September 21, Deloitte, Deloitte Forecasts 4.5 to 5 Percent Increase in 2007 Holiday Spending September 20, National Retail Federation, Citing Economic Concerns, NRF Forecasts Holiday Sales Gains of Four Percent September 18, Standard &...
After 2006's boffo year of private equity-led retail buyouts--nearly $60 billion in all--the first half of this year seemed tame by comparison. Private equity firms are still sitting on mountains of capital and have no problems raising debt. But...
The bell has sounded for another round in the ongoing fight between Taubman Centers and its opponents--including Simon Property Group--over the Bloomfield Hills, Mich-based developer's proposed 750,000-square-foot Mall at Oyster Bay in Syosset...
NEW YORK (June 7, 2007) —Retail Traffic magazine and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced that the AIA will partner with the publication in a variety of ways, including the judging and presenting of the winners in this year’s 18th...
REITs continue to find a way around the cap rate conundrum to grow their portfolios. Generally speaking, REITs, bound by the requirements of being public companies, have higher return thresholds than individual investors or foreign buyers. They...
As the real estate industry’s focus shifts away from traditional single-use properties to mixed-use projects, department stores are having a hard time adjusting to their loss of power, according to Sheldon Halpern, an attorney with Pircher...
Legacy Capital Partners, a small private equity firm based in Lyndhurst, Ohio, is happy to stand out from the financial crowd. While many real estate funds routinely raise $500 million or more of equity to acquire properties, Legacy Capital...
The 2007 ICSC Spring Convention will go down as the year sustainable design went mainstream. Dozens of developers were talking of their first significant steps towards adopting green techniques in upcoming projects. And the sense of excitement...
With competition for established retailers more intense, the Macerich Company has launched a new program called Mac 50 to improve communication and feedback between Macerich and 50 of its biggest tenants on what the retailers are looking for in a...
Recognizing that ethnic shopping centers provide a highly attractive investment opportunity, Prudential Real Estate Investors has entered into a joint venture with Pacific Castle to acquire retail properties in the western U.S. Known as PIM...