Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE:EPR) is a specialty REIT that boasts an investment portfolio worth roughly $2.9 billion comprised of megaplex theaters, urban ski resorts and charter schools...
On Dec. 27, Sears Holding announced it would close 120 underperforming Sears and Kmart stores. It has now posted a partial list and identified 79 stores that it will shutter...
The industrial real estate sector was severely impacted during the 2008-09 recession, and has subsequently lagged in the early stages of the U.S. economic recovery...
As the nation’s commercial real estate markets continue to recover from the recent recession, primary markets like Washington, D.C. and New York City have attracted the lion’s share of real estate capital due to their high barriers to entry, lack...
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...
Center City is growing short of rental apartments, but in most cases the market's low local rental rates don't justify an investment in new construction...
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 rankings, originally published in May, are based on responses to NREI's Top Lender Survey. They reflect total dollars financed or arranged in commercial real estate in 2010. The first list includes firms financing direct loans...