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US office investment market remains well below 2019 levels

Posted: 11 Sep 2021 11:00 AM PDT

The U.S. office investment market has yet to recover from the pandemic, as sales volume remains well below 2019 levels. The dollar volume of investment sales transactions across the top 30 markets totaled $28 billion in July. That was 45 percent below the July 2019 amount of $39.5 billion, according to Reonomy figures first reported by Commercial Observer. Comparing volume in Q2 2021 and Q2 2019, some metro markets appear to be recovering — total

World’s largest rodent invades housing community in Buenos Aires wetlands

Posted: 11 Sep 2021 09:00 AM PDT

A gated community in Argentina is dealing with an invasion of capybaras. Or perhaps — depending on your perspective — it is the capybaras who are dealing with an invasion of humans. Residents of Buenos Aires’ Nordelta community have seen an influx of the world’s largest rodent over the last several weeks, according to the Guardian. The capybaras, or carpinchos as they are known locally, like to eat up lawns and gardens and attack dogs,