Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. and Simon Property Group Inc. entered into a definitive 50/50 joint venture to develop, build, lease and manage Tanger Outlet Center south of Houston, Texas. When completed, the center’s first phase will include...
If the acquisition of BJ’s Wholesale Club’s by two private equity firms works out as planned, the discount chain will be a much bigger player in a market currently dominated by Costco and Sam’s Club. The challenge, will be achieving that growth i...
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Databook showed that recent economic headwinds—slowing GDP growth, a still weak jobs market and other factors—have raised concerns for commercial real estate. Although, so far, most sectors are...
The Mortgage Bankers Association retail originations index fell to 96 during the fourth quarter of 2011, falling below 100 again after breaking a string of eight straight quarters during which the index never broke 100. (A figure of 100 equates to...
The average retail loan during the first quarter was $15.1 million—down from the high of $18.9 million in the fourth quarter. It is the third highest figure in MBA’s data going back to 2004 and is $600,000 greater than the first quarter of 2010...
