Category Archives: Investment

Mid-year Observations: Stars Aligned for Retail Investment Sales

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Post the recent ICSC ReCon, Rebecca Wells, Executive Vice President of Midwest Retail Capital Markets at JLL shares her views on retail investment sales. The stars have aligned for extremely favorable selling conditions with market fundamentals and financing availability the best we’ve seen in years.

2014 Mid-Year Observations: Stars aligned for retail investment sales from JLL

 

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Rare Opportunity to Acquire Three Dominant Middle-Market Regional Malls

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On behalf of Gregory Greenfield & Associates, Ltd., JLL’s today announced the firm is marketing for sale three regional malls. The Central Malls are located in the United States’ southern region, and are being offered on an individual basis or as a portfolio. The portfolio is currently 98.3 percent occupied.

“The Central Malls have been a part of the GG&A portfolio for nearly ten years, and have become the dominant shopping and

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Beyond the Traditional Block: 2014 is Shaping up to be a Retail Seller’s Market

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By Brian Rogal, Excerpt from GlobeSt.com

Strengthening retail market fundamentals and price appreciation are making the investment community bullish on retail sector in 2014. After a strong first quarter this year, the momentum is expected to continue as increased demand for retail assets has created optimal conditions for sellers.

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Retail Expansion From the Mall Up

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Aggressive company expansions typically come through organic growth or accretive acquisitions. For JLL Retail, the company’s path to forming a competitive national brokerage business began with a new outlook at the local mall level.

“We changed how we viewed the growth of our retail business during strategy session several years ago,” Greg Maloney, the… Read More

Investment into Asia’s Retail Real Estate Remains Strong Driven by Japan and China

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JLL predicts high retail investment sales transaction volumes in 2014, driven by Japan and China due to:

  • Increasing weight of capital targeting region’s retail real estate markets in 2014
  • Limited availability of investible stock forcing investors up the risk curve into emerging markets
  • Japan and China continue to drive transaction volumes
  • Expected further increase in number of strategic partnerships

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#ThrowBackThursday #JLLRetailStyle

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#TBT to the mall-mover, Kris Cooper and Margaret Caldwell, team back in 2004 – the year the Boston Red Sox won the World Series, Martha Stewart went to jail and Nintendo DS was released. A decade  later, these two are still a powerhouse team,  known for their impeccable client service, out-of-the box thinking, and international investor relationships. In 2013 alone they closed… Read More

Four Forces that will Propel Retail Investment Sales in 2014

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ICSC New York UPDATE: The recession took a major toll on the retail real estate sector but, despite waffling consumer confidence, the sector continues to improve. Retail now accounts for 19 percent of total U.S. investment volume year-to-date 2013. Today, JLL’s retail experts predict upwards of a 20% increase in retail transaction volume in the year ahead driven by four key forces.

1. Strengthening Fundamentals: the retail market will continue to turn around

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International Investors Roll the Dice on Retail

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Shopping Centers Today recently noted that international investors are jumping into the U.S. retail real estate market and are seeking two very different types of assets. Big name investors are looking for prime High Street opportunities in select cities and fortress malls,  but underneath the ‘A’ properties there is a whole country full of riskier, higher-cap shopping centers, that are attracting a wave of investors targeting higher returns.

JLL’s Margaret Caldwell notes… Read More