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Holiday Season’s Effects on Capital Markets
The holiday season is always an interesting time for institutional investors in retail, and after a year that’s started to see a slight increase in the market from a capital markets perspective, the most common theme appears to be, “Invest in the top 20 markets in the country to limit downside and to provide an exit strategy.”
Retail REITs – Improving Fundamentals Support Stable Credit Outlook for Sector
By Merrie Frankel, Vice President/Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service: Real estate fundamentals for retail properties continued to improve this year, with occupancy, leasing spreads and renewals all rising, which bodes well for the credit ratings of retail REITs.
Something You Didn’t Know (Maybe)
By Robert Bach, National Director of Market Analytics, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank: Yield-hungry investors are betting on secondary markets as prices keep rising in primary markets. But just what is a secondary market?
2014 Outlook for Capital Markets
By Dan Vittone, SIOR, Principal, Capital Markets Group: Investment activity is expected to increase in 2014, as occupancies have stabilized to levels that might warrant landlords to exit from their post-recession acquisitions.
Craig Meyer: High Velocity Big-Box Market Index: Industrial Takes Off – But Not Everywhere
Warehouses of all sizes—particularly in the 500,000 square feet and larger range—are a hot commodity, and only getting hotter, according to JLL’s Big Box Outlook report. Featuring a new Big Box Velocity Index, the report finds that big box real estate market demand is strongest in traditional distribution corridors, especially in the Northeast, though investment
How will the next round of budget, debt ceiling talks go compared to the last one?
About the same, prepare for shutdown part two(37%) Moderately better, there won’t be a shutdown, but we are looking at a last minute deal (33%) Much worse, pitchforks and torches (12%) Worse, shutdown and debt default (10%) Much better, everyone will be on their best behavior with midterm elections on the horizon(8%)
Riding the Organic-Store Wave
Organic food stores, once dubbed the hippie trend of the West Coast in the 1960s, have slowly transformed from individual ownership to regional representation to national chains, some of them public companies, as selective shoppers have embraced healthy eating habits.
Evolution of the ‘Burbs
Despite a growing urban population, suburbia still serves a purpose.
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