The credit crunch has certainly slowed things down for the retail real estate industry as evidenced by a drop in deal flow and the scaling back of some announced developments. But this week the situation transformed from an inconvenience to a...
Last week's tragic shooting at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Neb., in which a disturbed teen killed eight people and wounded five others before turning the gun on himself, once again raised the question of whether mall security standards should be...
After a rough few months that saw the credit markets seize, a slowdown in investment sales volume and what's expected to be a lackluster holiday shopping season, the buzzword at ICSC's New York National Conference and Dealmaking was "uncertainty."...
U.S. Capital Holdings, LLC appointed Koniver Stern Group as co-leasing agent for the retail component of 321 North, a $350 million mixed-use project in Plantation, Fla. The project contains approximately 525,000 sq. ft. of retail...
This year, for the first time, there are more publicly listed REITs in the rest of the world combined than in the United States, according to a November Ernst & Young report, “Global REIT Market 2007.” An outpouring of capital in Asia, Europe...
Real estate investment used to be the province of the wealthy and the super wealthy, but a new firm wants to make it a viable option for the middle class. Newport Beach, Calif.-based Nexregen, a company cofounded by former CB Richard Ellis Inc...
The industry has grappled with understanding the effects of the credit crunch since the summer. Up until now, the dominant view has been that the market would be roiled, but it would move past the problems and quite a few players would be poised...
Edens & Avant started construction on Forest Park, a 53,300-sq.-ft. neighborhood shopping center in Greenville, S.C. Opening is scheduled for the summer of 2008...
