A year ago, our forecast issue featured a picture of a milk carton with Baby New Year listed as missing. Experts we talked to predicted that 2009 would be a lost year for retail real estate, marked by depressed investment sales volumes, declining...
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) policy recommendations for banks dealing with troubled commercial real estate loans appear to be easing the burden on borrowers facing falling property values...
General Growth Properties’ (NYSE: GGP) feat of reaching an extension agreement on a large portion of its maturing loans bodes well for the retail real estate industry going forward, according to observers...
Forest City Enterprises Inc. reached an agreement on a new, two-year, $500 million revolving credit facility with its 15-member bank group. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year...
Shoppers flooded malls over Black Friday weekend in huge numbers, but, not surprisingly, they spent less money than in years past, according to the results of a survey conducted for the National Retail Federation by BIGresearch...
After years of selling its electronics accessories at mall carts, Salt Lake City-based Zagg Inc. has opened its first inline store—a move that marks a new direction for a company that has grown exponentially in 2009 even as other retailers have...
As the use of social media has become virtually ubiquitous, many retail property owners are changing the way they approach marketing, by building Facebook and MySpace pages and creating Twitter feeds. But an intelligent approach to new technology...
With a portfolio of more than 240 properties, Cincinnati-based Phillips Edison & Co. has become a major acquirer of grocery-anchored shopping centers. The company, which mainly looks for redevelopment candidates in solid markets, has continued...
After more than a year battling an extreme credit crunch, investors have yet to see a light at the end of the financing tunnel, according to the results of a joint survey conducted in July by National Real Estate Investor, Retail Traffic, and...
