Retail Space Demand Turning Positive in 2011
As the specter of Black Friday and now Cyber Monday kick off the formal 2011 holiday shopping season, a new report suggests that retail real estate has a fairly bright future in the months and years ahead....
NorthMarq Brokers $44 Million Note Sale
The note on the first two phases of Monte Vista Crossings, a retail shopping center in Turlock, Calif., has sold for approximately $44 million. ...
GGP’s Emergence From Bankruptcy a Watershed Moment for Industry
General Growth Properties’ emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week likely marked a turning point for the retail real estate industry. ...
Slowly, the Shopping Center Industry is Striding Toward Recovery
ATLANTA —When Gar Herring, president and CEO of Dallas-based developer The MGHerring Group asked a luncheon crowd at the Southeast Conference of the ICSC on Tuesday if they thought the recession was over, an overwhelming majority ...
Famed Architect Ronald Altoon Shares Lessons Learned on Resolving Distressed Assets
Discussion about distressed assets typically centers on evaluating balance sheets. In many cases, opportunistic investors are looking for situations where borrowers have become overextended ...
If You Blink, You Might Miss the Retail Turnaround
The performance of the retail sector in the third quarter was surprisingly stable. ...
Eager Retailers Open on Broadway
Less than two years ago, the financial crisis took a toll on Times Square. With many hotel rooms empty and unemployment rising, pedestrian traffic slowed....
DDR Refinances Two Credit Facilities
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. closed on the refinancing of its two senior unsecured revolving credit facilities. A new $950 million unsecured facility, arranged by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC replaces DDR's $1.25 billion facility maturing in June 2011....
Cedar Shopping Centers Buys Five Properties for $91 Million
Cedar Shopping Centers, a real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Port Washington, N.Y., has spent $91 million to buy five properties that are primarily supermarket-anchored, on behalf of a joint venture between Cedar and RioCan REIT of Toronto....
Drugstores Offer Prescription for Low-Risk Investors
When Marilyn Kane seeks out commercial properties for her clients to acquire, drugstores are high on her list. ...
Distress is a Global Phenomenon with Few Solutions
Washington, D.C. — Ever since the commercial real estate market turned south in early 2007, investors have speculated about when this cycle’s distressed real estate opportunities would materialize. ...
Emerging Trends 2011: Commercial Real Estate Needs to Cope with ‘Era of Less’
Washington, D.C. — There’s light at the end of the tunnel for commercial real estate, but the industry’s recovery will play out in an “era of less”, according to the Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2011 just released by PwC and the Urban Land Institute....
‘Misguided’ Tenant Mix Sinks Retail Lifestyle Center in Queens
Given the magnitude of this real estate downturn, it’s easy to forget that not every retail center that ends up in distress is a victim of bad timing. Some centers would likely be in trouble anyway because of poor site selection and misguided leasing efforts....
What FAS13 Means for Retail Real Estate
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