Small Center Transformations
Aug 1, 2008, By Mike Janssen
The soft real estate market has made investors and lenders wary of backing high-risk ground-up developments. Redevelopments, however, remain in vogue....
Carnival Atmosphere
Aug 1, 2008, By Jennifer Popovec
It's said confidence is a turn-on. U.S. and Canadian investors drawn to Brazil's retail real estate certainly bears that out. Despite the worldwide economic...
Editor's Letter: Seeking the Truth
Aug 1, 2008, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic Magazine
As business journalists covering retail real estate, one of the toughest tasks we have is attempting to accurately gauge the mood of the industry. Retail...
Florida's Sweet Spot
Aug 1, 2008, By Patricia Kirk
A depressed housing market and record-high gas prices have officially plunged Florida's economy into recession, according to local economists. But a bright...
Traffic Patterns
Aug 1, 2008
A rough month sent retail REIT stock prices plummeting. Only four firms posted gains. RETAIL REIT SCORECARD Symbol Price* 52-week High Chg 52-week Low...
In Your Face
Aug 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
They started as a way for college students to connect with their peers without getting off the couch, but today social networking sites are gaining momentum...
In Progress: Prasada Power Centers
Aug 1, 2008
Location: Surprise, Ariz. Developers: Westcor, WDP Partners and RED Development Size: 1.4 million sq. ft. Anchors: Best Buy, Petco, Target and Wal-Mart,...
After Dark
Aug 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
What happened this summer at the Metrocenter Mall, in Jackson, Miss., was one of the worst nightmares for the center's property manager, Boise, Id.-based...
Business Deals
Aug 1, 2008
CB Richard Ellis negotiated the sale of the Boardwalk at Andersen Springs, a 92,231-sq.-ft. neighborhood shopping center in Chandler, Ariz., from BOAS...
Expert Q&A: A Changing Landscape
Aug 1, 2008, CHRIS SCIORTINO Director of Baird Investment Banking
Before the credit crunch, private equity firms were active investors in buying out retailers and real estate companies. That all came to an abrupt halt...
Out of Order
Aug 1, 2008
Nearly a year after it began, the credit crunch gripping financial markets is no closer to resolution. The losses are too large for the market to right,...
Skating in the Desert
Aug 1, 2008
Temperatures in Dubai in July often average more than 100 degrees....
Traffic Patterns
Jul 1, 2008
Retail REITs took a step back in June with every firm posting declines since our last update. RETAIL REIT SCORECARD Symbol Price* 52-week High Chg 52-week...
Atlantic Yards Clears Supreme Hurdle
Jul 1, 2008
The U.S. Supreme Court in late June declined to hear an appeal from a group of property owners and tenants facing eviction to make room for a new New...
2008 Top Contractors
Jul 1, 2008
For the second straight year Little Rock, Ark.-based VCC topped both the shell and interior space rankings as part of our annual look at the top contractors...
Fun in the Sun
Jul 1, 2008
Capri Capital Partners LLC has inked a deal to develop a $2 billion mixed-use project in Saudi Arabia's new city, King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC)....
Not Part Of The Equation
Jul 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.'s proposed $613 million acquisition of Addison, Texas-based real estate advisory firm the Staubach Co., which would create the...
Northern Star
Jul 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
Worried about the state of the domestic retail market, Kimco Realty Corp., a New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based shopping center REIT, is going after the pocketbooks...
Perfectly Priced?
Jul 1, 2008, By Jennifer Popovec
After a dismal performance in 2007 that ran into this year, REIT stocks are once again on the ascent, posting a three-month rally. As of early June, the...
Tough Times Coming
Jul 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
The U.S. commercial property market will avoid the massive troubles crippling the single-family housing sector but will face hard times in the coming...
Green Banking
Jul 1, 2008
Seattle-based architecture firm Callison worked with the U.S. Green Building Council to developed two new models designed for retailers: LEED for Retail...
Down by the Marketside
Jul 1, 2008
Wal-Mart revealed details of its first new banner in more than a decade. The firm's Marketside concept seems squarely aimed to compete with Tesco's rapidly...
School Ties
Jul 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
As high-density development becomes a popular trend, more and more universities are exploring the possibility of building mixed-use projects on their...
Energy Savings Shine Brightly
Jul 1, 2008, By Hortense Leon
Thermal storage, solar power, energy-efficient lighting, better air-conditioning systems and computerized monitoring systems are just a few of the energy-...
In Progress: University Town Center
Jul 1, 2008
Location: Sarasota, Fla. Developers: Taubman Centers, Inc., the Forbes Co. and Benderson Development Size: 900,000 sq. ft. Completion: November 2010 Buzz:...
