Finance: Analysis
Retail Industry Is Optimistic, But Still Wary
May 22, 2012, By Susan Piperato, Managing Editor
Cautious optimism is the predominant mood at the 2012 ICSC RECon, underway at the Las Vegas Convention Center. ...
Borrower Trends 2012: Capital Markets Recovery Holds Steady
Feb 1, 2012, By Beth Mattson-Teig, Contributing Writer
According to National Real Estate Investor’s annual Borrower Trends Survey, more than half of lenders (56 percent) and 44 percent of borrowers are predicting that credit will be more widely available in the coming year....
Why Taubman Turned Regency Square Over to its Lenders
Jan 10, 2012, By Jennifer Popovec, Contributing Writer
Taubman Centers turned over Richmond, Va.'s Regency Square to its creditors....
Traditional Lenders Continue to Finance Retail, But Focus on Top Product
Nov 22, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Senior Associate Editor
Life insurance companies and banks up their originations for retail in the third quarter of 2011....
The Have and Have-Not World of Retail
Nov 8, 2011, By Victor Calanog, Contributing Columnist
Recovery in the retail sector has lagged overall, but some sectors have performed better than others. ...
Economic Concerns Cast Shadow Over CMBS Sector
Oct 12, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Senior Associate Editor
The CMBS sector continues its second half struggles....
Flood of Distress Retail Not Forthcoming, RCA Figures Show
Aug 23, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Retail Traffic Associate Editor
RCA's Dan Fasulo explains why a flood of distressed retail assets will not hit the market....
CMBS Tries to Bounce Back from Bump in the Road
Aug 17, 2011, By David Bodamer, Retail Traffic Editor-in-Chief
The CMBS market took a hit in late July, but experts think it's just a blip....
Will Fed’s Surprise Rate Decision Bolster Economy, or Prolong Lending Malaise?
Aug 10, 2011, By Matt Hudgins, NREI Contributing Writer
The threat of an imminent rise in interest and capitalization rates abated Tuesday, courtesy of the Federal Reserve’s plan to suppress short-term interest rates for the next two years....
Uncertainty Threatens to Derail CRE Recovery
Aug 9, 2011, David Bodamer, Retail Traffic Editor-in-Chief
The S&P downgrade was just the latest economic headwind to hit commercial real estate. Will it derail the recovery?...
