Investment Analysis
Mall REITs Stall on Slowdown in Consumer Spending
May 7, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
Consumers' tightened purse strings constricted regional mall REIT performance in the first quarter. With six of the eight regional mall REITs reporting results so far...
Investors Hedging Their Bets in 2008
Apr 30, 2008
It is official. The years of cap rate compression in commercial real estate are over and the sector is in a downward spiral that is expected to last through most of 2008, says ING Clarion....
Bid/Ask Gap Brings Investment Sales to a Halt
Apr 16, 2008
Real estate brokers had hoped the steep decline in investment sales of retail properties in the last quarter of 2007 was a temporary setback. Now it's well into the second quarter of 2008 and little has changed. ...
Buyer Focus Shifts
Apr 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhhnik
Reis Inc.'s message during its fourth quarter 2007 capital markets briefing was, Worry. Don't panic. The New York-based commercial real estate information...
Pension Managers: Commercial Real Estate Bruised, Not Scarred
Mar 27, 2008
Concerns about the broader economy, a yawning bid-ask gap between buyers and sellers and scarce credit have created an incredible shrinking volume of investment sales so far in 2008. ...
Sales Slow in 2008, as Buyers Refocus on Fundamentals
Mar 5, 2008
Reis Inc.'s message from last week's fourth quarter 2007 capital markets briefing was, "Worry. Don't panic." The New York-based commercial real estate information firm confirmed that cap rates for commercial properties inched upward in the final stretch of 2007, and that deal activity slowed across all sectors. The trend is expected to continue in 2008, but the drop will be less dramatic than in the last half of 2007, said chief economist Sam Chandan....
Cash is King
Feb 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
After staying away from new acquisitions for the better part of 2007, Santa Monica, Calif. based REIT Macerich Co. started the new year with a bang. On...
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. ...
Land on Shaky Ground
Jan 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
Back when new development was proceeding at a fever pitch, entrepreneurial investors snatched up land parcels in areas poised for future growth. With...
Frozen in Place
Jan 1, 2008, By Jennifer Popovec
The credit crunch has had a profound chilling effect on investment for much of the retail real estate sector. When the crisis first began, players in...
