Grocery-Anchored Retail Keeps Clearing in Fairfield County
Clarion and Franklin Templeton buy a fully leased Norwalk center.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Jul 31, 2026
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The Recovery Nobody Built For
Office, industrial, and retail are all recovering into the emptiest pipelines in a decade — and paying up to finance it.
Capital Picked Its Safe Haven. It's the Grocery Store.
Institutions are paying record prices for necessity retail — and importing new risk to get it.
Retail Is Now the Scarcity Trade
The asset class the last cycle wrote off is the tightest real estate in America.
Gen Z Is Bringing Foot Traffic Back to U.S. Malls
Younger shoppers prefer in-store experiences, giving select malls renewed traffic and leasing momentum.
Retail 2025 Recap & 2026 Outlook
Overview of retail performance in 2025 and what to expect in 2026
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A Retail REIT Reaches for Yield Through the Capital Stack
CTO put more into 12% preferred equity than into buying buildings outright last quarter.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Jul 31, 2026
Private Capital Buys the Center While the Anchor Consolidates
Ares takes Whitestone private for $1.7B as grocery M&A reshapes anchor credit.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Jul 29, 2026
A Public REIT Prunes Open-Air Retail; a Private Aggregator Concentrates Into Scarcity
DLC pays $36.6M for a Charlotte center inside a 1.1M-SF, five-state buy from Kite Realty.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Jul 27, 2026
Institutional Capital Pays Up for 100%-Leased Grocery Retail
Intercontinental buys a fully leased Pacific Northwest center as necessity retail stays bid.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Jul 22, 2026
Retail Demand Swung 14.6 Million Feet Positive in a Single Quarter
After a negative Q1, tenants absorbed space fast into the tightest retail market in years.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Jul 20, 2026
Retail's Real Story Isn't Demand — It's That Nobody Is Building
Just 2.3M SF delivered nationally in Q2, holding vacancy at 6.0% against a 7.4% historical norm.
CRE 360 Signal·Jul 20, 2026
The Safe Retail Trade Is Getting Crowded
Two more institutional buys in a single day show everyone chasing the same grocery-anchored box.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jul 16, 2026
Institutional Money Still Pays Up for the Grocery Run
Nuveen bought a fully-leased Chicago-suburb necessity center even as cap rates widen.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jul 15, 2026
Institutional Money Still Pays Up for the Grocery Run
Nuveen bought a fully-leased Chicago-suburb necessity center even as cap rates widen.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Jul 14, 2026
Net-Lease Cap Rates Tick Up as the Fed Takes Its Rate Cut Off the Table
Retail single-tenant yields rose to 6.60% in Q2 after the Fed dropped a 2026 cut from its projections.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Jul 14, 2026
A Retail REIT Puts Half Its Portfolio Up for Sale — Into a Hot Bid
Wheeler markets 35 of 59 centers through CBRE as retail posts its strongest quarter in a decade.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jul 13, 2026
Institutional Capital Has Quietly Named Its Safe Haven: The Grocery Store
Two summer trades and a decade-high preference reading show where cautious money is actually going.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jul 7, 2026
Target Just Made Suburban Retail's Scarcity Problem Impossible to Ignore
Big-box demand is chasing the last well-located, grocery-anchored space — and pushing landlords to full.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jul 5, 2026
CIM Group Absorbs Its Nontraded REIT and Points at the Public Market
A $32B sponsor consolidates its retail-heavy trust and sets a two-to-five-year listing clock.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jul 2, 2026
The "Dead" Asset Class Is Now the Tightest Real Estate in America
Shopping-center vacancy sits near a record low as essential-tenant demand meets a decade of no new supply.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jul 1, 2026
Retail Vacancy Is Near a 20-Year Low — Because Nobody Built Anything
Tight space is a decade-long supply story, not a consumer boom, and it hands landlords the pen.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jun 30, 2026
Macerich Pays $272M to Own the Last Mall Standing in Its Market
The dominant-mall thesis is back — and the buyers are paying for experiential, not square footage.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jun 28, 2026
Institutional Money Floods Open-Air Retail: Asana Pays $151M in Orange County
A fully leased Huntington Beach power center sets OC's biggest retail trade in a year.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jun 25, 2026
A $2B Take-Private Bets on Grocery-Anchored Retail at Scale
TPG, La Caisse, Norges, and PSP buy ECHO Realty's ~230 necessity centers.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jun 24, 2026
Experiential Retail Keeps Eating Square Footage In Houston's Galleria
Phase 2 at Central Park Post Oak adds 30K sf of retail — proof that lifestyle retail leasing is still expanding in the Sun Belt.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jun 23, 2026
Manhattan Ran Out of Storefronts
Prime retail availability just hit the lowest level ever recorded — and rents are following.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jun 8, 2026
Retail's Problem Is That There Isn't Enough of It
Availability fell to a record 4.8% as a decade of under-building meets a healthy consumer.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jun 4, 2026
Palisades Center heads to public auction
Court-ordered foreclosure auction tests pricing for one of the nation’s largest distressed regional malls.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jan 26, 2026
Target Confronts Activist Pressure Amid Sales Decline and Leadership Shift
Activist stake intensifies scrutiny as Target restructures leadership and capital priorities.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Dec 29, 2025
Consumer Return Preferences Redefine Retail Engagement Strategies
Cities like Atlanta and Orlando show high return activity, with free shipping and at-home pickup emerging as key expectations.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Dec 23, 2025
Retail Footprint Expansion Highlights Shifts in Organizational Scaling Strategies
60 new locations in 2026 and recent record openings underscore deliberate resource allocation across key markets.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Dec 23, 2025
Retail Logistics Buildouts Drive Step-Change in Delivery Performance
Expanded infrastructure and network optimization enable faster fulfillment at national scale.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Dec 23, 2025
Amazon’s $35B Bet Signals Bold Long-Term Push in India
Massive capital commitments highlight a strategic drive toward tech-led expansion and market growth.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Dec 11, 2025
Smart Infrastructure Takes Center Stage in Logistics Optimization
Rising sustainability goals and intelligent systems are prompting a renewed focus on long-term efficiency and infrastructure adaptation.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Dec 10, 2025
Evolving Tech Demands Push Retail Toward Smarter, More Resilient Systems
Rising expectations for reliability, data access, and seamless execution are redefining how retailers operate and engage customers.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Dec 8, 2025
Consumer Shifts and Platform Policies Reshape Digital Retail Momentum
Evolving market pressures and stronger enforcement are redefining buyer timing and seller participation across major marketplaces.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Dec 8, 2025
Creative uses for underutilized space indicate shifting dynamics in occupancy and tenant interest cycles
New forms of tenant activation suggest changing strategies for responding to evolving demand in commercial environments.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Dec 1, 2025
St. Louis Retail Market Defies Odds with Tight Vacancy
Selective Capital and Redevelopment Drive St. Louis Retail’s Resilience Amid National Headwinds
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Nov 17, 2025
US Retail Vacancy to Peak Below 4.4% as Closures Ease
Resilient US retail sector sees vacancies rise modestly, with new supply at multi-decade lows and disciplined capital underwriting amid evolving consumer and cap rate dynamics.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Nov 17, 2025
Bain & 11North Acquire $395M Publix-Anchored Sunbelt Retail
Institutional capital targets grocery-anchored centers in high-growth Southeast markets; robust sales, high occupancy, and defensive income profile drive portfolio strategy.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Nov 17, 2025
Industrial and Data Center CRE Investment Firms as Office, Retail Lag (Q3 2025)
Divergence in U.S. commercial real estate transaction volumes indicates sector-specific investment opportunities.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Nov 6, 2025
Retail Capital Rebounds
Stabilized fundamentals and capital discipline are redefining the retail property cycle.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Oct 30, 2025
Suburban Dallas Retail Rents Surge Past $50 as Costs Escalate
A 40% rent jump in North DFW’s luxury suburbs reveals a new equation linking construction inflation to tenant demand.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Oct 26, 2025
Houston Retail Landlords Hold Firm as Supply Stays Tight
Low vacancy and disciplined development keep rents near records despite slower deal flow.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Oct 23, 2025
Retail Real Estate Stabilizes Amid Value Reset
Repricing has brought discipline to a sector now trading on yield rather than fear.
Omid Shahbazian·Oct 20, 2025
Retail Sector Reinvents Amid Store Shakeout
Store closures accelerate — yet the remaining footprint proves stronger
Omid Shahbazian·Oct 17, 2025
IKEA Bets $213M on SoHo Mixed-Use Revival
IKEA’s $213M SoHo buy blends flagship retail with new boutique offices, testing Manhattan’s post-pandemic urban demand.
Omid Shahbazian·Oct 2, 2025
Starbucks Prunes 1% of Stores in $1B Overhaul
Store closures and job cuts free capital for drive-thru and tech reinvestment.
Omid Shahbazian·Sep 26, 2025
⚫️Retail Real Estate Fundamentals Solidify with Record Occupancies and Limited Supply
Retail REITs post record 96.6% occupancy as new supply hits historic lows; landlords gain leverage with steady NOI growth and limited competition.
Omid Shahbazian·Sep 10, 2025
⚫️Net Lease Investment Slumps to Decade Low; Cap Rates Nearing a Plateau
Q2 sales fell to $9.6B, the second-weakest quarter in 10+ years, as financing costs thinned the buyer pool. Cap rates averaged 6.93% and rose only 3 bps, indicating stabilization.
Omid Shahbazian·Sep 8, 2025
U.S. Retail Holds Firm as Consumers Spend, With Strip Centers Outperforming Malls
U.S. retail remains resilient with 6.1% vacancy, strip centers thriving, and institutional capital returning amid strong consumer spending and steady NOI growth.
Omid Shahbazian·Sep 3, 2025
⚫️Net-Lease Sales Hit Decade-Low Quarter; Cap Rates Stabilize
Source: Northmarq Q2 2025 MarketSnapshot; GlobeSt recap
Omid Shahbazian·Aug 12, 2025