During the opening ceremonies for ICSC's recent Florida convention in Orlando, James Maurin, chairman of Stirling Properties said growth management is the biggest threat to the industry's future. ICSC is especially concerned with the proposed...

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Recapturing overlooked markets, particularly those where minority-dominated, inner-city neighborhoods have been underestimated, will be an important factor in the future as infill activity begins to drive new development. That's where urban site...

Last month, Mills Corp. beat out a long list of bidders for the General Motors Pension Trust portfolio of malls. But the Arlington, Va.-based REIT's victory is based more on what the company is than what it offered to pay for the properties, says...