Management: Experts
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....
Political Savvy
Dec 1, 2009
Getting new projects built today requires more than a good vision and a nifty design. People overwhelmingly oppose any new development in their neighborhoods....
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...
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...
Landlords Receptive to Rent Restructuring When Tenants Give Good Reason to Say "Yes" (7/22)
Jul 22, 2009
Bill Sullivan is partner at the real estate and financial restructuring firm Huntley, Mullaney, Spargo & Sullivan LLC...
7-Eleven Poised to Take Bigger Gulp of North American Market (6/24)
Jun 24, 2009, By Lauren Shepherd
Each month, Site Optimizer will discuss industry trends - most importantly, leasing issues - with experts in the retail real estate industry...
Quiznos Helps Franchisees Take a Bite Out of Expenses (5/13)
May 13, 2009
Each month, Site Optimizer will discuss industry trends — most importantly, leasing issues—with experts in the retail real estate industry...
Steven Roth's Thoughts
May 1, 2009
In his Chairman's Letter as part of Vornado Realty Trust's April 3rd 8-K filing, chairman and CEO Steven Roth provided some interesting thoughts about the retail sector...
Taking the Stress Out of Distress
May 1, 2009, Greg Maloney CEO and President, Jones Lang LaSalle, Retail
Owners need to be versed in strategies and options when dealing with troubled assets...
Mixing Things Up
May 1, 2009, By Yaromir Steiner, Founder and CEO, Steiner + Associates
Savvy investors will seize the opportunity to convert failing retail centers into vibrant mixed-use projects...
