It seems everyone’s connected through social media these days. But a recently released survey finds that more than nine in 10 conventional apartment residents (persons who don’t reside in student housing) haven’t visited any apartment community’s social networking website this year....More
It's no secret that traffic at American shopping malls has declined in recent years. Retail sales are down as a result of the Great Recession. In addition,...More
Retail real estate survived the most trying year in its history. But there's still plenty to worry about. There will be no return to business as usual...More
On a Wednesday night this July, the marketing staff for Scottsdale Fashion Square, a two-million-square-foot superregional mall in Scottsdale, Ariz.,...More
The Chicken pistachio salad at the Nordstrom Cafe at Macerich's Washington Square mall in Portland is apparently quite a lunch treat. How do I know this?...More
There has been $30.3 billion in new CMBS issuance to date in 2013, according to Commercial Mortgage Alert. That puts the industry on pace to smash last year’s volume of $48.4 billion and will make 2013 the busiest year for CMBS issuance since 2007. Where do you think total CMBS issuance volume will end up in 2013?