Tanger's Road Show
May 1, 2004
Tanger Outlet Centers' new marketing ploy is a customized Bargain Hunters SUV that will crisscross the United States for six months ending in October....
WESTFIELD'S WINDS OF CHANGE
May 1, 2004, Brannon Boswell
Westfield America's top two executives aren't sweating over the influence of lifestyle centers on U.S. retail. In fact, they thumb their noses at the...
General Growth's $766 Million Gamble
Apr 14, 2004
Some analysts say General Growth Properties' high-rolling purchase of the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas may be a gamble, particularly...
REITS' CALIFORNIA DREAM
Apr 1, 2004
The big dogs control the fat cat malls in the Golden State. Friedman, Billings Ramsey & Co. examined 1 billion square feet of U.S. retail real estate...
Caplease Goes Public
Apr 1, 2004
Capital Lease Funding joined the ongoing flurry of IPOs last month. The 10-year-old New York-based finance company is now a REIT listed on the New York...
CBL Reinvests Profits
Apr 1, 2004
CBL & Associates isn't wasting time reinvesting proceeds from the $387 million it's making from its venture with Galileo America REIT, the U.S. affiliate...
Developers Diversified Buys Benderson Portfolio for $2.3 Billion
Mar 31, 2004
The public/private consolidation continues. Today, Developers Diversified Realty announced it is buying Benderson Development Company's 18.8 million-square-foot...
REIT CEOs Reveal Plans for 2004
Mar 7, 2004, Brannon Boswell
Seventy-two companies are attending Smith Barney's REIT CEO conference in Florida this week, making presentations to investors about the state of their...
Acadia: A Distressed Retailer's New Best Friend
Mar 1, 2004, Brannon Boswell
Acadia Realty Trust is taking the offense in its dealings with troubled retailers. The White Plains, N.Y.-based REIT, which has a history of turning dark...
REITs Evolve into Entrepreneurs
Mar 1, 2004, By Anthony Downs
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) were originally developed to overcome difficulties that small investors encountered when putting money into commercial...
