Finance: REITs
Funding Demand From REITs Might Spur Interest In TALF For New Loans (6/23)
Jun 23, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
News that Developers Diversified Realty, one of the largest REITs in the retail sector, is considering using the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) program to secure up to $600 million in loans might help the program gain popularity...
General Growth Bankruptcy Facing Challenges; Ackman Joins REIT's Board (6/9)
Jun 9, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
General Growth Properties' bankruptcy proceedings are turning out to be every bit as complicated as commercial real estate industry experts feared...
Retail REITs Pursue Stock Offerings in a Darwinian Battle of the Balance Sheets (6/3)
Jun 3, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
In early May, Simon Property Group announced its second round of stock and unsecured debt offerings since the beginning of the year...
Federal Realty Closes $372M Loan (5/8)
May 8, 2009
Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) closed a new $372 million unsecured term loan facility...
Helped By Lowered Expectations, Mall REITs Outperform In First Quarter (5/5)
May 5, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
In spite of the most challenging retail environment in recent history, the six regional mall REITs that have reported their first quarter results have emerged from the carnage in decent shape...
Massive REIT Stock Offerings May Signal Future Deals (4/28)
Apr 28, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
A recent spate of stock offerings by some of the retail sector’s stronger REITs points to a possible pick-up in acquisitions going forward...
Industry Questions Whether GGP Can Avoid Asset Sales (4/21)
Apr 21, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
As General Growth Properties executives laid out the company's initial restructuring plan last week, they continually emphasized they were not prepared to dismantle the firm's portfolio...
Chart of the Week (4/20)
Apr 20, 2009
With General Growth filing for bankruptcy last week, analysts and researchers are taking a fresh look at the firm...
Observers Think General Growth Properties is Likely to Survive Chapter 11 (4/16)
Apr 16, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
In a largely anticipated move, giant mall REIT General Growth Properties filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this morning...
April News Roundup (4/16)
Apr 15, 2009
Same-store sales in March fell 2.1 percent according to ICSC. Retail Forward, meanwhile, reported same-store sales were down 0.8 percent...
