There's been plenty of opposition to McDonald's in recent years. There have been books and movies like “Supersize Me” and “Fast Food Nation.” And, there was José Bové, the French farmer who drove his tractor into one restaurant. But the German...
Shareholders of Mills Corp. may finally have a chance to recoup some of the $2.4 billion they lost as the REIT's stock price plunged 65 percent between July 20, 2005, and Jan. 19, 2006...
Regency Centers Corp. has launched a new open-end, infinite-life fund called Regency Retail Partners L.P. that will acquire community centers Regency develops after the properties have been stabilized. At its closing, Regency owned 27 percent of...
American REIT Taubman Centers, Inc. was chosen as the retail partner in the development of Macao Studio City, a resort complex that will combine gaming, hospitality and retail...
Retail Traffic: What trends are you seeing in the development and redevelopment of shopping centers internationally and which of them is likely to be adopted in the United States...
CMH Architects, Inc. completed construction documents for the 170,000-square-foot lifestyle center component to be added to Colonial Pinnacle at Craft Farms, a mixed-use development in Gulf Shores, Ala. The project is scheduled for completion in...
Commercial real estate collateralized debt obligations (CRE CDOs) hit the big time in 2006, growing to a $34.3 billion business — a whopping 62 increase over 2005 and more than four times the volume of issuances in 2004. This year, the market may...
In response to seeing customers more stretched for time than ever, General Growth Properties is opting to extend mall hours during the weekends at all its U.S. properties. Normally this maneuver is limited to the holiday shopping season, but the...
Investors, servicers, sponsors and other professionals involved in securitizing real estate debt are pinching themselves over the success their industry has enjoyed the past couple of years. But everybody knows the good times will not roll on...
