At least four companies are considering bids for a controlling stake in the struggling retail-property giant, Centro Properties Group. Bids are expected from Blackstone Group and General Electric's GE Real Estate in the US, Australia's Mirvac...
The Urban Land Institute's latest Capital Markets Update makes a case that the next red flags to look out for in the developing credit crunch are credit default swaps and monoline insurers. ...
Here's an interesting piece from our sister publication. They use Real Capital Analytics' data that January represented the lowest volume of retail property sales in four years as a jumping off point to examine what opportunities lie ahead for...
Excellent news from Australia today. There may be light at the end of the tunnel yet for Centro Properties Group. Shares of Centro Retail Group--one of the traded subsidiaries--surged when new CEO Glenn Rufrano laid out during a company conference...
A few weeks ago we linked to a story outlining Wal-Mart's clinic plans. Now RNCentral has put up an interesting analysis of that plan looking at 20 Surprising Ways Wal-Mart Clinics Will Affect US Healthcare. ...
Inland American Real Estate Trust Inc. has raised its stake in Cedar Shopping Centers Inc. to 12.3 percent, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday. Inland American beneficially owns 5.4 million shares, or a 12...
In about 40 minutes, every Starbucks in the country is going to close down. But don't worry. They'll be back. However, nationally every Starbucks will be conducting a three hour training session for all company employees. ...
