Industry News DDR, Blackstone in Joint Venture to Buy Shopping Center Assets from ARCP DDR, Blackstone to acquire 76 shopping centers in transaction worth approximately $2 billion. 06/13/2014
Industry News Fitch: REIT Share Buybacks Could Impair Credit Quality REIT shares trading below NAV, and improved balance sheets have increased appeal of buybacks. 04/29/2014
Industry News Sternlicht Sees Strong Potential in Single-Family Housing Business Georgetown University's Real Estate Luminaries Series features conversation with Sternlicht and panel of global real estate investors. 04/24/2014
Industry News Commercial Property Transaction Volume Expected to Rise 21 Percent by 2016 ULI/EY survey finds economists forecasting continued improvement in commercial real estate fundamentals. 04/10/2014
Industry News Real Estate Sector Roughly at Mid-Cycle, REIT Executives and Analysts Estimate Growth in REIT sector supported by low supply, improving demand, ample capital. 04/09/2014
Industry News EPR Properties Mindful of New Opportunities, But Focused on Core Businesses CEO David Brain says development evenly split between entertainment, recreation and education. 03/19/2014
Industry News Kimco Participating in Safeway Deal Kimco contributing up to $90 million in new equity; would hold 9.9 percent ownership stake of grocery joint venture under acquisition agreement. 03/07/2014
Industry News Influx of Commercial Real Estate Lending Expected in 2014 Analysts are projecting institutional lenders could place record amounts of capital into commercial real estate in 2014. 02/04/2014