Investment Analysis
Lack of Supply Leads to Increased Sales Activity on Prime Retail Assets
May 4, 2010
The investment sales market for top retail properties has turned a corner....
Simon, Brookfield in a Stand-Off in General Growth’s Reorganization
Apr 27, 2010
The bidding war between Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management over the fate of General Growth Properties appears to have reached a stalemate....
Reassessing Distress
Mar 30, 2010, By Elaine Misonzhnik
To date in 2010, Phillips Edison's and PECO Capital's $70 million Strategic Investment Fund I, which targets distressed retail developments and loans,...
Net Lease Deals Become a Bright Spot in a Slow Sales Market
Mar 23, 2010
While total investment sales activity in the retail real estate sector remains slow, single-tenant net lease deals are picking up steam, according to industry insiders. ...
General Growth’s Reorganization Plan Seen as a Rebuke to Simon
Feb 25, 2010
If, as one real estate industry observer has noted, Simon Property Group has been trying to taunt General Growth Properties into coming up with a more attractive bankruptcy resolution plan than Simon’s acquisition offer, then General Growth has risen to the challenge. ...
GGP Merger Would Make Simon A Force to Reckon With For Tenants and Lenders
Feb 17, 2010
If a deal does go through, it would also make Simon Property Group a force to reckon with for tenants, vendors and lenders....
Simon Offers $10B for General Growth
Feb 16, 2010
Simon Property Group dropped a bombshell in announcing that it has made a $10 billion offer to acquire General Growth Properties....
Brokers Predict Slight Uptick in Sales of Retail Property
Jan 5, 2010
The last three months of 2009, brought an uptick in new sales and hope that 2010 might prove to be a marginal improvement. ...
Thompson Sees Opportunity to Invest in Retail Real Estate
Dec 11, 2009, David Bodamer
This summer, Thompson launched TNP Strategic Retail Trust Inc. The non-traded REIT is aimed at investing in neighborhood multi-tenant grocery-anchored shopping centers and free standing single-tenant retail properties, primarily in the Western United States. It will also offer mortgage, mezzanine, bridge and other loans related to commercial real estate....
Simon Makes Surprise Move and Expands Its Outlet Portfolio
Dec 8, 2009
Simon Property Group worked out a surprise deal to acquire Prime Outlets for $2.3 billion....
