je.st
news
Tag: vacancies
Law firms in D.C. are shrinking, leaving behind vacancies in real estate market
2015-01-04 22:02:35| Real Estate - Topix.net
The office space for eight out of 11 major law firms that signed leases for new D.C. offices between 2011 and 2014 have yet to be filled by replacement tenants, according to data from commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield. Law firms are the second-largest tenant in Washington after the federal government, and the legal industry's push to downsize in real estate to save money is leaving a gap in the local real estate market.
New Multifamily Construction Will Contribute to Vacancies in Certain Markets
2014-07-24 17:47:00| National Real Estate Investor
The wave of supply is putting upward pressure on vacancies, which increased by 10 basis points in the second quarter, to 5.5 percent. read more
Tags: construction
markets
contribute
vacancies
National Weather Service Scrambles Fill Vacancies Before Summer Extreme Weather Strikes
2014-05-15 14:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: Meteorologists, get your resumes ready. The National Weather Service is hiring, and many say it`s long overdue. According to new numbers compiled by the National Weather Service Employees Organization, the service currently has a staggering 548 vacancies - that`s nearly 15 percent of its staff positions empty. Even more troubling, after this spring`s rash of deadly tornadoes and with hurricane season right around the corner, 396 of those unfilled spots are "emergency essential." In other words,...
Tags: service
national
summer
weather
High Student Debt Translates into Low Apartment Vacancies
2014-03-15 15:33:00| National Real Estate Investor
Mike Altman As 2014 reaches the spring season, the nation’s apartment sector continues to be in outstanding shape. When the new year began, the national multifamily occupancy rate was at a 10-year high of 95.8 percent, according to a Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) report, and the sector had just finished yet another 12 months of solid rent growth across the country. read more
Oregon's unemployed outnumber private-sector job vacancies by 4 to 1 margin
2014-01-15 13:57:57| Trucking - Topix.net
Kenneth Schmidt listens during a November 2011 hiring event for United Parcel Service at WorkSource Oregon in Portland.