Investment Strategies

Both sides are saying they won, but Wall Street analysts argue that Indianapolis-based Simon now has the upper hand in its hostile takeover bid for Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based Taubman. Yesterday, Michigan District Court Judge Victoria Roberts...

There are a variety of quantitative and qualitative performance measures and industry standards that Moody's considers when evaluating the credit quality of a regional mall. The occupancy cost ratio is an important tool in analyzing regional malls...

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...

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...

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...

Inland Retail Real Estate Trust, a part of Chicago-based The Inland Group Inc., made headlines with its recent purchase of more than 2.9 million sq. ft. of shopping centers from Smyrna, Ga.-based Thomas Enterprises Inc...

New York —Three of the biggest players in retail real estate plan to jointly acquire the North American assets of Netherlands-based real estate giant Rodamco for $5.3 billion. The deal, which caps a months-long power struggle for control of...