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Dealmakers Leave RECon 2013 Satisfied

May. 23, 2013

Most of the 33,000-plus attendees of ICSC’s RECon 2013 have gone home tired, but satisfied.

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May 21, 2013

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Is Fitness Club Sector Over-Crowded?

Gym operators, which have been filling up spaces left by failing retailers, might be over-extending themselves....More

May 21, 2013

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How to Save an Unprofitable Store

A few cosmetic changes here and there may give the store the added boost in traffic it needs to become profitable again....More

May 21, 2013

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Retail Development Back on the Horizon

Retail developers are getting ready to build after a multi-year hiatus....More

May 21, 2013

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Store Opening Plans are at Five-Year High, Survey Says

The retailers in RBC Capital Markets’ database reported plans for 41,713 new store openings in the next 12 months....More

May 21, 2013

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Brick-and-Mortar Booksellers Gained Shopper Traffic in First Three Months of 2013

Bookstores as a group experienced a 27 percent increase in shopper visits during the period....More

May 20, 2013

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Euphoria Reigns at RECon

Observations from the first day of ICSC's RECon 2013 convention....More

May 20, 2013

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Room Left for Malls in the U.S.

Infill sites in markets with under-served populations may still offer mall development opportunities....More

May 20, 2013

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Restaurants, Luxury Tenants are Once Again in Expansion Mode

Tenants are still concentrating on urban markets, however....More

May 20, 2013

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Cost Reductions Push Net Zero Starts in Seniors Housing

Net zero energy design is beginning to take hold in the U.S. seniors housing industry, thanks to building cost reductions and other factors....More

May 20, 2013

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U.S. Seniors Firms Enter China, Pushing Quality Care

As China's aged population increases and its home-care culture changes, the country is reaching out to U.S. seniors housing developers....More

May 18, 2013

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Wall Street Analysts Cautious on Multifamily REITs

New construction of apartments and a revived market for single-family, for-sale homes will provide more competition for rental apartments this year, dimming prospects for apartment REITs....More

May 17, 2013

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Here We Go Again

For all the talk in the wake of the housing bust about reforming securitization practices, there’s not much being done differently today than before the crisis....More

May 17, 2013

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The Power Center Segment is Facing a Shakeout as Big-Box Retailers Reinvent Themselves

The question becomes whether power centers will remain a viable property type with many of their staple tenants gone and the rest switching to smaller formats....More

May 16, 2013

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CBRE's Torto to Keynote Commercial Real Estate/High Net Worth Investment Conference

NREI and Penton’s WealthManagement.com announced Dr. Raymond Torto, CBRE global chief economist, will be the lunchtime keynote speaker at the Commercial Real Estate/High Net Worth Investment Conference on Thursday, June 27....More