OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY
Jul 1, 2003, By Steve Bergsman
It's a veritable love-in between lenders and owners of retail real estate these days. While banks and institutions are tightening lending criteria to...
The Creed of Speed
Jul 1, 2003, By Curt Hazlett
It's easier to win a recording contract on American Idol than it is to get a good deal on a shopping center these days — if you're buying, that is. Institutional...
Will A White Knight Save Taubman?
May 12, 2003, —staff & wire reports
Could The Rouse Co. step in and save Taubman Centers from the jaws of Simon Property Group? A recent court ruling makes the possibility as viable as any...
Franchise Finesse
May 1, 2003, By Robert Simpson with Richard DiChiara Jr.
How can a young franchise company secure Class A retail space in competitive real estate markets? As the new kid on the block with an unproven track record,...
SCW FEATURE: The Third Degree
Feb 1, 2003, By Beth Mattson-Teig
This should come as no surprise. With retail sales soft and some chains looking like they could be the next Kmarts (see story, page 12) lenders are getting...
A Win for Westfield?
Jan 1, 2003, David Sokol
On Dec. 18, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) unveiled nine proposals by seven teams for redesigning the World Trade Center site. And...
New WTC Designs Unveiled
Dec 19, 2002, — David Sokol
Yesterday, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation unveiled designs for the World Trade Center site by some of the world’s best-known and most innovative...
Fitch: CMBS outlooknot so grim
Dec 17, 2002, By Parke Chapman
U.S commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) upgrades will outpace downgrades in 2003, predicts Fitch Ratings. Still, Fitch projects that the performance...
STOCKING UP
Nov 1, 2002, BY STEVE BERGSMAN
Stability is something investors crave these days. Maybe that explains why so many financiers of grocery-anchored community shopping centers are keeping...
WALL STREET still likes retail REITs
Oct 1, 2002, BY MIKE FICKES
REIT shares have been standout performers in a withering bear market. But among the REITs, retail issues are the break-away winners. According to the...
