Media Coverage

The coronavirus pandemic has been a major disruptor to the employment environment in virtually every industry. Within a very short period of time, we moved from the lowest unemployment figures in 50 years to millions of people out of work. Moreover, in order to comply with social distancing mandates, many companies asked their employees to shift from reporting […]

In a bull market, RETS Associates principal Kent Elliott said the CRE unemployment rate has been — in some roles and sectors — even better than zero, much healthier than the national rate. By: Alexandra Marvar While some roles and sectors in the commercial real estate industry are seeing furloughs and layoffs and some employees are […]

Candidates vs. employers: Which side has the upper hand? RETS Associates’ Kent Elliott and Erika Daniel discuss the job market and how the pandemic changed the employment landscape. By Laura Calugar With U.S. unemployment rates at record highs due to the pandemic’s unprecedented impact on all types of businesses, it might seem that recruitment firms have also hit […]

Investment companies have been increasing staffing in preparation to handle an increase in investment opportunities during the recovery. By Kelsi Maree Borland | July 01, 2020 at 02:00 PM Multifamily investment companies, as a whole, have not only decreased staffing during the pandemic but in many cases have actually increased hiring and recruiting. It may sound like an […]

Recruiting employees from different backgrounds is the surest way to stay competitive. More and more studies show that diversity has a measurable impact on a firm’s success as well as the bottom line. RETS’ Principal Jana Turner recently sat down with Entrepreneur to discuss why today’s companies can’t afford to ignore diversity when hiring.   Workforce diversity […]