Recent Articles from Staff Report
MARGENAU: Some Light Reading for the Holidays
Around this time of year, who wants to read about boring old Social Security rules and regulations? So instead, I thought I’d share a few funny stories from the career of an […]
RealtyAds Releases Report Proving Measurable ROI for Class A Office Assets Through AI-Driven Marketing
RealtyAds, the AI-native digital advertising platform built specifically for commercial real estate, today released “The Class A Office Leasing Report: How AI Delivered Measurable ROI,” a comprehensive analysis of performance […]
New “Who Owns America” Report Maps Corporate Ownership of Residential Land
A new report from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Center for Geospatial Solutions (CGS) reveals where corporations have gained a significant foothold in residential real estate across the United States. The analysis of […]
Realtor.com®: As Market Cools, Buyer Regret Does Too
One of the most common sources of post-purchase remorse – feeling they paid too much for their home – has dropped dramatically among U.S. homebuyers, falling from 15% in 2023 […]
An AI Trust Crisis: 70% of Hiring Managers Trust AI to Make Faster and Better Hiring Decisions, Only 8% of Job Seekers Call it Fair
A new report by Greenhouse, the leading hiring platform, reveals new levels of hiring dysfunction. Candidates are hacking AI filters with prompt injections, recruiters are drowning in application volume, and companies are […]
Construction Jobs Increase In 32 States And D.C. Between November 2024 And November 2025; 26 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs In November
Construction employment rose in 32 states and the District of Columbia over the past year, while 26 states and D.C. added jobs between October and November, according to an analysis of new […]
North Mecklenburg Project to Start Next Year
Improvements are coming soon to the intersection of W. Catawba Avenue and Torrence Chapel Road/Liverpool Parkway in Cornelius, thanks to a $21 million contract the N.C. Department of Transportation approved last month. This […]
CBRE Arranges Sale of Elizabeth on Seventh Office Property in Charlotte’s Elizabeth Neighborhood
CBRE announced the sale of Elizabeth on Seventh, a 100,537-sq.-ft., Class A+ mixed-use office and retail property located at 1942 E. 7th Street in Charlotte, to Invesco Real Estate, a […]
Wall St mixed as tech retreats; defense firms gain on Trump’s budget hike call
By Purvi Agarwal and Nikhil Sharma (Reuters) – The S&P 500 was muted on Thursday as losses in heavyweight technology stocks offset broader gains, while defense companies advanced after President Donald Trump […]
Trump says he will ban Wall Street investments in single-family homes
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration is moving to ban Wall Street from investing in single-family homes in a bid to reduce […]
Tech, healthcare extend Wall St rally, focus on week’s jobs report
By Purvi Agarwal and Nikhil Sharma (Reuters) – Wall Street edged higher on Tuesday, led by healthcare and technology stocks, extending the previous session’s rally as markets positioned for the week’s key […]
AI boom is in early bubble phase, Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio says
(Reuters) – The artificial intelligence boom that powered Wall Street’s technology stocks is “now in the early stages of a bubble,” hedge fund manager Ray Dalio warned in a post on […]
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