Regional malls have come a long way when it comes to event programming. It used to be the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus and maybe a local bake sale. But today malls are hosting elaborate concert tours, using their common areas as venues to promote new...
The Morgan Stanley REIT Index, which debuted in June 1995 soon after the famed REIT revolution, reached a milestone on Sept. 11 when the index reached 1,000 for the first time in its history. The index is a total-return, market-cap weighted index...
Although volatile gas prices, rising interest rates, the cooling housing market and slow job growth are conspiring to create a rocky retail environment, owners are still pushing for higher rents in the sector. Nationwide rents are on pace to grow...
In the “Expert Q&A” in our September issue with John McDermott, senior vice president and national director with Sperry Van Ness, a sentence should have read: “Those centers, in order to be able to compete, will have to offer higher cap rates...
Details have emerged about British grocer Tesco's first U.S. location. The company, which has held its own against Wal-Mart's Asda chain in the United Kingdom, made headlines earlier this year when it announced plans to expand to the United States...
Although the tenant-in-common (TIC) market continues to rake in a staggering amount of money, the industry finds itself in the throes of some major changes. Securitized TICs alone are responsible for raising $1 billion in equity per quarter during...
There's a war on for the stomachs of Gwinnett County. In this fast-growing residential area northeast of Atlanta, which is home to Georgia's biggest Latino population, grocers are battling for a heaping helping of the melting pot. Three full-size...
