Considering that vast amounts of money is involved, advisors should be aware that crime and real estate often go hand-in-hand. Even with proper due diligence, investors may face substantial risk. The recent...
“I think the most common mistake is when a high-net-worth individual thinks that this is an easy business. People don’t surround themselves with professionals who know the business; they try to do it...
The long-in-the-making decline of department stores has been forcing regional mall firms to search for alternative anchors for years. In the past decade, big-box stores, restaurants, discounters and other large space...
As leasing activity in the retail sector appears to gradually gain momentum, some supermarket chains have recognized this as the perfect time for expansion. The recession took a toll on some traditional grocers...
While retailers’ requests for rent concessions have subsided considerably in recent months, they continue to pay close attention to their leases in an effort to cut costs, industry sources say. One area that holds s...
Expanding retailers want to know as much as they can about retail centers before signing leases, but they’re finding that landlords are being less than forthcoming when it comes to a specific piece of data: foot...
For much of 2009, hhgregg Inc., an Indianapolis-based regional electronics big-box chain, occupied a rare corner of the retail universe: It was a retailer that actually grew its store base.
The chain, which operates...
As vast numbers of U.S. retailers struggle with disappointing sales results month after month, the pressure has grown on landlords to grant relief. And after rebuffing such requests earlier in the year, many landlords...
One of the defining trends of the retail industry in the past decade has been a great hollowing out of the middle. Mid-tier chains have struggled or disappeared entirely. Discounters — exemplified by Wal-Mart — have...
