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| DID YOU KNOW? Could this be the re-invention of the mall? Google is expanding in L.A. Google has leased the current site of Westside Pavilion shopping mall in West Los Angeles that it will turn into a 584,000 square-foot office campus. Westside Pavilion was once one of the city’s premier shopping venues and a cultural touchstone for generations of LA residents. In recent years the mall fell behind flashier competitors such as the Grove and the refurbished Westfield Century City malls. Online shopping also took a toll, and anchor stores Macy’s and Nordstrom departed.(CNBC)
DID YOU KNOW? 24% of people surveyed in the USA spent more than 80% of their time working remotely in 2012. That grew to 31% by 2016. (Gallup)
DID YOU KNOW? What is the most in-demand soft skill of 2019? Creativity. For those looking to cultivate this skill, LinkedIn recommends the following courses: Creativity Bootcamp, The Five-Step Creative Process, and Creativity: Generate Ideas in Greater Quantity and Quality. (Linkedin)
DID YOU KNOW? While Tesla weathers relentless roller-coaster press, it sold nearly as many of its vehicles in 2018 (over 245,000) than it did in every prior year combined, back to 2003. The Tesla 3 was the best-selling luxury car of 2018 (145,846 units). Next was the Lexus RX (111,641 units). While the Model 3 was supposed to be the 'mass-market' affordable model, at $45,000 it is far from that. The more affordable (35k) version comes soon.....which could boost sales significantly further. (CNBC)
DID YOU KNOW? U.S. carbon emissions rose 3.4% in 2018, after 3 years of declines. The effects of a strong economy outstripped a sharp decline in the number of power plants burning coal to generate electricity. Carbon emissions were still down 11.2% from 2005 levels. Diesel and jet fuel use rose 3% from additional trucking and air traffic. The Paris agreement target to reduce all greenhouse-gas emissions by 26%-28% from 2005 levels by 2025, requires the U.S. to cut emissions by 2.6% on average over the next 7 years. (WSJ)
DID YOU KNOW? In San Jose (CA), nearly half (49.3%) of all housing sales involve co-buyers as of the 2nd quarter of 2018. Other cities where 25% or more sales involve multiple buyers include San Francisco, Honolulu, Seattle, Miami, Boston and Durham, N.C. 26.2% of FHA-insured mortgage borrowers received assistance from a family member to afford the down payment, up from 22% in 2011. (Marketwatch) | |
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