Talking Treasury
Aug 1, 2004
Robert Taubman, chairman, president and CEO of Taubman Centers Inc. There has been a secular change in cap rates for malls. With about 80 percent of the...
The MALL from HELL
Jun 1, 2004, By Patricia Kirk
It's the top of the market and buyers are in a bidding frenzy. Desperate to grab any available retail property, they're scrambling to put together financing and close deals while the capital's still flowing. But a dark shadow — make that dark shadows — lurk on the horizon as buyers pressed for time fail to read the fine print and leave themselves exposed...
Privacy Please
Jun 1, 2004, By Joel Groover
Execs at publicly traded REITs dial Kemper Freeman Jr. with the annoying regularity of telemarketers. And they're about as likely to take Thanks, but...
TIME TO UNLOAD
Jun 1, 2004, Beth Karlin
Have retail property prices peaked? With interest rates heading higher, many real estate executives think the answer is yes. As evidence, consider the fact that...
Fire Sale
May 1, 2004, By Steve Bergsman
In a real estate sector with few bargains to be found, firms are combing the landscape for deals where others no longer shop. Although the supply is limited,...
An Investor's Guide to the U.S.
May 1, 2004, Gwen MacKenzie Brad Umansky
The investment market remains a seller's market throughout the United States and should continue into 2005. Each region has its own opportunities and...
IT'S SHOWTIME FOR CIM GROUP
May 1, 2004, Morris Newman
Culminating a story of disappointed hopes and financial hemorrhaging, CIM Group of Los Angeles in February paid $201 million to acquire the troubled Hollywood...
NOW BOARDING
May 1, 2004, By Curt Hazlett
Ed Vinson certainly doesn't need any more frequent flyer miles. The Mills Corp. executive vice president got more than he could use during construction of the company's glitzy new Madrid Xanadu in Spain, sometimes crossing the Atlantic a couple of times a month to meet with the firm's partner and check on the mall's progress. The upgrades to first class will come in handy, too, as Vinson helps Mills move ahead with projects in Italy and maybe elsewhere.
Mills is in the first wave of a trend that's likely to reshape U.S. mall REITs in the next few years...
The Creed of Speed
Jul 1, 2003, By Curt Hazlett
It's easier to win a recording contract on American Idol than it is to get a good deal on a shopping center these days — if you're buying, that is. Institutional...
CONVENIENCE, or Low Prices?
Jun 1, 2003, By Beth Mattson-Teig
Consumers, owners and investors have a love/hate relationship with strip centers. Sure, these 30,000- to 150,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored properties...
