Development: Trends
Retail real estate development trends, from Retail Traffic, where real estate, retail and development meet.
REIT Week Attendees Expect Tough Times Ahead
Jun 11, 2008
The U.S. commercial property market will avoid the massive troubles crippling the single-family housing sector but will face hard times in the coming year, according to presenters at NAREIT’s annual REIT Week conference that took place in New York City from June 4 to June 6....
Recession? What Recession?
Jun 1, 2008
It's been a rocky nine months with the credit crunch having deep impacts on investment and development and pressures on consumers cutting into retail...
Heard on the Floor
Jun 1, 2008
With the way the economy is going right now, I've noticed retailers are more aggressive about negotiating their exit strategies, says an attorney with...
Cash Handy for Assets Reduced for Sale
Apr 23, 2008
A handful of investors, over the past several weeks, have grabbed their wallets and gone shopping for retail real estate in the U.S., ready to pump billions of dollars into the parched market … if the price is right....
Taking Things Easy
Apr 1, 2008, David Bodamer
If the mood at last month's ICSC Mid-Atlantic Idea Exchange in Washington, D.C., is indicative of the national picture, the industry has come to grips...
Credit Squeeze Forges Some Atypical Unions
Mar 19, 2008
Just because it's difficult to borrow money doesn't mean development plans need to come to a halt....
Industry Hunts for Opportunities Despite Economic Slowdown
Mar 12, 2008
If the mood at this week's ICSC Mid-Atlantic Idea Exchange in Washington, D.C., is indicative of the national picture, the industry has come to grips with the economic slowdown; but it is far from pessimistic about the prospect for continued growth. ...
Corporate Sponsorship
Mar 1, 2008, By Mike Janssen
Developing new mixed-use centers is suddenly looking a lot riskier. The weakening economy combined with the tanking housing sector and a crippled debt...
Developers Glance Into Crystal Ball
Feb 27, 2008
Taking a break from worrying about today's rocky business climate, a small group of owners and developers gathered at ICSC's REvent, to talk about the future of the shopping center industry. Much of the discussion focused ...
And Odd Punishment
Jan 1, 2008
A Willow Springs, Ill., woman was charged with endangering the life of a child after she left her 6-year-old son alone at the Chicago Ridge Mall to teach...
