Investment Analysis
Private Equity Racks Up Checkered Record in Retail Buyouts (6/29)
Jun 29, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
When Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), the legendary New York City-based private equity player, purchased the discount retailer Dollar General for $7.3 billion in July of 2007, the deal hardly made waves...
Retail Property Sellers Opt to Offer Financing to Get Deals Done (6/11)
Jun 11, 2009, By Hortense Leon
Some property owners have gotten creative and begun to finance shopping center sales themselves...
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...
Retail Real Estate Investors Remain Parked on the Sidelines (5/27)
May 27, 2009, By Beth Mattson-Teig
Buyers are sitting on vast mountains of cash, but are content to wait for bargains to emerge...
The Exceptions (5/14)
May 14, 2009
Even in today's horrendous business climate, firms bucking the odds are lending money, buying assets, developing projects and opening new stores...
Coming to the Rescue (5/7)
May 7, 2009
Will the government’s bailout of the financial sector and Obama’s ambitious budget help retail real estate?...
Back to Business
May 1, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
As the time for the 2009 ICSC RECon show draws near, it's becoming clear this year's conference will be a far cry from the lavish events of recent years...
Money Talks
May 1, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Regional and local banks, private equity players and foreign financial institutions still have money to lend for retail real estate...
Bottoms Up
May 1, 2009, By Jennifer Popovec
Investors savor higher cap rates and a lack of competition....
Building Confidence
May 1, 2009, By Mike Janssen
Some developers find ways to build in a down market...
