Investment Analysis
Retailers, Developers Seek to Exchange Best Practices as Globalization Ramps Up
May 22, 2012, By David Bodamer, Editorial Director
Globalization brings along with it challenges as companies have to learn the vagaries of new markets, including local customs and tastes, different laws and lease structures and exposure to new risks. ...
Lifestyle Centers Launch a Comeback
May 17, 2012, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Senior Associate Editor
Poag & McEwen and DRA Advisors paid $55 million for Tennessee lifestyle center....
Core Assets Sell, Middle Market Properties Linger, Investment Sales Brokers Say
Apr 26, 2012, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Senior Associate Editor
Buyers remain wary of tenant issues at class-B and class-C centers....
Vornado’s Retail Dispositions Should Help the REIT Regain Lost Luster
Apr 19, 2012, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Senior Associate Editor
The REIT plans to start selling its regional malls and non-core strip centers....
Retail REITs Continue to Prune Portfolios
Apr 5, 2012, By Jennifer Popovec, Contributing Writer
Retail REITs have picked up where they left off in 2011 and are continuing to right-size portfolios....
Rouse Plays a Risky Business
Mar 1, 2012, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Senior Associate Editor
The REIT's strategy of focusing on class-B centers could make it hard for it to deliver NOI growth....
Slow and Steady to Remain the Theme in Investment Sales Market This Year
Feb 23, 2012, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Senior Associate Editor
Deal volume will match or exceed 2011 levels....
Westfield/CPPIB Joint Venture Signals Strong Interest in Fortress Malls
Feb 16, 2012, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Senior Associate Editor
The joint venture transaction marks the biggest investment in U.S. retail real estate year-to-date....
Blackstone/DDR Acquisition Signals Appetite for Portfolio Deals in the Retail Sector
Jan 19, 2012, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Senior Associate Editor
Institutional buyers want quality shopping center portfolios, but good deals are hard to find....
Blackstone’s Purchase of Equity One Portfolio Signals Confidence in Retail Assets
Sep 29, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Senior Associate Editor
Blackstone makes another bet on grocery-anchored shopping centers....
