Investment Analysis
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....
Net Lease Investors Remain Enamored With Drugstores
Aug 31, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Retail Traffic Associate Editor
Drugstores remain the most sought after net lease properties....
Florida Buyers Still Focused on Core Product, Avoid Risk
Aug 16, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Retail Traffic Associate Editor
Investors in the Florida retail real estate market remain cautious....
Will Fed’s Surprise Rate Decision Bolster Economy, or Prolong Lending Malaise?
Aug 10, 2011, By Matt Hudgins, NREI Contributing Writer
The threat of an imminent rise in interest and capitalization rates abated Tuesday, courtesy of the Federal Reserve’s plan to suppress short-term interest rates for the next two years....
Uncertainty Threatens to Derail CRE Recovery
Aug 9, 2011, David Bodamer, Retail Traffic Editor-in-Chief
The S&P downgrade was just the latest economic headwind to hit commercial real estate. Will it derail the recovery?...
What Does S&P Downgrade Mean for Real Estate? Economists’ Opinions Vary
Aug 9, 2011, By Matt Hudgins, NREI Contributing Writer
Economists are divided over the commercial real estate implications of Friday’s historic downgrade of U.S. debt....
The Return of Rouse
Aug 2, 2011, By David Bodamer, Retail Traffic Editor-in-Chief
General Growth opts to spin 30 malls off into a new firm and revives the storied Rouse name in the process....
Buyers Line Up as Retail REITs Plan Dispositions
Jun 22, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Retail Traffic Associate Editor
With the investment sales climate healing, several retail REITs are looking to dispose of non-core assets....
Acadia Regroups After Distressed Opportunities Fail to Materialize
Jun 14, 2011, By David Bodamer, Retail Traffic Editor-in-Chief
Acadia Realty Trust has gotten creative after the wave of distressed assets many expected failed to materialize....
