Cap Rates Finally Begin to Diverge
Dec 15, 2005
At the height of the retail real estate feeding frenzy investors had to pay the same cap rates for assets across the country regardless of location or quality. But observers say in recent months things have cooled a bit and that for the first time in a while the price difference on Class A and Class B assets and prices in primary and secondary markets is growing. ...
Queasy Rider
Dec 1, 2005, By David Bodamer
Fasten your seat belts. It's about to be a bumpy year Real estate developers have been operating on cruise control for five years, raking in money without...
Galileo Arrives
Aug 1, 2005, David Bodamer
Galileo America LLC, a U.S.-based joint venture backed by Australian capital, has emerged with 121 shopping centers totaling 16.7 million square feet...
Q&A Bernie Haddigan: Marcus & Millichap
May 23, 2005
Bernie Haddigan is national director of Marcus & Millichap's National Retail Group, which focuses exclusively on the brokerage of retail investment properties. Haddigan is also a Retail Traffic advisory board member. He was interviewed Thursday by Matt Valley, editor-in-chief of National Real Estate Investor. Marcus & Millichap is leading a panel discussion titled ”Retail Trends 2005” on Tuesday during the annual International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) conference. ...
Sale-Leaseback: An Appealing Strategy
May 1, 2005, BY BERNARD J. HADDIGAN
The recent recession intensified corporate focus on the bottom line. In a challenging economy, belt tightening and downsizing replace growth and expansion....
HOW THE SMALL SURVIVE
May 1, 2005, By Marc Hequet
Simon Property Group and General Growth Properties both command regional mall portfolios in the neighborhood of 200 million square feet. In the strip...
TWO HOT HANDS
May 1, 2005, By Jennifer Popovec
After decades of consolidation, it has come to this: The mall industry is dominated by two gigantic companies, Simon Property Group and General Growth...
Panning For Gold
Apr 1, 2005, BY BETH MATTSON-TEIG
Competition in the single-tenant, net-lease market has gotten so desperate that executives at Orlando, Fla.-based Commercial Net Lease Realty recently...
Toys 'R' Us: A Little Bit Real Estate, A Little Bit Retail
Mar 24, 2005
Is the planned acquisition of Toys 'R' Us a real estate or retail play -- or both? Bain Capital, Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co. (KKR) and Vornado Realty Trust last week created a 23rd-hour partnership to buy Toys 'R' Us for $8.8 billion, including $1.8 billion in company debt. It beat out one team comprised of Cerberus Capital Management LP, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Kimco Realty Corp. and another made up of Apollo Advisors LP and Permira Advisors Ltd. ...
From Renters to Retailers
Jan 1, 2005, BY RICHARD WALTER
For those with retail property to sell, the message is simple: Make sure you understand the dynamics of your investor pool especially if that pool includes...
