Posts Tagged ‘shopping center’

Green Shoots in Retail?

Tweet 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 [...]

Calls From Appraisers Increasing – Banks Clearly Worried About Losses

Tweet 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 [...]

To Good Not to Share

Tweet I had to share this.  I have been talking to a shopping center owner about selling his strip center in SoCal.  I just got the rent roll and operating statement.  On the rent roll is an additional 25% of GLA (gross leasable area) that is not even built yet!  Better yet, they believe they [...]