Retail

Analysis  

Asking Cap Rates for Auto Sector Decrease

Les Shaver |

New construction with longer-term leases drove the cap rate decline in the auto sector.

Analysis  

The Best Brands in the Business

Lynn Pollack |

Lipsey’s annual survey is based on qualitative data points from its ballot and from subjective phone interviews and focus groups.

Analysis  

5 Markets Where Retail Is Poised To Thrive

Lynn Pollack |

Muted supply, current prices and macroeconomic issues like above-average population growth rates and below-average US unemployment rates drove this list.

Analysis  

CRE Transactions Retreat in January After Closing 2020 with a Bang

Kelsi Maree Borland |

Investment volumes fell 58% in January after a record-breaking December with transactions up 8%.

Features  

Net Lease Investors Aim at a New Target

Kelsi Maree Borland |

Retail was typically the target asset class for net lease investors, but following the pandemic, retail-occupied industrial and logistics is fast becoming a new favorite.

News  

JLL Arranges Nearly $275M for West Coast Retail Portfolio

Ingrid Tunberg |

The firm arranged five separate fixed-rate CMBS loans, on behalf of a joint-venture partnership, for six retail properties.

Analysis  

Planet Fitness is Leading Gyms' (Slow) Slog Back to Recovery

Lynn Pollack |

Planet Fitness has also emerged as a strong mall and shopping center anchor tenant.

Analysis  

Retail REITs Report Higher Rent Collections

Kelsi Maree Borland |

Shopping center REITs reported rent collections of 89% to 95% in the fourth quarter.

Retail Developers Will Spend 2021 Adapting to the New Market

Kelsi Maree Borland |

The pandemic meant rapid changes for retailers and retail owners. 2021 will be more of the same.

Analysis  

Investor Lines are Blurring With Smaller Properties

Les Shaver |

In the more popular asset types where demand exceeded supply, institutions and investment managers bought lower-valued properties.