Nationwide Real Estate Network Helps Tenants Reduce Their Rents (8/19)
Aug 19, 2009, by Elaine Misonzhnik
When retail landlords started to get an increasing number of rent reductions requests at the beginning of this year, many in the industry took the trend as a bad omen...
Pop-Up Stores Fill Vacant Space, Create A Win/Win Model In A Down Market (8/18)
Aug 18, 2009, by Elaine Misonzhnik
At a time when retail landlords are struggling with record vacancies, a novel sales strategy employed by some tenants is helping them fill the gaps and earn some additional rental income...
Falling Sales Mean Potential Trouble For Regional Mall REIT Players (8/11)
Aug 11, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Regional mall REITs appeared to end the second quarter on a high note, with at least three firms outperforming consensus analyst estimates by a range of $0.03 per share to $0.08 per share...
Suburban Blues Not Over For Florida Markets (8/5)
Aug 5, 2009
During this downturn, Florida, along with Nevada and Arizona, has served as the epicenter of the housing crisis, with the foreclosure rate in the state for the first six months of the year reaching 3.08 percent...
Shopping Center REITs Address Liquidity Concerns and Land on Firmer Ground in Second Quarter (8/4)
Aug 4, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Shopping center REITs are posting solid performances for the second quarter of the year and have shown a marked improvement in leverage levels—the main area of concern for analysts over the past 24 months...
Owners need retailer commitments and deep pockets to redevelop centers (7/28)
Jul 28, 2009, By Jennifer Popovec
Owners need retailer commitments and deep pockets to redevelop centers...
July News Roundup (7/22)
Jul 22, 2009
June same-store sales, as expected, came in negative. According to Retail Metrics, same-store sales fell 4.3 percent...
Landlords Receptive to Rent Restructuring When Tenants Give Good Reason to Say "Yes" (7/22)
Jul 22, 2009
Bill Sullivan is partner at the real estate and financial restructuring firm Huntley, Mullaney, Spargo & Sullivan LLC...
Grocers Increasingly Taking Over Vacant Big Boxes (7/21)
Jul 21, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
What the deals getting done have in common is that grocers are picking off the choice locations first...
Retail Landlords Grant Temporary Deferments, Come Up with Barter System to Set Off Rent Declines (6/30)
Jun 30, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
As vast numbers of U.S. retailers struggle with disappointing sales results month after month, the pressure has grown on landlords to grant relief...
