3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (438+ words) Just in time for the unofficial start to fall, this week’s On the Market features three nonresidential properties with value-add potential. Two are established light industrial properties in well-connected western suburbs; the odd lot out is a spacious office building…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (176+ words) Dan Netter//September 9, 2026// Minnesota saw employment shrink in six of its eight largest counties between March 2025 and March 2026, according to new statistics released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ramsey, Dakota, Hennepin, Stearns, St. Louis and Washington counties all experienced…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (304+ words) The rate on the most popular U.S. home loan rose last week to its highest in more than 14 months, as escalating hostilities in the Middle East drove up oil prices, fueling inflation concerns and pushing up U.S. Treasury yields that underpin residential…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (933+ words) By Lauren Kaori Gurley and Rachel Lerman, The Washington Post//September 8, 2026// Inflation has been eating away at Americans’ paychecks this year. For most of the past six months, inflation has been beating wage growth, which fell in August to the…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (862+ words) The U.S. trade war with Canada is creating another layer of uncertainty in the homebuilding market and could have an outsized impact in Minnesota, a go-to place for wood-based construction materials, experts say. Canada announced Tuesday that it’s imposing tariffs on…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (534+ words) Dan Netter//September 7, 2026// Twin Cities industrial market vacancy is about 2 percentage points below the national average vacancy rate. Sitting at 4.4%, the metro is also project to “lead tier-1 markets” for the sector’s rent growth, estimated to between 5% and 6% over 2027, according…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (962+ words) By Shira Ovide, The Washington Post//September 7, 2026// Sam Altman, the chief executive who unleashed ChatGPT on the world, has called artificial intelligence an “equalizing force” that will “collectively lift us all up.” But evidence is piling up that the AI…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (931+ words) WASHINGTON — U.S. job growth accelerated sharply in August while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, suggesting an improvement in the labor market after recent struggles, keeping an interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve this month on the table. The…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (243+ words) Editor’s note: “Just Sold” is a Finance & Commerce feature based on the newest certificates of real estate value filed with the Minnesota Department of Revenue for commercial sales throughout Minnesota and reports of sales across the country involving local parties....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (385+ words) By Julie Z. Weil, The Washington Post//September 4, 2026// Almost 1 in every 4 homeowners is paying off their mortgage at a rate faster than they’re required to — but the people who would benefit the most from this strategy are the ones least likely…...