The design-build project delivery method, for years considered the Tinker Toy division of general contracting, is transforming the commercial construction industry. Attracted by guaranteed prices and substantial cost and time savings, commercial...
Investors have long used 1031 Exchange deals to defer taxes when swapping old properties for new ones in their portfolios. Now, thanks to a 2002 Internal Revenue Service ruling, the pool of commercial properties has expanded greatly for small...
CB Richard Ellis has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Insignia Financial Group Inc. for $11 per share of common stock in cash, plus the potential for incremental consideration. Upon completion, the transaction would...
At its core, a 1031 exchange is designed to accomplish one simple goal: to avoid taxes. But owners turn to 1031 exchanges to carry out a variety of business strategies. A retail owner might use an exchange to trade an old mall for a newer...
Everybody knows one when they see one, but it's hard to clearly define what a lifestyle center is. That was the consensus among developers and retailers at ICSC's 2002 Open Air Centers Conference in Chicago this October...
Inventory shrinkage, a combination of employee theft, shoplifting, vendor fraud and administrative error, cost United States retailers over $31 billion a year according to the latest National Retail Security Survey report on retail theft, which...
Real estate money manager Clarion Partners has agreed to buy Crow Holdings Industrial Trust, a private REIT, for $1.5 billion. New York-based Clarion, a subsidiary of ING Real Estate, will create a new REIT to acquire most of Crow’s portfolio. An...