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...
REIT Sector Could Shrink Through Consolidation, Privatization (4/7)
Apr 7, 2009, Elaine Misonzhnik
When the current downturn in commercial real estate comes to an end, the U.S. REIT sector might look a lot smaller, according to participants at New York University's 14th annual REIT symposium, which took place on April 2...
Simon Says
Apr 1, 2009
Simon Property Group CEO David Simon's sound bite from the company's fourth-quarter earnings call in February got a lot of play...
On the Watch List
Apr 1, 2009
The retail REIT sector continues to take a beating amid a combination of falling consumer demand and frozen credit markets...
Ackman's Board Pushes
Apr 1, 2009
William Ackman has had a rough go of it with some of his investments particularly a $2 billion bet on Target Corp. that's lost 90 percent of its value...
Equity One Eyeing Ramco-Gershenson Acquisition (3/31)
Mar 31, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
As retail REIT stock prices continue to fall further from all-time peaks and many companies wrestle with debt coming due, is the sector becoming ripe for consolidation?...
