Development: Analysis
Developers of Mixed-Use Projects Remain Committed to Hotels (6/22)
Jun 22, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Retail centers and hotels complement each other by generating new business and traffic...
Car Dealership Closings Could Hurt Commercial Real Estate Values With Excess Space Supply (6/2)
Jun 2, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Car dealership closings are spiking, generating a glut of excess space that might have a prolonged negative impact on the commercial real estate market...
The Exceptions (5/14)
May 14, 2009
Even in today's horrendous business climate, firms bucking the odds are lending money, buying assets, developing projects and opening new stores...
Bright Spots
May 1, 2009, By Jennifer Popovec
Amid retailer closings and bankruptcies, value-oriented chains shine...
Money Talks
May 1, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Regional and local banks, private equity players and foreign financial institutions still have money to lend for retail real estate...
Bottoms Up
May 1, 2009, By Jennifer Popovec
Investors savor higher cap rates and a lack of competition....
Building Confidence
May 1, 2009, By Mike Janssen
Some developers find ways to build in a down market...
Reversals of Fortune (1/15)
Jan 15, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Materials prices are coming down, but contractors face a shortage of work...
Shut Down
Aug 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
When rumors surfaced in July that the mid-price department store chain Mervyns was on the brink of entering bankruptcy proceedings, the news hit landlords...
Retail Construction Hits a Red Light
Jul 30, 2008
Consumers are checking discretionary spending and, seemingly everyday, new retailers come out with announcements that they are filing for bankruptcy, shuttering stores and constraining expansion plans. ...
