Management: Property Management
Some Retail Landlords Take an Inteventionist Approach and Incubate New Tenants
Apr 27, 2010, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Incubating has become a popular tactic in a market that’s been ravaged by store closings and bankruptcies....
The Mall of America Takes on the Great Recession
Mar 2, 2010
It might come as a shock to many mall owners who spent 2009 struggling to reconcile their budgets, but it turned out to be a pretty good year for the Mall of America. ...
Weingarten Renews and Extends Credit Facility
Feb 22, 2010
Weingarten Realty Investors closed on an amended and restated three-year $500 million unsecured revolving credit facility....
Mall of the Future
Feb 2, 2010, By Elaine Misonzhnik
What a shopping trip might look like a decade from now. ...
Mall Owners Are Giving Food Courts and Common Areas a Facelift.
Jan 14, 2010, By Mike Janssen
Designers of today’s food courts and other common areas at regional malls draw inspiration from other spheres such as spas, hotels and lively cityscapes—and notably not the food courts of yesteryear. ...
Inland Western Uses Facebook to Woo Teenage Shoppers
Nov 23, 2009
Inland Western used Facebook to help create a Teen Advisory Board at one of its centers. ...
Some Smaller Retail Real Estate Firms Have Thrived in the Downturn
Nov 3, 2009, By Jennifer Popovec
The most nimble of small owners have taken steps to ensure that they not only will survive this downturn, but thrive when the industry rebounds....
Inland Western Secures $140M in Refinancings
Nov 3, 2009
Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust Inc.closed on the refinancing of $140 million of mortgage loans with a major life insurance company....
As Real Estate Players Focus on Core Competencies, Third Party Management Business Grows
Oct 27, 2009
RREEF's decisoin to outsource the property management contract for its retail portfolio underlines the trend of increasing specialization within the retail real estate industry....
Swelling Enrollment Turns Schools into Welcome Retail Tenants in the Southeast
Sep 29, 2009, By Mike Janssen
It’s not just kids who are going back to school this fall. With the unemployment rate spiking, adults have increasingly returned to the classroom to make the most of downtime...
