KEEP ON RISING
Jul 01, 2010
Retail REITs have taken a hit. Almost every firm's share price is down from where it was in late April. However, the prices are still within shouting distance of 52-week highs...
HOW RETAIL RANKS
Jul 01, 2010
The delinquency rate on retail CMBS loans came in at 6.68 percent in June — down slightly from the month prior. Retail ranks worse than industrial or office, but has a much lower rate than lodging or multifamily...
Are You Experiential?
Jul 01, 2010
The Walt Disney Co. renewed its retail strategy in late June with the first of what it says will be 300 redesigned stores. The new World of Disney locations are designed in the mold of Apple Stores. They are set up to provide visitors with more...
Prudential Loans $202M For 13 Centers
Jul 01, 2010
Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. closed a $202 million loan for a national portfolio of 13 retail centers. The borrower is a joint venture between Regency Centers Corp and Global Retail Investors LLC. Global Retail Investors is a joint venture...
July 1, 2010
Jul 01, 2010
Retail Architects Cut Costs, Diversify and Look Overseas as U.S. Development Remains Slow
Retail Architects Cut Costs, Diversify and Look Overseas as U.S. Development Remains Slow
Jun 29, 2010
What does a retail architect do when there aren’t many retail buildings getting built, at least in the United States? That’s a question that architecture firms that specialize in retail real estate have had to wrestle with for much of the last two...
New Report Sheds Light on World of Nontraded REITs
New Report Sheds Light on World of Nontraded REITs
Jun 28, 2010
Atlanta-based Blue Vault Partners LLC, a research firm founded last year to analyze nontraded REITs, has published its first quarter 2010 Nontraded REIT Industry Review, which finds that nontraded REITs are on track to raise $7 billion in 2010, a...
Inland Scores Two Centers in Florida for $73.7M
Jun 24, 2010
Inland Real Estate Acquisitions Inc. acquired two shopping centers in Port St. Lucie, Fla., for $73.7 million on behalf of Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust Inc....
As Demand for Space Increases, Retailers Ask for Fewer Handouts
As Demand for Space Increases, Retailers Ask for Fewer Handouts
Jun 22, 2010
As the retail sector shows increasing signs of stability, the flood of concession requests that marked much of 2009, seems to have subsided. “I can tell you that requests for rent relief have dropped off a cliff,” says John Bemis, executive vic...
Korpacz Study Finds Investors Frustrated by Lack of Deals
Korpacz Study Finds Investors Frustrated by Lack of Deals
Jun 21, 2010
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Korpacz Real Estate Investor Survey for the second quarter of 2010 finds that investors are looking for opportunities to buy but are largely frustrated by the lack of quality assets hitting the market...
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