GGP Strikes Back at Debt Critics
Feb 1, 2008
In light of the debt troubles at Centro Properties Group, General Growth Properties has become the subject of rumors that it too would have problems refinancing...
Change at the Top
Feb 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
With a Feb. 15 deadline to pay off or refinance $3.5 billion in short-term debt exactly one month away, embroiled Australian listed property trust Centro...
Inland American Flirts With Acquiring Cedar
Jan 30, 2008
A slowing economy, declining property values and frozen credit markets were supposed to mean that this would be a year of one-off deals. But there could be at least one REIT merger in the works. ...
With Debt Deadline Looming Centro Changes CEOs
Jan 16, 2008
With a Feb. 15 deadline to pay off or refinance $3.5 billion in short-term debt exactly one month away, embroiled Australian listed property trust Centro Properties Group made a sudden change at the top...
Credit Woes Hit Retail
Jan 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
The credit crunch has certainly slowed things down for the retail real estate industry as evidenced by a drop in deal flow and the scaling back of some...
A Modest Proposal
Jan 1, 2008
When Anna Mazzitelli sat down on Santa's lap at the Yorkdale Mall in Toronto, Ontario, she got a very unexpected gift: a marriage proposal from longtime...
It's Contagious!
Jan 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
When commercial real estate pros in the U.S. rolled out of bed on Monday, December 17, they were greeted with a shock: Centro Properties Group, an Australian...
Credit Crunch Claims Centro, But Other REITs Look Safe
Dec 19, 2007
The credit crunch has certainly slowed things down for the retail real estate industry as evidenced by a drop in deal flow and the scaling back of some announced developments...
Globe Trotting
Dec 1, 2007
The trend of U.S.-based developers going international continued last month with three firms making big announcements about overseas initiatives. CBL...
Expert Q&A: Reversal of Fortune
Dec 1, 2007, Michael Frankel
This year, for the first time, there are more publicly listed REITs in the rest of the world combined than in the United States, according to a November...
