The volume of sale-leasebacks took a nosedive late last year, but given the credit environment, that can be said of most kinds of real estate transactions. However, there are hints that as the recession grinds on, companies will once again look to monetize their physical assets through sale-leasebacks, provided investors can be found with ready cash and an interest in long-term real estate holdings.
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Expect retail stores to be more polarized, smaller, and more targeted, according to a speaker at ICSC’s Fusion Conference, being held here.
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There are now about 1,900 shopping centers over 45,000 SF
in size, located throughout the major metropolitan areas of
Florida. Woolbrights Research Group physically visits each
of these projects at least once a year. In addition to the field
visits, throughout the year, we track all of the sales, new construction,
proposed projects and asking rental rates .
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The nations retail market has been especially hard-hit by the effects of the housing market crash, frozen credit markets and overbuilding, with dramatically reduced consumer spending forcing numerous retailers to close locations or go into survival mode. As retailers retrench, challenges are emerging for retail property investors. To help you identify and develop strategies to confront the complexities of this unique investment environment, Marcus & Millichap presents the 2009 National Retail Report.
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Companies seeking to free up capital and investors looking for s sources of income to support commercial acquisitions have unleashed a wave of sale-leaseback deals in an indication that real estate remains a flexible industry adapting to shifting markets.
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Admittedly, my timing was lousy. I started my commercial real estate company in 1991 ... right at the beginning of a nasty recession.
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Deleveraging, improving liquidity strengthening the balance sheet and ive asset dispositions to ride out a tough economic environment were the common themes during Q4 2008 conference calls held recently by publically traded companies that invest in office and industrial net lease properties.
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As retail chains close unprofi stores across the country, remaining tenants at the shopping centers are increasingly invoking clauses in their leases that give them the right to pull out of a center without penalty, placing new financial strain on the property owner. At times the added burden of losing additional income is so great that it pushes the owner toward bankruptcy.
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Reports: Commercial Real Estate Pain Will Last for Years, But Nimble Players Could Find a Window That Will Open and Close Very Quickly This Year as Debt-Ridden Owners Unload Distressed Assets
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NEW YORK CITY-Major banks are slowing their expansion plans and in some cases closing numerous locations. Among that outfits that will close hundreds of units include J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and PNC Financial Services Group, according to a Wall Street Journal article.
The Journal cites research firm SNL Financial, which says there are 98,913 US branches around the country, down 0.3% from last June. In some cases branches are expanding to enter favorable areas, and Chase is buying up Blockbuster video stores around Florida.
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ORLANDO—The tough economic environment for retailers is translating to a challenging environment for their landlords and net lease REITs that are focused on the retail segment are sounding increasingly cautious as a result.
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The current credit crunch and recession most of the world is experiencing will continue to erode real estate values for the foreseeable future. At some point the theory of supply and demand will prevail resulting in a positive effect on real estate values in the long run.
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