The retail real estate industry will face another slow growth year in 2011, though the pace of store openings will gradually improve throughout the coming months, industry insiders predict. Given the current brisk pace of holiday sales and avai...

Through the third quarter of 2010, retailers closed approximately 4,680 stores, according to ICSC statistics. That puts the industry on pace to surpass 2009’s total of 4,811, but finish below the 2008 peak of 6,913 closings...

CMBS delinquency rates bounced back up in November after improving in October according to the two firms that track the sector...

The delinquent unpaid balance stands at $61.11 billion out of a total unpaid balance of $750.2 billion The resultant deliquency rate stands at 8.13 percent, beating the previous high of 8.04 percent posted in September. The rate bounced back up...

The overall delinquency rate in November jumped 35 basis points—the largest increase since May 2010. The resultant percentage of loans 30+ days delinquent, in foreclosure or REO is at 8.93 percent, the second highest level after September’s 9.05...

Realpoint’s rate stands at 8.13 percent while Treppl’s rate is 8.93 percent. Realpoint counts $61.11 billion in CMBS loans as delinquent. Of that, $7.97 billion is 30 days past due, $4.09 billion is 60 days past due, $25.56 billion is 90 days past...