Research Center

2013 Best Practices Index

Our 2013 look at the best practices in commercial real estate highlights those companies that have demonstrated strong performance and strategic growth over the past calendar year, and throughout history.

Inland, MAB Launch $325M Retail Development Plan for Southeast

The joint venture’s five-year development plan will target demographically strong metropolitan areas in the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Virginia and Washington, D.C., and is expected to result in the construction of as many as 20 new grocery-anchored shopping centers.

How Low Can They Go?

(CMBS delinquencies by property type; $ in billions)

New York City Spotlight: Big Buys

(top trades in the third quarter)

Positive Trends

(change in total nonfarm private employment by selected industry; in thousands)

The Right REITs

U.S. equity REIT average AFFO payout ratios

Clarion to Sell Mexican Industrial Portfolio for $202M

Clarion Partners is selling a 22-building industrial portfolio located in Mexico to FIBRA Uno, a Mexican public REIT, for $202 million.

BREAKING NEWS: ARCP to Buy Cole for $11.2B, Creating Largest Net-Lease REIT

Expected to close during the first half of 2014, the deal would create a $21.5 billion company.

CREW Network Special Report: Gibson Advises on Capital Markets Performance

As the investment market continues to heat up, Mark Gibson has some advice: Carefully consider liquidity and how best to deploy your capital.