While on the campaign trail, then-Sen. Barack Obama famously (or infamously, depending on your point of view) said to a group of Iowa farmers, “Anybody gone into Whole Foods lately and see what they charge for arugula? I mean, they're charging a...
The national office vacancy rate continued to decline in the second quarter of 2011, dropping 20 basis points to 16.2%, according to CBRE Econometric Advisors (CBRE-EA). This was the fourth consecutive quarterly decline for the national office...
While most hotel REITs chase full-service and luxury hotels in major markets, Chatham Lodging Trust continues to focus on what it knows best: extended-stay and select-service hotels. And the REIT’s latest acquisition is one that Jeffrey Fisher...
The following is an abbreviated version of the apartment owners portion of the 2011 NMHC 50, an annual ranking of the 50 largest U.S. apartment owners and managers published in NREI's April issue. The companies below are ranked according to the...
The rankings for the Top 25 Office Developers are based on the volume of activity globally during 2010. The results include office space completed during the course of the year or under construction as of Dec. 31, 2010...
Rankings for the Top 20 Industrial Developers survey are based on the volume of activity globally during 2010. Results include both completed development during the year and new construction under way as of Dec. 31, 2010...
The Top Shopping Center Owners ranking originally appeared in sister publication Retail Traffic. The listing is based on total retail gross leasable area (GLA) owned as of Dec. 31, 2010. Every attempt to include as many firms as possible was made...
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 users have all popped up as...
As U.S. chain retailers absorb the lessons of the Great Recession, many big-box chains have started to shrink average store footprints to reflect the growing importance of multi-channel shopping, adapt to urban settings and recognize the need to...
