Chuck McShane

Mid-career workers are the only groups with expanding labor force participation By Christine Cooper, Chuck McShane CoStar Analytics July 8, 2026 | 2:38 P.M. June’s lackluster jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics highlighted the acceleration of a relatively recent trend with implications for both potential economic growth and the pace of inflation: Growth in the United States labor force has stagnated.

Great Recession pullback, rising costs, shifting strategies keep development below historical norms CoStar Analytics July 6, 2026 | 6:27 P.M. Charlotte, North Carolina's retail inventory has struggled to keep pace with the area's population surge, pushing retail space per resident to its lowest level since CoStar began tracking the market in 2006. Watch the video to learn how you can access industry leading CRE news and the data analytics you need to drive success.

Higher capital investment masks slowdown in spending By Christine Cooper, Chuck McShane CoStar Analytics July 1, 2026 | 2:09 P.M. A handful of data releases last week painted a broad-brush picture of a relatively resilient U.S. economy managing to muddle through a temporary energy price shock. Watch the video to learn how you can access industry leading CRE news and the data analytics you need to drive success. This news story is available exclusively to CoStar subscribers.