – Germany Caught Off Guard By Surge in Refugees S / S *
Chikungunya – Threat rises in US from mosquito-borne virus R
Battle of the Tricolor: Horizontal vs. Vertical Flags reddit / motw *
