Yesterday I linked to a story from the New York Times suggesting that it might be time to look at REIT stocks. Today, Business Week's Hot Property blog has a counterargument. ...

Nine new delinquent loans led to the third straight monthly increase in the U.S. commercial real estate loan (CREL) CDO delinquency rate to 2.39% for September 2008, according to the latest CREL CDO Delinquency Index (CREL DI) from Fitch Ratings...

I have a feeling we're going to start seeing more announcements like this. If retail REIT shares are trading at a discount--which they arguably are even after rallying some today--then there should be some takeover opportunities in the market. ...

Inland American, which last month bought shares in CapLease Inc., has purchased shares in another REIT. This time it's Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust, according to an SEC filing from Friday. Inland now owns 1,652,887 shares in Ramco-Gershenson...

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Torto Wheaton Research has put a special section on its site exploring the ramifications of the financial crisis on the commercial real estate industry.

For years, REITs were considered a safe investment and less volatile than other stocks. During the bull run in recent years when REIT valuations rose considerably, the sector became prone to wider swings in stock prices. Today, however, the New...

I'm experimenting with LinkedIn. I created a group for Retail Traffic. If you'd like to join our group, go here.

CoStar has an excellent chart up along with a story analyzing store openings and closings. A must read. ...

Several REITs have arranged new financing deals in the past couple of weeks. I thought it might be interesting to run a little comparison of the terms. Here's what I've come up with. ...