Trademark to Handle Retail Leasing for Biltmore Park Town Square
Mar 11, 2011
A joint venture of Biltmore Farms LLC and Crossland LLC appointed Trademark as a retail leasing agent for Biltmore Park Town Square...
Manhattan Retail Condo Sale Could Signal Trend for Wealthy Foreign Chains
Mar 9, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik
What a blockbuster retail condo sale says about foreign investors' appetites for U.S. assets. ...
Will Electronic Commerce Kill Brick-and-Mortar Retail?
Mar 8, 2011, By Victor Calanog, NREI Contributing Columnist
With a larger share of retail sales migrating to online channels, what fate awaits traditional physical retail centers?...
Realty Income to Spend Up to $544M on Net Lease Portfolio Deal
Mar 7, 2011, Staff Reports
Realty Income's signing of a definitive purchase agreement on a portfolio of net lease assets lead this week's deal digest roundup....
Frank Lowy Hands Over the Reins at Westfield Group
Mar 4, 2011, Staff Reports
Westfield Group, Forest City and GE Capital all announced major changes in leadership this week....
Commercial Mortgages Outperform Other Loan Types in 2010
Mar 3, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik
A new report shows that commercial mortgages have accounted for lower levels of charge-offs and delinquencies than other loan types at banks and thrifts....
Blackstone’s Centro Grab Marks a Turning Point in the CRE Cycle
Mar 1, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Blackstone's acquisition of Centro's U.S. portfolio is being hailed as a sign that the commercial real estate market has turned a corner....
Report: Blackstone Acquires Centro’s U.S. Assets for $9.4B
Feb 28, 2011, Staff Reports
Blackstone has reportedly won the bidding for Centro Properties Group's U.S. portfolio. ...
10 Ideas for Filling Vacant Borders Stores
Feb 24, 2011
Last week, Borders filed for bankruptcy and quickly identified 200 stores it would close while leaving open the possibility that it might add another 75 stores to the list. The closings will prove more problematic for some centers than others and cause distress for some lenders. Retail Traffic’s editorial team spoke with several brokers, developers and other retail real estate experts in recent days to pick their brains for ideas landlords could explore to fill empty Borders spaces. The following slideshow lays out some of our findings. ...
Dollar Stores Set for More Growth
Feb 23, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Dollar store chains continue to aggressively expand their fleet of stores. ...
Hilco Selling A&P Store Leases
Feb 22, 2011, Staff Reports
Hilco Real Estate has been appointed to handle the disposition of 31 A&P leases....
CMBS Market’s Exposure to Bankruptcy Filing by Borders Raises Concerns
Feb 22, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Borders’ Chapter 11 filing will affect some CMBS pools....
Mixed-use Project to be Built in D’iberville, Miss.
Feb 18, 2011, Staff Reports
A new mixed-use project in Mississippi headlines this week's project and people news....
Seattle-Based Butcher Shop Makes a Splash from the Start
Feb 17, 2011
In an era when organic and natural products have become a cultural obsession, Bill the Butcher is making a well-timed entry into the market....








