(Alex Finkelstein is co-editor of Debt & Equity Journal,from which this article is excerpted. To read more on the debtand equity markets, click here.)

CHICAGO-Shopping centers, especially those anchored by qualitygrocery stores, continue to be at the top of most investors'shopping lists and are also the product of choice for many lenders,according to a random survey of lenders, brokers and ownersconducted by Debt & Equity Journal.

New trends are also surfacing in retail development. "A majorshift continues from enclosed mall development to lifestyle andcommunity and neighborhood centers," says Nat Zvislo, researchdirector at the locally based Real Estate Capital Institute."Within most urban areas, infill properties remain the priority formany developers seeking to serve the intercity market."

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