Now that General Growth Properties made clear it prefers to go ahead with its reorganization with the help of Brookfield Asset Management, Australian listed property trust the Westfield Group revealed it has no plans to bid on the company...
As if to reinforce the positive mood evident at this year's RECon, most of the news on retail real estate this week was good news. One report found that retail rents on prime streets throughout the country have inched up recently, signalling the...
Remember our story from a few months past when we talked about how modern technology might change the way retail businesses operate? When writing the story, we were trying to imagine what would happen 10 or 15 years down the road, but some of the...
I've been sitting here looking at the screen and trying to get a blog post down. But after two-and-a-half-days of non-stop meetings (and a few cocktail parties), I've finally decided that my brain is just too much mush for me to get a coherent...
The second day of ICSC RECon 2010 brought with it the crowds we have become accustomed to at this event. Both halls were noticeably more active than they were on Sunday as attendees worked through the meat of their appointment schedules. ...
The 2010 ICSC RECon show got underway on Sunday, but the real wheeling and dealing has now begun. The convention floor is notably more active and tables at developer and broker booths are fuller than they were for much of Sunday. It confirms a...
With everyone at ICSC, this week might have gotten to a slow start. But a lot of interesting news emerged this weekend, including speculation that private equity player the Blackstone Group is about to join Brookfield's offer for General Growth's...
I'm still trying to make sense of the day. For starters, be sure to check out some great commentary on day one of ICSC RECon 2010 from Jones Lang LaSalle's Greg Maloney and the always insightful David Stejkowski. They both have some great insights...
