Posts Tagged ‘retail center’

Inland Empire Vacancy

Calculated risk put up a post yesterday about a topic that is near and dear to my heart: the Inland Empire commercial real estate market.  In summary, the retail vacancy rate continues to rise in the Inland empire.  I also thought it was humorous that the primary source for this data was CB Richard Ellis.  [...]

Overpriced Deal of the Week

For those of you who have been reading this blog lately you will know that the overpriced deal of the week was already announced on Tuesday.  To call Moreno Beach Plaza overpriced would be like saying Fresh & Easy is underperforming.  So in honor of this new and (potentially) recurring post, I present you with [...]

Green Shoots in Retail?

I just read a post on the CRE blog Net Lease Nation talking about the upcoming holiday season.  Apparently, Fitch Ratings is bullish on the retail sector: “Many companies across Fitch’s U.S. retail coverage have been managing inventory positions well. Gross margins have rebounded for those companies in the discretionary categories that were hit particularly [...]

Calls From Appraisers Increasing – Banks Clearly Worried About Losses

Lately I have been receiving a high volume of calls from appraisers.  Appraiser calls are nothing new.  Normally, I receive a handful a month calling to ask questions about properties I have sold or asking for my opinion on a particular property they are trying to value.  Now, I am receiving several appraisal calls per [...]

Inland Empire Shopping Center For Sale – Calling All Investors Seeking To Lose Money

The package embedded below (see update below) just came across my desk today.  It is an offering for a shopping center in Moreno Valley, CA (Inland Empire).  The property consists of three ground leased fast food pads (El Pollo Loco, Del Taco and Wendy’s) as well as approximately 22,670 square feet of retail shops in [...]