Macerich Joint Venture Strategy Proves a Wise Decision, Drives up Stock Price, Analysts Say
Oct 6, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Macerich Co.'s latest joint venture—a deal with real estate investment management firm Heitman announced last week—is further proof that the regional mall REIT ...
Financial Health Key to Pier 1 Imports’ Longevity
Sep 29, 2009, Elaine Misonzhnik
In this time of uncertainty, when many retailers are still trying to figure out strategies for long-term survival, home furnishings seller Pier 1 Imports is an unlikely source of inspiration...
Savvy Retailers Snatch Leases Out of Other Chains’ Bankruptcies
Sep 23, 2009
As the number of bankruptcies continues to mount, retailers with stable financial footings are making silk purses from other retailer's sows' ears...
Walgreens Slows Down To Boost Profits
Sep 23, 2009, Lauren Shepherd
After years of strong growth, Deerfield, Ill.-based drugstore chain Walgreen Co. is slowing down in a bid to boost profits and reinvest its capital into its current store portfolio...
SITEOPS Helps Developers Cut Construction Costs
Sep 23, 2009, by Elaine Misonzhnik
While the retail real estate market still has a long way to go before the word “recovery” can be uttered, there are signs of a thaw on the development front...
New IRS Regulations Might Contain CMBS Defaults, but Won't End the Commercial Real Estate Crisis
Sep 22, 2009, Elaine Misonzhnik
As property owners holding commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) funded loans have attempted to address financing concerns over the past 12 months, many have complained of the impossibility of getting special servicers on the phone....
Investment Sales Market for Retail Shows No Sign of Improvement
Sep 15, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Those in the retail real estate industry who hoped the second half of 2009 would bring the long-awaited rush of investment sales transactions are likely to be disappointed...
Ramco-Gershenson Opts To Stand Alone; Continues Push to Deleverage
Sep 9, 2009, by David Bodamer
In the latest development in an eventful year for Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Ramco Gershenson Properties Trust, after completing its review of potential strategic and financial alternatives, the firm is opting to remain a stand-alone entity...
Retailers Begin To Show Some Signs of Life, But New Leasing Deals Continue To Pose Challenges
Sep 1, 2009
As the U.S. economy has begun to show minor signs of improvement, so has the outlook for retail leasing...
Gold Turns to Dust as California Faces Consequences of Past Excess
Aug 26, 2009
After riding at the forefront of the real estate boom in both the residential and commercial sectors in the mid 2000s, California seems to be having a particularly difficult time returning to some semblance of normalcy...
Lawyers See GGP Court Ruling Regarding Special Purpose Entities as an Isolated Occurrence
Aug 25, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
A recent ruling in the General Growth Properties bankruptcy case has rattled lenders as some industry insiders fear it might make it easier for real estate owners to bend bankruptcy rules at the expense of their financiers...
How the Downturn Alters the Retail Site Selection Process (8/19)
Aug 19, 2009
Even as retailers cut back on new store growth, many are still looking to either expand in an existing market or open in a new one at some point in the next year...
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...
Johnson Controls Helps Retailers Cut Costs, But Warns Firms Not to Neglect Necessary Maintenance (8/19)
Aug 19, 2009, by Lauren Shepherd
Looking to cut costs? You’re not alone. Milwaukee, Wis.-based Johnson Controls Inc. is working with retailers to manage portfolios and provides a range of services, including finding and building new locations, renewing leases and managing maintenance projects...
August News Roundup (8/19)
Aug 19, 2009
A lot of information emerged on Microsoft's brick-and-mortar stores in the past month. Gizmodo had a huge gallery of images previewing Microsoft's stores...
